Illustrior Investment Company

17/04/2026

Iran announced that the Strait of Hormuz is now “completely open” for commercial traffic, a major step toward ending a war with the US and Israel.

17/04/2026

Breaking news: Oil prices fell sharply after Iran’s foreign minister announced that the Strait of Hormuz would be 'completely open' to commercial shipping for the duration of the ceasefire in Lebanon. https://ft.trib.al/Ehq4MTX

19/11/2025

19/11/2025

19/11/2025

Many organizations are sitting on valuable proprietary data but lack a clear plan for commercializing it. As interest in selling data grows—driven by advances in AI, pressure to find new sources of revenue, and the success of firms like Amazon, Mastercard, and Instacart—leaders need a structured...

19/11/2025

So why is business transformation so difficult to achieve? One reason is the invisible fears and insecurities that keep us locked into behaviors even when we know rationally that they don’t serve us well. Leaders can change processes, policies, seating arrangements, and other external factors, but...

19/11/2025

It’s never been easier for workers to collaborate—or so it seems. Open offices, messaging, and virtual-meeting software in theory make people more visible and available. But as the physical and technological structures for omnichannel collaboration have spread, evidence suggests they are produci...

19/11/2025

Natalia Rozhkova, who dated Alexander Ponomarenko for several years, sold her property in One Hyde Park in September for £34.8mn after originally purchasing it through an offshore company for more than £61.3mn in August 2011.

The luxury Knightsbridge development has been a magnet for oligarchs and other super-rich buyers since it opened in 2009. Australian pop star Kylie Minogue has also owned a property there https://on.ft.com/4phheYz

19/11/2025

Good morning, Asia. While you were sleeping, this was our most-read story: https://on.ft.com/4pcPQeo

12/11/2025

Ahmed al-Sharaa — who 20 years ago was thrown into a US detention centre in Iraq after he joined al-Qaeda militants — became the first Syrian president to visit the White House since the country’s independence in 1946. https://on.ft.com/3LwUNjS