British AI winners, prize draws and perfect pensions: Companies and Markets Show
Investors' ChronicleShow Notes
This week’s episode kicks off with the latest batch of London-listed AI players. Up first are the IT resellers who are reaping the rewards of the boom; we discuss Computacenter and Softcat, the latter of which tapped investors for several hundred million pounds last week.
On the other side of the ledger, there has been a fresh sell-off for the likes of Rightmove after Meta released its AI agent, Muse. But the question is: have these ups and downs gone too far? Our technology reporter Arthur Sants discusses the prospects for resellers, Meta, and online marketplaces.
We then cast our ears to the burgeoning business of prize draws, be it high-profile ‘win your dream home’ competitions or all manner of niche prizes. Is this a new UK national obsession? Which companies are trying to muscle in on the sector? And what does all this say about our saving habits? Erin Withey has the answers.
The show wraps up with a look at our pensions special report: all you need to know about using a personal pension, how to invest it and how to plan the perfect retirement, in one helpful guide. Helen Kirrane explains when to use a pension versus an Isa and outlines some quirks to watch out for.
Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 1:09 AI winners 18:47 British prize draw boom 31:30 Planning your pension: Our special report
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