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A healthy aspect of capitalism is that the interests of small shareholders are mostly aligned with large shareholders. When an amateur investor buys shares in the same company as a much larger institu

In 2026, the FTSE 100 index is likely to pass 10,000 for the first time thanks to the onward march of corporate earnings around the globe. UK investors have been remarkably reluctant to invest despite

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Private equity has grown rapidly in recent years. By 2024, there were more than $6trn in private equity assets, up from $2trn a decade ago, according to data firm Preqin. Venture capital added about $