UBS makes progress in its quest for mediocrity in the US

Bank is aiming for an 18 per cent pre-tax profit margin in the US wealth business by 2028

Posted on Saturday July 04, 2026

Lack of data puts England’s ‘mansion tax’ valuations at risk

Research finds around two-fifths of homes valued at £1.5mn-plus have no Land Registry sales records

Posted on Saturday July 04, 2026

Wealth managers use ‘deliberate obfuscation’ over fees, industry chief warns

Netwealth boss condemns failure as FCA urges use of ‘plain English’

Posted on Friday July 03, 2026

How to sell your home in a slow market

When sales are sluggish and the landscape has radically changed, strategies need sharpening

Posted on Friday July 03, 2026

Albania’s flamingos meet the Trump family bulldozers

Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump plan a luxury residential complex that locals say will threaten a natural reserve

Posted on Friday July 03, 2026

Trump uses Mount Rushmore speech to warn of ‘communist menace’ in US

President kicked off 250th anniversary events with a preview of a likely line of attack against Democrats in coming elections

Posted on Saturday July 04, 2026

UK farmers embrace regenerative methods after heatwave shock

High temperatures are leading farmers to cut out chemicals and intensive ploughing to improve soil quality so it retains water

Posted on Saturday July 04, 2026

Lack of data puts England’s ‘mansion tax’ valuations at risk

Research finds around two-fifths of homes valued at £1.5mn-plus have no Land Registry sales records

Posted on Saturday July 04, 2026

My fellow American: who should be remembered for the next 250 years?

Artists, thinkers and leaders from the US and beyond pick the person they think deserves to be honoured: from Abraham Lincoln to Dorothy Parker

Posted on Saturday July 04, 2026

My America: On the strangeness of pledging allegiance to the flag

An irreconcilable sense of alienation and belonging has been one of America’s many gifts to me

Posted on Saturday July 04, 2026