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The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has proposed extending its product intervention order on contracts for difference (CFDs) by 10 years, to 2037, subject to Ministerial approval. ASIC published the draft on 12 October 2026 in media release 26-239MR and consultation paper CS 64. The current order, which commenced on 29 March 2021 and…

Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter The utilities and infrastructure sector has seen new structural growth drivers in the last few years. And the Ecofin Global Utilities & Infrastructure Trust (LSE: EGL), launched just ten years ago, gives exposure to the sector’s long-term trends, solid protection…

Bellway is the latest housebuilder to call on the government to cut stamp duty to boost the housing market. Bellway chief executive Jason Honeyman asked for ‘an immediate reduction’ in the tax ‘to ease affordability constraints and stimulate demand’. The prime minister has already said stamp duty would be unchanged in the upcoming Autumn Budget….

9:04 AM, 26th August 2026, 2 hours ago Rent controls are likely to reduce the supply of homes available to tenants and push some landlords to leave the market, according to research from the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS). It says that private renters spent an average 28% of their household incomes on housing costs…

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