Cristian Angeloni

In an office a stone’s throw away from the Houses of Parliament, Edward Guinness, CEO of Guinness Global Investors, reflects on entering his seventh year leading the business and his 20th overall at the firm.

Home REIT said it expects to sell most of the remainder of its portfolio properties by the end of June 2026.

We have been hearing it for weeks, and rightfully so, that the conflict in the Middle East would have a significant impact on global and domestic economies, but the scale and magnitude of that effect has been so far unknown.

AJ Bell has reported record inflows on its investment platform for the first quarter of 2026, bringing assets under administration (AUA) to £108.7bn.

Bigger discounts across clothing, furniture, DYI goods and food from retailers helped bring shop price inflation down to 1% in April, according to data from the British Retail Consortium (BRC).

Aberdeen Investments has promoted Marianne Zangerl to global head of multi-asset and alternative investment solutions, Investment Week can reveal.

For weeks now, whenever a set of economic data was released – be it GDP, employment or inflation – all we would hear from analysts was how outdated and irrelevant it was, related to periods preceding the conflict in the Middle East.

UK gilt yields have been on an upward trajectory this week, as the fallout from the heavy losses Labour suffered in the recent local elections translated into a fresh bout of political uncertainty.

AJ Bell has reported a 5% increase to its platform AUA in the six months to 31 March 2026.

The European Central Bank has warned that the conflict in the Middle East is testing the resilience of the global financial system and real economy.