Chancellor Rachel Reeves wants more people to invest. Her latest Budget did exactly that by cutting the cash Isa allowance while leaving the stocks and shares Isa untouched. It’s easy to see why investing is in the spotlight. Analysis from IG shows that, since 1999, stock market investors have earned seven times the real return
The crisis at Malita Investments continues to deepen, the Nationalist Party said in a statement. The PN reiterated its “serious concern” regarding the escalating crisis at Malita Investments plc, a company in which the Government holds a majority shareholding. “Regrettably, this entity has increasingly become a symbol of financial failure and political
Chinese tech firm Xiaomi reaped returns from its artificial intelligence spending in 2025 that “far exceeded expectations”, the company’s president Lu Weibing said in a recorded video posted on Chinese social media platform Douyin. Lu said the Beijing-based company was pivoting to embodied AI after heavy investment in general AI over the past few quarters.
The artificial intelligence “revolution” will bring financial advice to a wider audience, according to Nigel Ashfield, founder of Time Investments. Speaking to FT Adviser, Ashfield said he founded Time in the aftermath of the 2008 financial crash and he learnt how to run a business from his father and grandfather who ran a sheepskin shop
MinDA chair Leo Tereso Magno speaks during a press conference at the Mindanao Development Forum 2025 at the Dusit Thani Hotel in Davao City on Wednesday (1 October 2025). MindaNews file photo by ANTONIO L. COLINA IV GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 5 December) – Qatari investment firm Al Mansour Holding is exploring the possibility
Older people who experience cognitive decline could see falls in their finances by as much as £30,000 after a decade, according to new research. Wealthier people are more likely to be affected, potentially due to the nature of their investments. Wealthier households who experience a decline in their cognitive abilities – often referred to a
M&G Investments has fired the starting gun on what it hopes will become a substantial presence in the active exchange-traded fund market, launching the first products in a new ETF range backed by a £350mn cornerstone commitment from its Life business. The move signals a strategic shift for the £343bn asset manager as it seeks
By JOHN-PAUL FORD ROJAS, DEPUTY BUSINESS EDITOR Updated: 09:02, 4 December 2025 Savers pulled a record £6.6billion from stock market funds in the two months ahead of the Budget as uncertainty ‘played havoc’. Trading network Calastone said £3billion was withdrawn from equity funds in November after £3.6billion was extracted in October. They were the most
Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board and CPP Investments on Wednesday divested a combined 10.1 per cent unitholding in National Highways Infra Trust (NHIT) for ₹2,905 crore through open market transactions. Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, through its affiliate 2452991 Ontario Ltd, and CPP Investments, via its arm CPP Investment Board Private Holdings (4) Inc, offloaded a
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Pharmaceuticals sector myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. American drugmaker Eli Lilly has said it will not restart paused investment in the UK until it sees changes to the types of drugs that are approved in Britain, despite a deal between the UK