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Hapless insider trade of the week
Good week for
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How to jump-start your car collection • Get behind the wheel of an alternative investment
Central banks’ credibility is at stake
Emerging markets fall behind the developed world
Why the greenback is on the rise
Viewpoint
It’s time to buy British
European stocks break out of 23-year range
MoneyWeek’s comprehensive guide to this week’s share tips
A German view
IPO watch
City talk
J&J is doing the splits • The healthcare giant has become the latest conglomerate to hive off a business or divide into smaller units. Matthew Partridge reports
Johnson Matthey’s battery dies
Was COP26 a success? • More is being achieved to halt climate change than often meets the eye. Emily Hohler reports
Boris moves to shut down sleaze scandal
Belarus weaponises migrants • The EU is once again seeing a crisis at its borders. Matthew Partridge reports
Xi and Biden’s strained chinwag
Betting on politics
News
The way we live now: state-of-the-art machines learn to do our dirty work
The return of nuclear power • It was the future once – and now it seems it is again as governments look for ways to meet their net-zero targets. Simon Wilson reports
A vote of confidence in Brexit Britain • Shell and Unilever have upped sticks and moved to the UK. We should tempt more corporate giants in
Who’s getting what
Nice work if you can get it
Funds that fail in the real world • Many market-beating strategies could be an illusion caused by the constant search for new ways to sell funds
I wish I knew what smart beta was, but I’m too embarrassed to ask
Guru watch • Rob Arnott, founder and chairman, Research Affiliates
Debt funds can pay dividends • TwentyFour Asset Management’s two trusts are producing healthy payouts
Activist watch
Short positions... beware performance fees
Best of the financial columnists
Money talks
Seven climate-change myths
Americans feel flush and gloomy
How to be an effective leader
Does it matter who’s in power?
Investors should be cautious about Xi’s new era • The Chinese president’s vision for the future is very different to the past. Stricter social control and the slow struggle to tackle problems in the economy may not be good news for markets, says Cris Sholto Heaton
How to shift from growth to value in China
Is it time to remortgage? • Banks are already starting to prepare for higher interest rates
The minimum pension age • The rules relating to tapping retirement savings have been tweaked, but are still confusing
Look beyond the gloom to find the best of British • A professional investor tells us where he’d put his money. This week: Simon Murphy, manager of the VT Tyndall Real Income Fund, highlights three...