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Making professional investment decisions on the basis of calls on markets, sectors or investment styles is a mug’s game. That is the suggestion of Craig Baker, global chief investment officer at insurer and institutional investor Willis Towers Watson (WTW), which oversees the recently merged £5bn investment trust Alliance Witan (ALW). …

Companies can be attacked in many ways — and cybersecurity is gateway number one.

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Like many teenagers, I read The Dice Man because the idea of the novel’s protagonist making decisions based on the roll of a die sounded rebellious and fun. I gave …

The Silicon Valley Business Journal’s 2025 Power 100 list has been chosen and the honorees have been notified. Here’s a sampling of who we chose.

When my wife and I were deciding where to make our long-term home, we flipped a coin. Heads, we’d stay in London. We had both moved to the city to study in the early 2000s; it’s where we first met and I started my career. Tails and we’d move to …

There’s a new slate of nominations for the 2025 Silicon Valley Business Journal awards and we need your help.

I’m 65 years old and worried about the new pension rules that say my pension pot will now be subject to inheritance tax when I die. This will take me well over the tax-free thresholds. How can I plan to ensure my family aren’t subject to a large inheritance tax …

A family-owned real estate company is putting its values into action with a two-pronged strategy to address the housing crisis. Discover the innovative methods they’re using to preserve and create affordable housing.

Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the UK tax myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. Institutional investors are pressing the Scottish government to reform the country’s “inequitable” equivalent of stamp duty, which they say could generate growth by unlocking billions of pounds of capital into …

Here’s what you need to know this week about artificial intelligence in the Bay Area.