With gold providing strong performance in 2024, many investors are looking to gold miners. The AuAg ESG Gold Mining Ucits ETF (LSE: ESGO) is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) offering equal-weighted exposure to mining companies with high environmental, social and governance (ESG) standards. This ETF therefore has two unique features. Firstly,
The government has scrapped plans to assess child benefit eligibility based on household income. One of the final acts of the Tory government was to announce an overhaul of the controversial high income child benefit (HICB) charge. Currently, child benefit – worth up to £1,248 a year – starts to
Markets knew chancellor Rachel Reeves was planning to change the government’s fiscal rules in her Autumn Budget speech. She confirmed as much last week. There was a fair amount of noise in the lead-up as investors questioned what this would mean for the gilt market. Critics muttered words like “Truss”
Businesses owners, higher earners and investors are braced for tax increases after yesterday’s Autumn Budget. Chancellor Rachel Reeves used her first Budget to unveil £40 billion of tax rises. She kept her pledge to protect working people by not raising employee national insurance, income tax or VAT. Subscribe to MoneyWeek
They rely purely on oil and gas. They don’t have much in the way of a domestic economy, nor do they have the depth of technical skills to compete in highly sophisticated service industries. Yet commerce hubs in the Gulf, such as in Bahrain, are emerging as genuine finance centres
Out of all the things you could donate your hard-earned money to, giving to your child’s school might not be at the top of your list. If your children attend a private grade school with sky-high tuition, donating to the school might feel even more unnecessary. With so much poverty,
Transcript Ooredoo is one of the world’s largest mobile telecommunications companies, with over 164 million customers across 12 countries. Hilal Mohammed Al Khulaifi if Ooredoo’s Group Chief Legal, Regulatory and Governance Officer; he explains how the company’s governance has evolved it has grown, its commitment to sustainability, and what the
As an investor, it’s essential to understand that risk assets come with no guaranteed returns. Setting and following a stop loss can help protect your capital from significant losses, especially if you’re an active investor who picks individual stocks. Yet, I’ve come to realize that stop losses aren’t only useful
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Investing in alternative assets has become an increasingly popular way to diversify beyond traditional stocks and bonds. Wine and whiskey, in particular, are gaining traction due to their potential for positive returns, resilience during economic downturns, and rising global demand. If Goldman Sachs and Vanguard’s predictions are true for an