Ollie Smith

5 days ago | morningstar.co.uk | Ollie Smith

The UK is looking to Australian and Canadian “megafunds” for inspiration, as well as mandating investment in private assets and UK infrastructure projects. Here the UK government is taking a more active role in private pension planning, with the proviso that it can intervene if the industry is not making sufficient progress.

5 days ago | road.cc | Ollie Smith

VERDICT: 10 Fast-feeling tubeless rubber but it's one for race days and smooth roads, and I'd have liked more widths too They feel very fast Pretty easy to set up tubeless Reasonable price for a speed-focused, flagship tyre Only available in 25 or 28mm Slightly firm ride Not very durable Lots of moulding flash straight out the box At road.cc every product is thoroughly tested for as long as it takes to get a proper insight into how well it works.

1 week ago | road.cc | Ollie Smith

The BBB BioDrivetrain Chain Cleaner is a plant-based degreaser that is claimed to be 100% biodegradable and totally free of microplastics, PTFE and petrochemicals. But the product's prominent eco credentials don't hold back its performance, as it proved to be very effective. And it's pretty good value too. Reviewing a degreaser is a tricky one – in practice, it either works or it doesn't. But these days there are more to degreasers than just keeping your bike's drivetrain clean.

1 week ago | morningstar.co.uk | Ollie Smith

“The Worldwide and Retaliatory Tariff Orders exceed any authority granted to the President by [The International Emergency Economic Powers Act] to regulate importation by means of tariffs,” it said. As Morningstar’s senior US economist Preston Caldwell says, all product-specific tariff hikes still remain in place following the court’s decision, the largest of these being the 25% tariff hikes on autos, steel, and aluminum.

1 week ago | morningstar.es | Ollie Smith

“Las Órdenes Arancelarias Mundiales y de Represalia exceden cualquier autoridad concedida al Presidente por [la Ley de Poderes Económicos de Emergencia Internacional] para regular la importación por medio de aranceles”, afirmó. Esta mañana, los mercados mundiales de renta variable subieron al conocerse la noticia, y la libra esterlina y el euro se apreciaron frente al dólar estadounidense.