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With UK interest rates down to 4.5% and likely to fall further, it is becoming increasingly difficult to earn more than 4% from a deposit account. Inside a cash ISA, there is no tax to pay on interest income, but the chancellor is reported to be keen to chip away at the £50 billion locked up in them, ostensibly to encourage investors to shift into risk-taking assets, but more probably to generate extra tax revenue. What are the alternatives?There are plenty of conventional investment trusts, especially those investing in UK...

Investment scammers stole more than £56 million of savers’ cash in the first six months of 2024 by tricking consumers into believing they were investing in schemes run by genuine financial professionals.From social media campaigns on platforms such as Facebook blazoned with fake celebrity endorsements to unsolicited texts and emails offering opportunities to grow your cash – crooks will stop at nothing to convince you their investment is the real deal.Thankfully, the number of instances of investment fraud has fallen by 41% from a peak of 6,224 in the six...

"Louisiana wins again," was the headline as Gov. Jeff Landry and Louisiana Economic Development trumpeted the official announcement of the $5.8 billion Hyundai steel plant planned for the Donaldsonville area of Ascension Parish.President Donald Trump hosted Landry and several elected officials in the Roosevelt Room of the White House to deliver the monumental news for the state and region, which had not been seen at such a magnitude since the governor and Facebook's parent company, Meta, announced a large artificial intelligence data center in northeastern Louisiana.The first-of-its-kind Hyundai project was...

Viksit Bharat 2047 is India's roadmap to becoming a self-reliant and prosperous economy by 2047 with a focus on economic growth, technological upgradation, infrastructure development, social empowerment, and sustainability. The logistics industry holds immense potential in contributing towards the realization of this goal. With the current logistics cost accounting for 13-14% of India's GDP, the government has made strategic policy interventions to reduce it to around 8-10%, thereby positioning India among the top 25 countries in the World Bank's logistics performance index by 2030. The Indian logistics market is anticipated...

MADISON, Wis. — Hundreds of Wisconsin farmers brought their priorities to lawmakers in Madison on Wednesday at the Wisconsin Farm Bureau’s "Ag Day at the Capitol."They advocated for better access to health care, increased state funding for farm roads and conservation, and more."We're just here today to make our voices heard and – like I said – build them relationships with the governor, with other legislators,” Waupaca County farmer Jake Hoewisch said.The lobbying effort comes just months before lawmakers are set to write a new state budget that will determine...

The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) today released its 2025 Report Card for America’s Infrastructure, highlighting improvements in several critical sectors due to recent federal investments, while also emphasizing ongoing challenges in resilience and long-term planning. Electric utility professionals should take note of key findings in the energy sector, where rapid demand growth, climate impacts, and investment shortfalls remain pressing concerns. The energy sector received a D+, down from its 2021 rating of C–. D generall means "poor, at risk." The ASCE report card descirbes a D rating as...

In-person event on May 14 & 15 in Amsterdam to highlight process orchestration and automation innovations, best practices, and success stories to help attendees operationalize AI AMSTERDAM & BERLIN, March 26, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Camunda, the leader in process orchestration and automation, will host its CamundaCon 2025 Amsterdam conference, at Beurs van Berlage in Amsterdam, on May 14 and 15, 2025. The event will highlight why hundreds of global organizations use Camunda to orchestrate and automate their business processes and operationalize AI, improving efficiency and business agility while enhancing the customer experience....

The new Chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) reportedly has a crypto portfolio worth millions of dollars. According to a new report from Fortune, an ethics disclosure reveals that Paul Atkins – President Donald Trump’s nominee to be the next SEC Chair – holds about $6 million in crypto-related investments, including $1 million worth of equity in two crypto firms and $5 million in crypto investment funds. Atkins, who previously served as the SEC’s Chair between 2002 and 2008 under then-President George W. Bush, held a board...

Dj Van Keuren | Co-Mgr Member Evergreen | Founder Family Office Real Estate Institute | President Harvard Real Estate Alumni Org getty For single-family offices (SFOs), the mission often extends beyond simple wealth accumulation—it’s about preserving and growing wealth for future generations. Among the many asset classes available to SFOs, real estate investing stands out as an effective vehicle for achieving multigenerational wealth preservation. With over 30 years of experience in real estate investing and family office structuring, I’ve witnessed firsthand how well-executed real estate strategies create sustainable wealth, offer...

Yale University’s investments in weapons manufacturers violate Connecticut state law, organizers at the school allege in a complaint filed Wednesday with Connecticut Attorney General William Tong. The complaint asks the attorney general to investigate Yale’s refusal to heed campus protesters’ calls for divestment from military weapons manufacturers and suppliers amid Israel’s ongoing war on Gaza. “Financially prudent investments may be ineligible for investment if they are deeply incompatible with the University’s mission and purposes,” the complaint says, citing state law and the university’s own investment policies. “Financially prudent investments may...