Penny Rinta-Suksi is a partner at law firm Blake MorganIf the government’s latest Spending Review is anything to go by, the momentum behind the next generation of public-private partnerships (PPPs) is showing no signs of slowing. “Those of us who provide legal advice on PFIs see the same mistakes time and time again: decades-old contracts that are vague and inconsistent”After years of being somewhat out of fashion, the mood music feels positive with the government announcing that one of its flagship policies, its target for 1.5 million homes to be built by the end of the current parliament, will be delivered…
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Image source: Getty Images Time is one of the most powerful tools in personal finance. And when it comes to Individual Savings Accounts (ISAs), starting early can unlock huge long-term benefits. Thankfully, we can open a Stocks and Shares ISA at any age in the UK — it’s just called a Junior ISA for juveniles. Opening an ISA for a child at birth, even with modest contributions, allows decades of uninterrupted compounding to take place. For example, just £50 a month invested from birth with a 6% annual return could grow to over £100,000 tax-free by the time that child…
Image source: Getty Images International Consolidated Airlines Group (LSE:IAG) shares have soared 69% since 3 April. The FTSE 100-listed aviation giant — owner of British Airways, Iberia, Aer Lingus, and Vueling — has staged a remarkable recovery as investors increasingly buy into its earnings recovery, operational discipline, and leaner balance sheet. Much of the re-rating took place ahead of the group’s half-year results on 1 August, but the numbers helped confirm the trajectory. In H1, revenue rose 8% year on year to €15.91bn, while operating profit before exceptional items jumped 43.5% to €1.88bn. Adjusted earnings per share rose by nearly…
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High Yield – Bonds fund seekers should not consider taking a look at Vanguard High-Yield Corporate Admiral (VWEAX) at this time. VWEAX has a Zacks Mutual Fund Rank of 4 (Sell), which is based on various forecasting factors like size, cost, and past performance. VWEAX is part of the High Yield – Bonds section, which is a segment that boasts many possible options. Often referred to as “junk” bonds,High Yield – Bonds funds sit below investment grade, meaning they are at a high default risk compared to their investment grade peers. However, one advantage to junk bonds is that they…
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DP World has multiplied the credits offered to customers through its Carbon Inset Programme trial fivefold, to helping them reduce their indirect (Scope 3) emissions. Following the programme’s initial success, which has seen over 200,000 TEUs worth of registrations since January this year, every loaded container imported through DP World’s UK ports from 1 October 2025 will qualify for Carbon Inset Credits of 250kg CO2e, up from the 50kg CO2e of credits previously offered. The additional carbon credits address the emissions associated with the entire port call of container ships when manoeuvring into London Gateway or Southampton over their ‘last…
Sow&Reap Agro, a Hyderabad-based climate-tech startup, has set a new benchmark in India’s sustainability journey by becoming the first Indian company to earn Gold Standard-certified carbon credits for paddy cultivation. The company was awarded 37,405 carbon credits under its flagship project VARRI, implemented in partnership with Kosher Climate. The three-year initiative engaged 35,000 farmers across eight districts in Telangana—Jagitial, Karimnagar, Mahbubnagar, Nagar Kurnool, Narayanpet, Peddapalli, Rajanna Sircilla, and Wanaparthy—spanning nearly 100,000 acres of farmland. By adopting the Alternate Wetting and Drying (AWD) irrigation method, the program demonstrated substantial benefits, including increased yields, reduced water consumption, lower fertilizer usage, and measurable…
Image source: Getty Images BT Group (LSE:BT.A) shares have doubled in value over the past 18 months. That means £10,000 invested then would be worth £20,000 today. What’s more, an investor would have received around £700 in dividends over the period. Back then BT shares were among the hardest to value on the FTSE 100, primarily due to its huge fibre-to-the-premise (FTTP) investments and net debt. However, it continues to present an interesting investment case. Plenty of moving parts The latest quarterly results (Q1) tell us a story of a company actively transforming itself. And from a bullish perspective, BT’s…