Prudential plans listing or partial sale of its US arm following pressure from activist investor Prudential has been urged by Third Point to spin off its US arm The activist investor wants the Pru to focus on Asian markets instead Third Point built a 5 per cent stake in the Pru By Daily Mail City & … Read more
Today is International Women’s Day, a day where the achievements of women around the world are celebrated. It is also an occasion to look into why women don’t invest as much as men. Almost a third more men hold investment-based Isas than women, while women in their 60s have pension pots that are on average … Read more
International Women’s Day (IWD) has been celebrated for more than a century , starting from the early 1900s which saw revolutionary change, growth and the rise of radical ideologies. Since then, women from all over the world have fought for equality, from claiming their right to vote, to demanding equal pay and rights in the … Read more
HAMISH MCRAE: Two Budgets are better than one – we need a crisis response AND a strategic plan By Toby walne for the Daily Mail Published: 23:45 GMT, 7 March 2020 | Updated: 10:25 GMT, 8 March 2020 New Chancellor: Rishni Sunak leaves Downing Street ahead of the budget on March 11 It is the … Read more
Trump golf pal sparks NMC bid talk after building up a significant stake in troubled hospital firm By Jamie Nimmo, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 23:46 GMT, 7 March 2020 | Updated: 09:56 GMT, 8 March 2020 Donald Trump’s business partner in Dubai has built a significant stake in NMC Health, sparking speculation that he could … Read more
Sunak ‘can’t afford big giveaways’ if he sticks to plan to balance budget within three years By Neil Craven, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 23:46 GMT, 7 March 2020 | Updated: 09:51 GMT, 8 March 2020 Rishni Sunak could have little room for major tax giveaways in this week’s Budget, according to a group of influential economic … Read more
He’s back… disgraced Neil Woodford plots £500m private fund – to buy back some of the unquoted biotech stocks that helped topple his empire By Harriet Dennys, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 23:46 GMT, 7 March 2020 | Updated: 09:24 GMT, 8 March 2020 Disgraced fund manager Neil Woodford is in talks about making a spectacular … Read more
If they ever bring back the TV programme Holidays From Hell, the start of this year would provide enough material for an entire series. Quarantined hotels, stranded cruise ships, flight cancellations and then an airline (Flybe) going bust – and it’s not even spring. With coronavirus continuing to spread, people are increasingly reluctant to travel, … Read more
MIDAS SHARE TIPS: Hogwarts castle’s charity garden bond is set to pay 5% interest – but investors should do homework By Joanne Hart for The Mail on Sunday Published: 23:46 GMT, 7 March 2020 | Updated: 08:53 GMT, 8 March 2020 Alnwick Castle has been home to the Duke and Duchess of Northumberland for more than … Read more
These are difficult days. At times, it feels like the world is shuddering to a halt. There are fewer people as I wind my way to and from work every day and night on public transport. The high street where I work is quieter than it has been for a long time and local restaurants … Read more
A bottle of Levi Roots Reggae Reggae sauce Reggae Reggae Sauce entrepreneur Levi Roots says the best financial decision he ever made was to hire a top-class corporate lawyer before he entered the Dragons’ Den in 2007. The multi-millionaire also credits his mentor and Dragon investor Peter Jones as the reason he has never made … Read more
TONY HETHERINGTON: Sorry, Barclays, but I find your requests offensive By Tony Hetherington, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 23:47 GMT, 7 March 2020 | Updated: 23:47 GMT, 7 March 2020 Tony Hetherington is Financial Mail on Sunday’s ace investigator, fighting readers corners, revealing the truth that lies behind closed doors and winning victories for those … Read more
TONY HETHERINGTON: ScottishPower’s billing shambles may bankrupt us By Tony Hetherington, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 23:47 GMT, 7 March 2020 | Updated: 23:47 GMT, 7 March 2020 Tony Hetherington is Financial Mail on Sunday’s ace investigator, fighting readers corners, revealing the truth that lies behind closed doors and winning victories for those who have … Read more