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There are several extraordinary things about the UK election campaign. There is the insistence from those who will soon be in power that they will not...
Both big political parties in the UK intend to decarbonize the electricity grid. The Tories say they will do it by 2035; Labour says it will by 2030....
In an aging nation, you might as well appeal to old people if you want to win an election (or not lose it as badly as most people think you will)....
Want to invest in a property company trading at a 28% discount to its net asset value, operating in a market with virtually guaranteed growth,...
If the polls are even vaguely correct, Britons will vote for change in six weeks. The UK will have a Labour government a few months sooner than most...
Trinity College Dublin last week agreed, under pressure from pro-Palestine students, to divest from three Israeli companies and to “endeavor”...
Imagine you’re an investment pro at one of the UK’s big asset managers. You’ve been doing this for 20 years, made many hundreds of company...
A few years ago, finance professor Alex Edmans heard a witness speaking to the UK’s Select Committee on Business refer to a piece of research on CEO...
You might die sooner than you think. That’s particularly the case if the government’s ill-advised lockdown drove you to drink. Alcohol-related...
The UK is in the grip of a nasty housing crisis. House price-to-earnings multiples are still near record highs — and not coming down in a hurry. The...
If you’d checked the betting sites last week for the odds on Labour deputy leader Angela Raynor becoming the next party leader, things would have...
A few weeks ago, when the gold price hit a record high, no one besides a few gold bugs seemed to care. Bitcoin also hit a record high. Everyone cared....
In the beginning, fund managers didn’t worry about competition. In those happier times, the first big collective vehicles aimed at retail investors...
Is your house too small for you? If the answer is yes, there is a very good chance that you live in Britain. A survey by UK retailer Furniture Village...
AI can do anything. It’s going to transform the global economy. It’s going to give us the productivity boom we have awaited for so long – and in...
How does a country deal with having too much debt? The most desperate call the International Monetary Fund and speak very, very nicely to whomever...
The UK never stops feeling stressed about housing. But things feel worse than usual at the moment — so much so that Housing Secretary Michael Gove...
If you want to save or invest tax-free in the UK, you’re in luck. You can shovel cash into a Self Invested Personal Pension (SIPP) wrapper (tax-free...
Rising interest rates don’t do their job immediately. Far from it. Central bankers generally agree that it takes some 12 to 18 months to really see...
Last week at Davos, a group of self-declared rich people demanded that elected politicians force them to pay more tax. The “patriotic...
A product has just gone up in price by 90% in 12 months. It now costs more than is has in 16 years. Most people would think twice about diving into a...
What’s the first thing you think about when you are looking for an investment fund? For most people, it’s price. There isn’t much you can...
Ask your satnav to take you from Edinburgh to Wiltshire, and it produces a small surprise: Toll roads required. The route doesn’t take you through...
What’s Christmas without a fight about money, a lunch-table villain and a really good book? For those who haven’t yet finished their present...
Go to the website of London LGPS CIV and you will find a pretty worthy-looking organization. The group manages London Local Government Pension Scheme...
You’re young. You’ve got a little money to put away every month. You aren’t madly engaged with markets. But you want to invest for the long term...