June 8, 2026

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Wealth Management

Wealth taxes ‘almost inevitable’ because of AI, warns private bank

Wealth taxes are almost inevitable as investors make strong gains from AI on stock markets, a City wealth manager has warned. Analysts at Pictet Asset Management said there would be a “significant increase in wealth” as a result of AI, with an era of “super normal profitability” lasting another one to two years. However, the

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Energy

Data centres’ energy use being ‘managed appropriately’ by Government, Darragh O’Brien says – The Irish Times

Minister for Energy and the Environment Darragh O’Brien has said the issue of data centres and their energy consumption is being “managed and planned appropriately” by the Government. He was responding to a new UN report on the environmental impact of AI growth, in which Ireland was cited as a “cautionary tale”. The report highlights

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Wealth Management

Godrej Industries Group enters wealth management with launch of Godrej Wealth

New Delhi: Godrej Industries Group has entered the wealth management business with the launch of Godrej Wealth, a new venture aimed at serving affluent and high-net-worth individuals. The company has set a target of managing Rs 1 lakh crore in assets under management (AUM) by 2031. As per media reports, Godrej Wealth will operate under

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Tax

Car tax cost in 2026 with drivers facing £240 increase soon

Car tax rules can be confusing, but here’s everything you need to know about vehicle excise duty (VED) and the major changes coming. 14:43, 03 Jun 2026Updated 08:37, 04 Jun 2026 Car tax changes for 2026 have recently taken effect — but more are on the way which affect millions of drivers(Image: stefanamer via Getty

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Tax

‘Strategies’ to beat inheritance tax and exact time to act

People who start planning at 50 could pass on thousands more Delaying the start of your estate planning could come with a significant cost(Image: GETTY) Families could be losing thousands in ‘preventable’ Inheritance Tax costs according to money experts after a new report found that delay one single decision by a few years could have

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Tax

Disabled households could cut council tax even if they don’t get benefits

Households could go down an entire council tax band or drop their bill by 17% Council Tax discounts error could mean millions missed out Households with disabled members could get hundreds wiped off their Council Tax bill even if they don’t claim any disability benefits. Instead, your property needs to meet some physical criteria in

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Energy

OVO customers to get money back and debts wiped as energy firm to pay £10million

An investigation by regulator Ofgem found inadequate monitoring of prepayment customers, including those on the Priority Services Register 11:52, 03 Jun 2026Updated 07:35, 04 Jun 2026 OVO Energy has agreed to pay £10million following an Ofgem investigation(Image: Visions via Getty Images) OVO Energy has agreed to pay out more than £10million after it left vulnerable

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Wealth Management

Godrej enters wealth management with launch of Godrej Wealth

The Godrej Group has entered the wealth management sector with the launch of a dedicated platform aimed at affluent and high-net-worth individuals. The company has set a target of managing Rs 1 lakh crore in assets under management (AUM) over the next five years. The new business will primarily serve clients with investable assets of

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Fund

360 ONE MF launches equity long-short fund focused on stocks outside top 100 companies

360 ONE Mutual Fund has launched the DynaSIF Equity Ex-Top 100 Long-Short Fund under its Specialised Investment Fund (SIF) platform, DynaSIF. The new fund offer (NFO) will open on June 5 and close on June 19. The open-ended investment strategy will invest primarily in mid- and small-cap companies outside the top 100 stocks by market

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Wealth Management

Avaloq’s Jamie Sim: From Growth To Scale – Building A Resilient Wealth Management Model For Malaysia

At the Hubbis Malaysia Wealth Management Forum 2026, Jamie Sim, Head of Account Management, South Asia at Avaloq, examined how Malaysia’s wealth management industry can move from growth to sustainable scale. Jamie’s presentation focused on the operational, advisory and technology foundations required for wealth managers to serve more sophisticated clients, support relationship managers more

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