Active, passive, or robot? Choosing your ISA management style December 9, 2025 Deciding to open a Stocks and Shares ISA is only the first step. The more critical decision—and the one that will determine your fees, stress levels, and potential returns—is how that money is managed. There are several distinct management styles, ranging from AI-driven algorithms to traditional human expertise. Understanding the difference between robo, self-managed, discretionary, [...]
Why your mobile phone is now more valuable than your passport December 8, 2025 Partner content, in association with NOTO. A £6 trillion global financial cybercrime epidemic is being fought with technology that in some cases predates the smartphone, leaving financial institutions and consumers exposed, an expert has warned. Chris Thomas, Chief Revenue Officer at NOTO, a company providing next generation technology to combat financial crime, highlighted that the [...]
Young Brits poised for entrepreneurship boom December 4, 2025 Young Brits are poised for an entrepreneurship boom which could double the number of businesses operating in the UK. A growing “side-hustle” culture is driving young adults towards entrepreneurship with 67 per cent of 18-34 year-olds interested in founding a business, according to a new report by financial services firm Block. But young Brits’ appetite [...]
Abu Dhabi Finance Week: Where global capital meets innovation December 3, 2025 The Abu Dhabi Finance Week (ADFW) has been rapidly growing over the past few years, scaling to become one of the largest global financial events of the year. With attendance growing by over 100 per cent, representation from over 125 countries and over 600 global institutions, it is on pace to be the biggest financial [...]
Physician associates union: BMA pay demands ‘unsustainable’ December 2, 2025 The British Medical Association’s “obsession with unsustainable pay demands” is pushing other areas of the health service to the brink, as resident doctors gear up for a third strike this year in the lead up to Christmas. According to the trade union representing physician associates, a range of more junior medical staff are being effectively [...]
Half of young investors check their accounts at least once a day December 1, 2025 Half of investors aged under 35 check their digital investment accounts at least once a day, research for a major bank suggests. This compares with only 11 per cent of over-55s, according to the survey among more than 2,000 people for HSBC UK. The research indicated that nearly a fifth of under-35s investors will check [...]
Polanski ‘tempted’ to challenge Starmer for parliamentary seat November 23, 2025 Zack Polanski has said it would be “tempting” to challenge Keir Starmer for his parliamentary seat. Green Party leader Polanski, who is a member of the London Assembly but not an MP, was asked about a poll that suggested his party could take the Prime Minister’s Holborn and St Pancras seat and whether he would [...]
Rail fares to be frozen for first time in 30 years November 23, 2025 Rail fares are to be frozen for the first time in 30 years, the government has announced. Ministers said the move will save millions of rail travellers hundreds of pounds off season tickets, peak and off-peak returns between major cities. Commuters on the more expensive routes will save more than £300 a year. The government [...]
Businesses expected to be named and shamed over minimum wage breaches November 22, 2025 The government will regularly name and shame employers who breach national minimum wage rules as part of reforms expected to be announced by Rachel Reeves. A Treasury source said the expected changes will provide further protection to vulnerable workers and ensure businesses have no place to hide. The reforms are also aimed at clearing a [...]
The trillion-dollar blueprint for the evolving investment landscape November 20, 2025 The ‘Asset Abu Dhabi’ forum is one of the key events of Abu Dhabi Finance Week, which runs from December 8th to 11th in the capital of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The event a focal point where some of the world’s largest capital allocators and asset managers gather to decipher evolving investment strategies and [...]
