July 23, 2026

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Energy

Integrating energy and water planning

Energy security and water security are fast becoming inseparable For decades, Cyprus has treated energy policy and water policy as largely separate issues. Energy planning focused on electricity generation, fuel imports and infrastructure development, while water planning focused on reservoirs, groundwater resources and desalination. This separation is becoming increasingly difficult to maintain. Climate change, increasing

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Fund

Northern Small Cap Index Fund Q1 2026 Commentary (Mutual Fund:NSIDX)

Northern Trust Asset Management is a global investment manager that helps investors navigate changing market environments in efforts to realize their long-term objectives. Entrusted with $1.2 trillion in assets under management as of March 31, 2024, we understand that investing ultimately serves a greater purpose and believe investors should be compensated for the risks

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Technology

How Deloitte Is Integrating Technology To Power The Olympic And Paralympic Games

Roughly 3,500 athletes from over 90 National Olympic Committees and 55 National Paralympic Committees competed in the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026, the first with Deloitte serving as the Worldwide Technology Integration Partner. Milano Cortina 2026 was truly remarkable and exceeded expectations globally across broadcast, streaming and digital engagement. Behind each medal

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Tax

UK households with wrong council tax band could get reduction with simple check

Consumer experts Which? warned that some UK residents may be in the wrong Council Tax band but there’s an easy way to check if you’re entitled to years of repayments Alan Johnson Politician and Alan Johnson 15:38, 19 Jun 2026 Consumer experts, Which? believe you could be paying too much Council Tax (stock)(Image: Shaun Wilkinson

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Energy

The energy transition needs a new leadership playbook

The energy transition has never been only a technological challenge. As our industries scale and become increasingly interconnected, many of the barriers we face today are no longer purely technical but human. At the same time, leaders are navigating accelerating change, growing complexity, and the rapid integration of artificial intelligence across organisations. Success increasingly depends

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Energy

Latest energy price hike to cost households an extra €400 a year

A fourth energy supplier has announced a price rise as the energy crisis due to the Iran war continues to hit household budgets. Flogas said it would hike electricity and gas prices from July 20 next. Electricity prices are going up by 11pc. This will cost the typical household an extra €214 a year. Gas

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Energy

Datacenters driving US clean energy growth while still threatening climate | Datacenters

Datacenters are driving unprecedented growth in the US clean energy industry, paradoxically boosting a sector that was sputtering before the artificial intelligence boom even as AI’s rollout creates immense environmental challenges. However, observers caution that while the centers are propelling wind, solar, and other clean energy companies, datacenters remain a climate nightmare. Utilities across the

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Fund

Investment Week reveals winners of Fund Manager of the Year Awards 2026

A flagship event for the investment industry for three decades, the Investment Week Fund Manager of the Year Awards honour fund managers who have demonstrated consistently strong performance for investors.  This year’s awards host was Strictly Come Dancing star Anton Du Beke, who treated the audience to a musical number. Our charity for the evening

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Property

Plans to end gazumping with binding agreements in house sale reforms

At the moment in England and Wales, a buyer and seller may agree on a sale, only for the seller to pull out weeks or months into the process because someone has offered them a higher price. For the gazumped buyer, there is currently no legal recourse. In other countries, however, there are penalties for

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Fund

VC Nisha Dua: ‘It’s Harder Than Ever to Raise a Fund.’ Here’s Her Advice.

In artificial intelligence’s funding bonanza, a tiny circle of startups can stack billion-dollar rounds in quick succession, while everyone else fights for what’s left. Less obvious is that the same squeeze is happening to the venture capitalists themselves. “It’s harder than ever to raise a fund as an emerging manager,” says venture capitalist Nisha Dua.

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