Morningstar: a leading provider of investment information worldwide. https://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/news/100067/RSS.aspx Fri, 01 Mar 2024 09:22:00 GMT http://backend.userland.com/rss RSS.NET: http://www.rssdotnet.com/ MICUK kicks off at the Royal Lancaster Hotel on Hyde Park on 1 May. Register now to get access to unparalleled insight and brilliant speakers https://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/news/246807/editor-mic-is-two-months-away---are-you-ready.aspx Ollie Smith https://images.contentstack.io/v3/assets/blt4eb669caa7dc65b2/blt0f8105083f35c3c9/65e19a0c3e2d0e4407f723b7/Morningstar_Conference.jpg Fri, 01 Mar 2024 09:22:00 GMT There are three ways to consider climate's role in your investments, Morningstar's CEO says, but it starts with your own outlook https://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/news/243536/resist-doomism-how-investors-can-address-climate-risks-here-and-now.aspx Kunal Kapoor, CFA https://images.contentstack.io/v3/assets/blt4eb669caa7dc65b2/bltd7fb67530f60d7b8/6570beedfb0c657e9d22b27c/KunalCommentary_COP28_3x2.jpg Thu, 07 Dec 2023 08:00:00 GMT How I managed to get on top of my self-destructive financial habits, with the help of some self-awareness and metaphorical motivation https://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/news/239784/editor-fighting-my-spending-monster-feels-good.aspx Ollie Smith https://www.morningstar.co.uk/static/UploadManager/Assets/men on a seesaw.jpg Wed, 27 Sep 2023 12:35:00 GMT Golden ratios? Rainy-day funds? Needs and wants? The temptation to judge your own spending can be powerful, but it is important to enjoy life while it happens https://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/news/239577/holiday-blues-dont-let-money-ruin-the-memory.aspx Sunniva Kolostyak https://www.morningstar.co.uk/static/UploadManager/Assets/a woman on a beach in the rain.jpg Mon, 25 Sep 2023 09:17:00 GMT The learnings at Morningstar Investment Conference were plenty, but there's one thing sticking in Ollie Smith's mind, and (for once) it's nothing political https://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/news/237097/editor-the-number-of-funds-is-too-damn-high.aspx Ollie Smith https://images.contentstack.io/v3/assets/blt4eb669caa7dc65b2/blt3da6eee5f3cf6f91/64ac0f23a80c2574eec8e900/Jimmy_McMillan.jpg Wed, 12 Jul 2023 10:39:00 GMT It's been a tough week for fans of corporate governance - and Thames Water finds itself in choppy seas https://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/news/236838/annuities-aim-and-agua-10-things-we-learned-this-week.aspx Emma Simon https://www.morningstar.co.uk/static/UploadManager/Assets/Canary Wharf, London, winter.jpg Fri, 30 Jun 2023 13:50:00 GMT The interest rate hike bites, but it's the tech bros who look to have an actual fight https://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/news/236626/mortgages-mortgages-mortgages---10-things-we-learned-this-week.aspx Emma Simon https://images.contentstack.io/v3/assets/blt4eb669caa7dc65b2/blt60cd89558f206cf7/63693b5b35306b515ac721a5/House_price_crash.jpg Fri, 23 Jun 2023 13:21:00 GMT Tokyo shares boom, another AI 'godfather' says don't panic and the Queen of Pop makes waves in Sweden https://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/news/236380/ai-nikkei-and-beyoncé---10-things-we-learned-this-week.aspx Emma Simon https://www.morningstar.co.uk/static/UploadManager/Assets/Beyonce Formation Tour 2013.jpg Fri, 16 Jun 2023 10:07:00 GMT Supermarkets bring in security tags, London attracts a new IPO and the M&S boss shows brand loyalty https://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/news/235868/soda-steak-and-slacks-10-things-we-learned-this-week.aspx Emma Simon https://www.morningstar.co.uk/static/UploadManager/Assets/megaphone environment article.jpg Fri, 02 Jun 2023 11:45:00 GMT This week has been dominated by income and dividends at Morningstar, but we've also learned about takeovers, defaults, and Buffett's new investment https://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/news/235378/pounds-profits-and-parcs-10-things-we-learned-this-week.aspx Emma Simon https://www.morningstar.co.uk/static/UploadManager/Assets/AP22219522342496 (1).jpg Fri, 19 May 2023 14:33:00 GMT Neil Woodford and Jeremy Hunt were both preoccupied on 4 June 2019. Though their activities that day were entirely different, they are still very relevant to UK investors https://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/news/234368/editor-remember-june-4-2019-jeremy-hunt-does.aspx Ollie Smith https://images.contentstack.io/v3/assets/blt4eb669caa7dc65b2/blt8f8ef14996213cf7/644268bd207f424ce6bf29ce/Jeremy_Hunt.jpg Fri, 21 Apr 2023 14:41:00 GMT Netflix finally ditches the DVD by post, new MBA graduates are being paid to take time off and Jaguar Land Rover is shaking up its brands https://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/news/234370/dvds-mbas-and-suvs---10-things-we-learned-this-week.aspx Emma Simon https://www.morningstar.co.uk/static/UploadManager/Assets/Netflix DVD by post.jpg Fri, 21 Apr 2023 00:15:00 GMT Banks remain in the news, printing money is less profitable than before, and Elon Musk appears on the BBC https://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/news/234085/cash-canines-and-chatgpt-10-things-we-learned-this-week.aspx Emma Simon https://www.morningstar.co.uk/static/UploadManager/Assets/cash-pounds-725.jpg Fri, 14 Apr 2023 15:04:00 GMT This week, we've learned that employees at Credit Suisse are selling their CS swag but the banking crisis might not be over just yet https://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/news/233699/want-some-credit-suisse-merch-10-things-we-learned-this-week.aspx Emma Simon https://www.morningstar.co.uk/static/UploadManager/Assets/credit-suisse-725.jpg Fri, 31 Mar 2023 15:34:00 GMT I asked several people with Lifetime ISAs to describe their experiences. None had serious criticisms, but one in particular felt morally torn over his experience https://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/news/233639/editor-the-lifetime-isa-has-come-at-a-cost---guilt.aspx Ollie Smith https://images.contentstack.io/v3/assets/blt4eb669caa7dc65b2/blt2914003cb25b5a7f/6425ac8aa793f910de28bae4/Osborne.jpg Fri, 31 Mar 2023 09:51:00 GMT Credit Suisse bonds confound investors, Great British Railways misses its connection, and food inflation keeps the Bank of England awake at night https://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/news/233423/cocos-hqs-and-spies-10-things-we-learned-this-week.aspx Emma Simon https://www.morningstar.co.uk/static/UploadManager/Assets/Network Rail worker on the train tracks.jpg Fri, 24 Mar 2023 15:23:00 GMT A busy week for news sees bank bailouts and Budget revelations https://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/news/233061/cookie-monster-cash-and-cpi-10-things-we-learned-this-week.aspx Emma Simon https://www.morningstar.co.uk/static/UploadManager/Assets/Cookie Monster article.jpg Fri, 17 Mar 2023 12:31:00 GMT Four months on from the Autumn Statement, Budget sweeteners aren't exactly addressing core Conservative members' fears of a big state and a huge tax burden https://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/news/233011/editor-that-deadly-dilemma-just-got-worse.aspx Ollie Smith https://www.morningstar.co.uk/static/UploadManager/Assets/Jeremy Hunt Budget 2023 red box article.jpg Fri, 17 Mar 2023 09:18:00 GMT As restructuring fund houses attempt to steal the initiative, it's not just their customers' needs they're ignoring https://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/news/232723/editor-far-from-the-city-real-people-are-nicking-post-it-notes.aspx Ollie Smith https://images.contentstack.io/v3/assets/blt4eb669caa7dc65b2/blt31256d6b114bfb48/640b35209f200410a50b2c2c/Guilty_pleasure_graphic_(1).jpg Fri, 10 Mar 2023 14:57:00 GMT From Adidas' sneaker problem to the FCA's Great Resignation, this is what we learned this week https://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/news/232728/no-yeezy-answers-10-things-we-learned-this-week.aspx Emma Simon https://www.morningstar.co.uk/static/UploadManager/Assets/yeezy725.jpg Fri, 10 Mar 2023 14:34:00 GMT