March 14, 2026

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Wealth Management

Rebuilding Wealth Management from the Data Up: Azimut on Integration, Agentic AI and Portfolio Resilience in 2026

As UHNW and HNW clients demand real-time, predictive and globally consolidated wealth oversight, Azimut Investment Management is re-architecting private wealth management from first principles. In his contribution to the Asian Private Wealth Management Outlook 2026, Jackson Ng, COO & CTO, argues that true personalisation is not a front-end feature but a data governance challenge –

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Energy

Energy, healthcare and utilities: how to tap into AI in the real economy

Artificial intelligence (AI) is the dominant theme across the stock market. The biggest firms in the S&P 500 are mostly heavily involved in building the hardware and software that underpins AI technology. The long-term promise of AI, though, can’t be restricted to exchanges of capital between the big tech companies. To justify the amounts that

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Tax

The changes to car VED road tax costs for 2026, explained

Driving on the UK’s roads is set to get more expensive this year for owners of both petrol and diesel cars, as a set of new taxes comes into effect in two months. In addition to the first fuel duty rise in over a decade and changes to company car taxes, the rate of vehicle

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Energy

Stop heat escaping and cut energy bills with simple window check

With energy bills soaring and cold weather lingering, experts at Which? have shared a simple trick to adjust your windows and doors to keep your home warmer With energy bills soaring and cold weather lingering, experts at Which? reveal a simple trick to adjust your windows and doors to keep your home warmer(Image: baza178 via

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Wealth Management

How mental health has changed in baby boomers and gen X across their entire adulthoods

It’s been almost five years since the end of the COVID lockdowns. Yet the world is still continuing to learn about how mental health changed during – and after – this unprecedented time. My colleagues and I wanted to understand how mental health had changed across the life course of baby boomers and generation X

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Wealth Management

Business Reporter – Management – The hidden tax ID compliance failure costing global companies millions

A leading global SaaS provider, one of the world’s top 50 software companies, recently discovered that roughly 10 per cent of its customer tax IDs were either missing or invalid. The exposure: more than $9 million in potential annual VAT shortfalls, plus mounting audit liability across multiple jurisdictions.   They’re not alone. Organisations that fail

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Wealth Management

Best personal finance software of 2026

We list the best personal finance software, to make it simple and easy to better manage your money. This guide looks at the best personal finance software out there and takes you through the standout features of each one, so that you can get a better idea of which package will be best suited to

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Fund

‘Life-changing’ lottery fund raises more than £250,000 for good causes

South Staffordshire Community Lottery has helped 107 charities and organisations in the district, providing cash for vital projects including activities and days out for disabled adults, support for children’s groups, equipment for litter picking and river water testing in the district, and habitats for birds and bats. Manager Nick Morris, of Codsall-based charity Rockspur House,

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Wealth Management

Beyond Passports: Why Mobility Planning Is Becoming a Core Pillar of Wealth Management

For many years, residence and citizenship planning sat on the periphery of private banking conversations – acknowledged but rarely integrated into mainstream portfolio advice. That is now changing rapidly. In an era of geopolitical uncertainty, shifting tax regimes, and increasingly mobile ultra-wealthy families, jurisdictional diversification and optionality has become as relevant as asset allocation. In

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Tax

Car Tax Changes 2026 Are Coming and Drivers Are Being Warned to Check Their Cars Now to Save Up to £600

UK motorists face changes to vehicle tax from April 2026 under updated Vehicle Excise Duty rates confirmed for the 2026–27 financial year. The revised charges will take effect from 1 April 2026 as part of the Treasury’s annual update of motoring taxes. Petrol, diesel, hybrid and electric vehicles will all be affected, with adjustments to

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