Terry Smith has reaffirmed his commitment to his investment strategy despite his flagship fund experiencing its fifth successive year of underperformance. The Fundsmith Equity portfolio, which manages £16 billion in
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The unexpected removal of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro from office has catalysed a remarkable shift in market sentiment, particularly amongst prominent Wall Street investors. Over the weekend, US agents facilitated
Michael Platt’s BlueCrest Capital Management has delivered substantial returns to its investors, posting a 73 percent gain during 2025. The Preston-born billionaire’s private investment firm capitalised on market turbulence triggered
Anthropic, the artificial intelligence start-up founded by former OpenAI employees, is reportedly planning to raise $10 billion at a $350 billion valuation. This valuation represents a doubling of the company’s
Michael Platt, a Lancashire-born hedge fund magnate, has delivered an exceptional 73 percent return at BlueCrest Capital Management, his private trading firm, surpassing conventional market benchmarks by a substantial margin.
A growing body of scientific evidence suggests that routine adult vaccinations may deliver substantial health benefits beyond their primary function of preventing infectious diseases. Research increasingly indicates that vaccines against
The British high street faces another significant blow as both Claire’s Accessories and The Original Factory Shop teeter on the brink of collapse, threatening more than 2,000 jobs across the
The United Kingdom has fallen to the bottom of the Group of Seven nations in total investment levels, recording a combined public and private investment rate of just 18.6 per
Shares in Videndum, the camera and film equipment supplier, fell sharply after the company announced a refinancing agreement that will significantly dilute existing shareholder value. On Tuesday, the company revealed
Hargreaves Lansdown is strengthening its position in the workplace pensions market through a significant technology alliance with Smart Group, signalling its intent to scale up in the autoenrolled pensions sector.
The year ahead is set to be momentous for initial public offerings, with expectations that household names such as OpenAI could be valued as high as $1 trillion when they
The Nissan Leaf was heralded as the world’s first mass-market electric car upon its 2013 launch in Sunderland. Despite early optimism, ambitions to reach an annual production of 50000 vehicles
Amazon is reportedly preparing to invest as much as 10 billion dollars in OpenAI, the artificial intelligence company behind ChatGPT, indicating intensifying competition in the high stakes market for AI
Pension firms, insurers and international investors are cautioning the government that proposed leasehold reforms may jeopardise substantial investment in Britain unless ministers reconsider Labour’s commitment to overhaul the country’s ground
Politicians have been criticised for the reluctance of their pension scheme to invest substantially in UK companies after it was revealed that less than three percent of its equity portfolio
Britain’s financial services industry is drawing inspiration from the past as it seeks to revive the culture of retail investing that flourished under Margaret Thatcher. The movement aims to bring
