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Six ways to grasp the opportunities when scaling your business

Franklin Asante, Head of Entrepreneurs at Coutts, explains the unique challenges and opportunities facing high-growth entrepreneurs as they scale their businesses.

We need human money managers not just machines!

He argues that thoughtful capitalism is one way to address the challenge of providing decent pensions to an ageing population.

Autumn Statement 2023 – benefits for business owners, investors and savers

Business rate relief, multiple ISAs and National Insurance cuts – three of the biggest changes announced in the government’s Autumn Statement yesterday.

10 tips for smart, sustainable shopping this Black Friday

As such, what we buy also accounts for much of the human activity that is straining nature’s budgets – otherwise known as the planetary boundaries.

Swiss richest list: banking families even wealthier

Overall, assets fell to 795 billion francs in 2023 from 821 billion francs last year

UK Autumn Statement reaction

Schroders economic and investment experts respond to the UK Government's Autumn Statement.

Autumn Statement 2023: Triple lock maintained to give 8.5% state pension increase next April

Sian Steele, Head of Tax at professional services and wealth management firm Evelyn Partners, asks if the state pension triple lock is sustainable over the long term

Government plans to exit stake in NatWest 'symbolic'

As such, we believe it is the fundamentals of the business which are more important in driving share price performance rather than any technical overhang from a shareholder reducing their stake.

Upfront costs biggest barrier to green home improvements

In the UK, homes are one of the highest emitting sectors, with the 28 million residential properties accounting for 16% of the UK’s total carbon missions.

UBP Investment Outlook 2024

After a break, they then pick up afresh in January in the Middle East, Asia and on additional dates in Europe.

Phil Jeynes: Loss of AIG Life is not all bad news

AIG is different: it has decent market share

The share of executives recognizing the business case for sustainability has tripled in the last year

The improved understanding of the ROI hasn’t translated into increased investment yet, however the last 12 months saw significant progress in sustainability roadmaps and shifts in business models

Hunt’s national insurance cut: robbing Peter to pay Paul?

Fortunately, chancellor Jeremy Hunt managed not to damage trust in UK Plc, though many of the most egregious policy quandaries remain in place.

Balancing the risk and rewards of investing

There are other times when the balance between risk and reward are ‘about right’, including the volatile situation we find ourselves in today.

Baillie Gifford: Our Managed fund became ‘over attractive’ to advisers

Assets in the firm’s multi-asset flagship have dropped from over £9bn at the height of the pandemic to around £5bn now, after the ‘hot money’ from advisers dried up.

Greater personalisation may encourage greater saving and investing in UK although there are limits to how much, PIMFA research finds

The research sought the views of those that described themselves as advised investors, DIY investors and non-investors.

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