A multibillion-pound drive to “mainline AI into the veins” of the British economy is riddled with “phantom investments” and shaky accounting, a Guardian investigation has found. Since 2024, successive Conservative and Labour governments have proclaimed massive deals to build new datacentres, create thousands of jobs and construct a supercomputer. The investments – led by two
As private wealth continues to expand globally, multi-family offices are increasingly competing not just on investment performance but on operational discipline, trust and the ability to provide genuine strategic guidance to entrepreneurial clients. For Chiara Bartoletti, Managing Partner and Chief Operating Officer at Eightstone, the foundations of a successful wealth management platform lie less in
Melissa Dincher tells InvestmentNews why career-changer advisors have an advantage in the industry and the misconceptions she had before switching careers from law. When Melissa Dincher began her career practicing law, she did not expect the path would eventually lead her into wealth management. But as a financial advisor at UBS, Dincher says the transition
Like many women who menstruate, Emma Backlund prefered not to think too much about the blood she shed every month. But when biotech startup NextGen Jane asked for her period blood in 2023, Backlund readily saved eight tampons from one menstrual cycle and popped them off in the post to the firm’s laboratory in Oakland,
Key Points Enterprise Products Partners is a midstream giant, with energy demand being more important than energy prices. TotalEnergies is an integrated energy giant that has started to include electricity in the mix. Oil and natural gas prices have always been volatile. That’s just the nature of the sector. Despite knowing this, Wall Street seems
As the United Arab Emirates enters a more mature phase of its development as a global wealth hub, independent wealth managers face a dual challenge. They must demonstrate clear, client first value in an environment of fee scrutiny and product commoditisation, while simultaneously building deep partnerships with execution and custody platforms that enable global reach.
HMRC have shared four common reasons your tax code for the 2026/27 financial year may change. Mansion tax and private jet levy to be introduced in Scotland The start of the new financial year on April 6 brings many changes for people in work or claiming benefits and those in retirement. HM Revenue and Customs
Once again, bookings are being cancelled through absolutely no fault of the travel agent. War. Airspace closure. Government advisories. Political instability. The reasons change. The outcome does not. The client is refunded – quite rightly. The supplier protects its balance sheet – understandably. And the agent? Earns nothing. In some cases,
Studying overseas opens new opportunities but also carries risks that can disrupt health, finances, and study timelines. An unexpected hospital visit, a cancelled connection, or a missing passport can quickly become costly. That is why travel insurance for students going abroad matters in 2026. This blog explains the main plan types and the essential cover
India’s wealth management landscape is entering a period of structural expansion. As the country produces a growing cohort of high-net-worth entrepreneurs, professionals, and globally mobile families, the demand for sophisticated advisory capabilities is rising in parallel. For Srinivas Mendu, CEO of FundsIndia Private Wealth, the firm’s positioning rests on combining long-established digital infrastructure with senior