Investments & Savings
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UK small caps yielded more than large caps for first time in two decades last month, as investor sentiment towards UK equities picks up
For the first time in two decades, UK small caps yielded more than large caps last month, as smaller companies start to…
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Pick ‘n’ mix platform strategies persist as Model-b seen as a trade-off in latest NextWealth report
The shape of the adviser platform market is being moulded less by headline model shifts and more by execution, according to NextWealth’s…
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Pension Schemes Bill: Government on verge of scoring “own goal” by excluding investment companies
As the Pension Schemes Bill continues its passage through Parliament, the Association of Investment Companies (AIC) is urging the government to amend the Bill to include…
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NS&I reduces prize fund rate and lengthens odds for Premium Bonds
NS&I has reported this morning that it is reducing the Premium Bonds prize fund rate to 3.30% with effect from the April…
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Investing beats cash ISAs three times over in one year
Savers looking to utilise their ISA allowance before the 2025/2026 tax-year ends in April will find stocks & shares ISA returns have…
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The platform industry in 2025: Fundscape update shows it was a year of two halves
The platform industry hit record after record in 2025. Stellar stock markets powered assets past £1.3trn – the largest single-year gain in…
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2025/26 Managed Portfolio Services (MPS) Insights
If you haven’t already, there is still time to download your complimentary copy of Managed Portfolio Services (MPS) Insights – a report spanning over…
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The AI capex boom is a boon for Asia
Mali Chivakul, emerging markets economist at J. Safra Sarasin Sustainable Asset Management, highlights a surge in electronics exports across Asia ex-China driven…
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Spike in new JISA openings with a 19% increase on the previous quarter, reveals Scottish Friendly’s Investor Index
Junior ISA openings saw relative growth almost three times higher than ISAs quarter-on-quarter (19% vs 5%),according to Scottish Friendly. The modern mutual’s…
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Opinion | Portfolio Manager El-Araby on trimming exposure to precious metals
With recent strength in the prices of gold, silver and other precious metals, Adnan El-Araby, co-portfolio manager of Barings Emerging EMEA Opportunities…
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