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On this week's markets wrap, hosts Merryn Somerset Webb and John Stepek discuss a sharp market rotation driven by growing fears that AI will disrupt – rather than simply enhance – major sectors including legal services, wealth management, and digital platforms. As “old economy” s ...  Show more

With talk of an early UK election swirling, Reform Deputy Leader Richard Tice joins Merryn Somerset Webb to make the case that his party is ready to govern. Tice argues that Reform UK, which is leading in the polls, is gearing up policy “working groups” and road-testing power in ...  Show more

In this episode, we dive into the aftermath of the Labour Party's landslide victory in the UK General Election. Discover how the markets have reacted and what this seismic political shift means for UK assets moving forward.

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On today’s episode, Clay is joined by Richard Lawrence. Richard is the Founder and Executive Chairman of Overlook Investments, a leading value-oriented investment firm in Asia that he founded in 1991. Over a 30-year time period, Overlook compounded capital at 14.3% per year — a r ...  Show more

One of Australia's great companies, REA Group, is looking to acquire the biggest real estate portal in the UK, Righmove. Today, we call Nick Cregan from Fairlight Asset Management who has invested in Rightmove to understand what REA Group sees in Britain and where it might go ...

Fifty-year mortgages are being pushed by President Trump in the US. Could this be the fix for housing affordability, or a ticking time bomb for long-term financial stability?We also tackle a community question about the hidden dangers of ETF overlap and what it really means for y ...  Show more