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UK investors pulled a staggering £1.2 billion from fixed income funds in April, the fastest pace of bond outflows since the early pandemic panic of April 2020, according to new data from global funds network Calastone. The sell-off came as President Trump’s April 2 “Liberation Day” tariff announcement sparked global market volatility and raised fears of an economic slowdown, triggering speculation that central banks — including the Bank of England — may need to cut...

HMRC’s latest public awareness campaign, ‘Don’t Get Caught Out’, is being criticised by tax experts for blurring the lines between legal tax planning and illegal activity — a move that could confuse taxpayers and undermine the clarity of the UK tax system. According to leading audit, tax and advisory firm Blick Rothenberg, the campaign repeatedly refers to “tax avoidance schemes” when describing behaviours that are more accurately labelled tax evasion or fraud. Robert Salter, Director...

The UK’s long-awaited trade deal with India may have been spurred into motion by the escalating global tariff war instigated by US President Donald Trump, according to leading audit, tax and business advisory firm Blick Rothenberg. Jim Brown, Chief Operating Officer at the firm, said the growing uncertainty caused by Trump’s aggressive trade policies may have acted as a wake-up call for UK trade negotiators, creating momentum for long-stalled agreements in the post-Brexit era. “It...

Some people change the world without saying much. Hong Wei Liao is one of them. She lives in Toronto, where she leads a quiet but powerful life. She helps others, especially women and young people, find their voice and path. She doesn’t look for fame. She doesn’t speak loudly. But when she talks, you listen. “I don’t need to be known,” she said. “I just want to be useful.” A Life of Effort and Meaning...

Shawn Blankenship’s journey is not flashy. It’s not filled with headlines or overnight success stories. But it is the kind of story that feels more real—and maybe more important. Today, Shawn is a Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) and the Medical Director of Holistic Medical Services and Counseling in Charleston, West Virginia. His life’s work focuses on treating the whole person—body, mind, and spirit. But before he was running a successful clinic, he was just a...

When you think about carnival rides, you probably think about fun. Bright lights. Laughter. Spinning wheels. But for Darren Janesky, there’s a lot more going on behind the scenes. Darren is the owner of Big Round Wheel Amusements. He lives and works in Blacksburg, South Carolina. His job is simple to explain but hard to do well—he rents and sets up amusement rides. These rides go to events, marketing campaigns, and public carnivals. But if...

Reco Jefferson didn’t grow up with a lot of money, but he did grow up with a lot of curiosity. Born in Mississippi, he spent much of his early years taking things apart just to see how they worked. “I was always reading, always trying to figure things out,” Reco says. “Especially anything about tech or engineering. I knew early on that knowledge could change my life.” When he moved to Philadelphia during high school,...

Organizations of all sizes utilize dozens to hundreds and even thousands of endpoints to manage operations effectively. Endpoints are physical devices that may access or request to access an organization’s network, ranging from laptops to Internet of Things (IoT) devices. Because they are so commonly used, the management of endpoint security becomes one of the key tasks of teams overseeing IT and cybersafety. Endpoint security goes hand in hand with the overall necessity of securing...