While investment trusts as a whole have not performed well in recent months, those that focus on the environment had a particularly dire time in 2023. All trusts categorised as …
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Port Talbot is what happens when governments let industries fail
The closure of the iconic blast furnaces proves we need an industrial strategy fit for the modern age, says Virginia Sentance For generations, two blast furnaces shaped Port Talbot’s skyline. …
Build, baby, build: Why overhauling the planning regime is crucial to kickstarting the UK economy
The UK’s economic problems are deep and complex, but if there is one thing that could boost the economy without putting further pressure on the government’s finances, it is reforming the planning …
Grayscale’s GBTC distorts the ETF picture
Each day, Coinrule will run through the state of the digital assets market for Blockbeat, your home for news, analysis, opinion and commentary on blockchain and digital assets. One of the primary …
How I built one of Wework’s UK competitors— using a little bit of colour
Gabriela Hersham had to borrow a man to raise capital for her business. Ten sites later, the founder of Huckletree is not looking back. I cannot help but look up …
Closing the gap: Now is the time to give women the money they need
The Invest in Women Taskforce, the newest government-backed and industry-led initiative tasked with closing the UK’s female funding gap, was announced last week. It comes as British Business Bank reports …
Public sector pay needs to increase to hold on to top talent, says think tank
Higher earners in the public sector have seen real pay fall since the financial crisis, making it more difficult than ever for public services to hold onto their top staff, …
Magistrates call for urgent reform to ‘unfair’ fast-track prosecutions
Magistrates have called for urgent reforms to be made to fast-track prosecutions in the UK, which campaigners have labelled as “fundamentally unfair”. The speedy process, known as the Single Justice …
British investors buck trend and pour more money into UK equities
UK investors have changed their tune on the British stock market, with the number holding UK equities having jumped by 10 per cent over the last three months. In Etoro’s …
The Notebook: City trend to cut compliance workers will come back to bite
Where the City’s brightest thinkers get a few things off their chest. Today, Lucy McNulty, editor of Following the Rules, takes the Notebook pen. The City needs to take better …