Investment trusts 2025
A traditional investment sector battles for a share of a rapidly changing market
Why Americans are feeling poorer even though they’re not
Essential services cost more because people are better off
Leaders and laggards in a strong year for FTSE 100 stocks
Miners and banks drive the benchmark index to its best performance since 2009
Cash in stocks-and-shares Isas could be taxed at 20%, industry warns
Investment sites demand clarity on what will count as a ‘cash-like instrument’ under new rules
Glencore’s copper pitch: buy in or buy me
Miner’s assets and prospects strengthen its hand for M&A — a game it knows better than anyone
EU plans strategic overhaul to fix energy grid bottlenecks
Top-down approach will identify investment gaps and push countries to co-ordinate projects, says bloc’s energy chief
Deutsche Bank to move into Revolut’s Canary Wharf headquarters
German lender will become largest tenant in building emblazoned with fintech’s logo
Hans-Jörg Rudloff, banker, 1940-2025
A kingpin of European finance, his competitive spirit and sincere faith in capitalism transformed the eurobond market
Boaz Weinstein’s tilt at UK investment trusts succeeds — though not on his terms
Evidence suggests investor pressure was already building before his intervention
Should captains always go down with their ships?
It is psychologically intolerable for the general public to not have an individual face to blame
Russian tourists diverted from Venezuela to Cuba amid US strike threat
Threat of military action disrupts flow of holidaymakers travelling to Margarita island
Mega is trumping Maga in stocks
European shares have had a breakout year, particularly for dollar-based investors
Ukraine, Europe and the new economics of war
By maintaining stability and innovating to hold out against Russia, Kyiv has shown that size matters less in conflict than it used to
It’s work party season — here’s a survival guide
Tips from a pro
I’ve been caught out by a Ring doorbell — have you?
Doorstep surveillance devices are part of modern life whether we like it or not
Maga’s strange rage against Europe
The cradle of western civilisation is wrongly accused of betraying it
Don’t get hung up on investment trust discounts
They are a price for liquidity, but a reward for your patience
Trump’s Republicans turn on Speaker Mike Johnson as party unity frays
Congressional leader becomes a lightning rod for growing discontent amid concern over next year’s midterm elections
Are investment trusts the best route into private assets?
Sector overlooked as long-term asset funds sit in the spotlight
Felicity Kendal on love, loss — and the ‘gentle genius’ of Tom Stoppard
As she stars in a revival of the late playwright’s ‘Indian Ink’, the actress reflects on a life in the theatre
House & Home Festive Special 2025
’Tis the season for families to pile in together — but should more of us consider it as a permanent arrangement? Then there’s how to decorate, what to give, how to watch films and what games to play. Top inspiration: Sir Paul Smith’s candlelit house
De La Soul return diminished in numbers but not spirit
‘Cabin in the Sky’ is the venerable rap group’s first record since bandmate David ‘Trugoy the Dove’ Jolicoeur died in 2023
The best red wines for Christmas 2025, from £10.95 to £230
Plus recommendations for which bottles are best for classicists, adventurous drinkers and turkey lovers
Saba shock: how investment trusts are adapting to new realities
The sector has been rattled by activist investors and its persistent discounts divide investors