Shares in wealth management firms and financial comparison sites have tumbled over the latest concerns about new AI tools. Editorial This content has been selected, created and edited by the Finextra editorial team based upon its relevance and interest to our community. The sharp drop in share prices after the launch by the AI company
ICICI Prudential Business Cycle Fund has completed five years since its launch in January 2021, during which systematic investment plan (SIP) investors have seen compounding benefits. A monthly SIP of ₹10,000 since inception, totaling ₹6.10 lakh in contributions, would now be worth around ₹9.74 lakh, representing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 18.47%, as
Wealth managers and price comparison sites have become the latest companies to be hit by fears that their businesses will be disrupted by new artificial intelligence innovations. Shares in UK wealth management firms tumbled on Wednesday morning, after the AI company Altruist Corp launched a service that it said helps advisers create personalised tax strategies
The consumer champion warned around 400,000 households are entitled to Council Tax refunds but not claiming. 09:17, 11 Feb 2026Updated 12:31, 11 Feb 2026 Martin Lewis warned around 400,000 households are entitled to Council Tax refunds but not claiming.(Image: ITV) Martin Lewis is urging everyone to take a look at their finances this month to
The new fund has been created from profits released after the council’s affordable housing venture Bridge Homes was closed. The company was dissolved last year after the council said it had become a “challenge” to compete with developers providing similar housing schemes in the district. Plans for the new fund include £2m to support families
Trustnet finds that active UK equity funds have struggled to outperform index approaches in recent years. Passive funds and those taking an ‘enhanced index’ approach have led the IA UK All Companies sector on a broad spread of metrics over recent years but some active funds including JPM UK Equity Plus, Ninety One UK Special
Writing for the Star, Energy Security Secretary Ed Miliband said the schemes by Bayston Parish Council and at a leisure centre in Bloxwich demonstrated the role that communities would play in Britain’s future energy policy. Sign up to our free newsletter today Bloxwich Active Living Centre will receive £672,935 towards a £749,935 scheme to install
The health service trial is being led by the North York Moors Trust, an independent charity that brings together the county’s protected landscapes – the two national parks, the Howardian Hills and Nidderdale National Landscapes – where the activities will be run. James Metcalfe, the trust’s executive director, said loneliness was at “epidemic levels” in
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Insurers are set to pay out £1.6bn for weather-related property claims made last year as homeowners in the UK faced storms, flooding and higher rebuilding costs after catastrophes. Analysis of industry data by Deloitte predicts
Prem Chand is one of the many rickshaw drivers who spend their days darting and weaving along Delhi’s hectic roads. And like an increasing number of the city’s many thousands of rickshaws, Chand’s vehicle is electric. He used to drive a gas-powered cab but ditched it eight months ago when he did the math and