HAMISH McCRAE: Look out for 2020’s five big trends The job market is the strongest it’s been since 1974 Britain avoided a recession but sales and the housing market are still flat The first Budget of this new administration is expected in February By Hamish Mccrae, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 23:01 GMT, 4 January … Read more
CASH IN THE ATTIC: Through the Victorian looking glass By Toby Walne, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 23:01 GMT, 4 January 2020 | Updated: 23:01 GMT, 4 January 2020 Every week we give the low-down on the value of forgotten treasures that may be gathering dust at home. Look through a Victorian microscope and you … Read more
STOCK MARKET WATCHLIST: Is Quilter lining up a merger after life insurance sell-off? News of a possible merger at FTSE 250 business Quilter remains hazy Votes ongoing over £5bn takeover of takeaway ordering company Just Eat High street baker Greggs to give investors an update on trading By Jamie Nimmo and Ben Harrington For The Mail … Read more
JEFF PRESTRIDGE: Fund backs the big projects to power income Gravis UK Infrastructure currently providing an annual income to around 4.4% Performance on a par with most dividend payments from leading UK equities The fund invests in big infrastructure projects though often indirectly By Jeff Prestridge for The Mail on Sunday Published: 23:01 GMT, 4 January … Read more
Alex Ham and Ross Mitchinson of Numis take AIM at £18m The pair took over from Numis founder Oliver Hemsley in 2016 Alex Ham and Ross Mitchinson could make £9 million each in September 2021 Oliver Hemsley turned Numis into a leading small and mid-cap broker By Jamie Nimmo For The Financial Mail On Sunday … Read more
Gold had a good year in 2019. A very good year as Frank Sinatra once sang. In dollar terms, it was up in price 19 per cent. Priced in pounds, it rose by 15 per cent, finishing the year at a tad over £1,157 an ounce. It’s the fourth consecutive year that gold prices in … Read more
Now Sir Martin Sorrell’s son, Mark, is deals king of the City Mark Sorrell has been named as the City’s top dealmaker Mark Sorrell is son of advertising mogul Sir Martin Sorrell former CEO of WPP Two of Sir Martin’s other sons also worked at Goldman Sachs By Ben Harrington, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: … Read more
John Kapelos was paid just £16,000 to play janitor Carl Reed in The Breakfast Club Canadian actor John Kapelos was paid just £16,000 to star in the hit 1985 film The Breakfast Club. But he still receives a steady stream of income from it. Kapelos, who played janitor Carl Reed, also makes money every year … Read more
Michael Woodford says the fugitive Nissan chief would struggle to get a fair trial in Japan The Carlos Ghosn affair is a plot worthy of a John Grisham novel. A world-famous tycoon living a celebrity lifestyle in Japan, arrested on charges of corruption, orchestrates a daring escape to Lebanon just in time for New Year’s … Read more
Financial fitness: How to make the gym work out for you AND your wallet Pay-as-you-go gyms offer good deals for those willing to scout the market There are also good deals to be had for class passes and temporary access A little research means you can shrink yourself without shrinking your wallet By Rachel Wait, … Read more
TONY HETHERINGTON: My 90-year-old father’s £600 fine after tax error By Tony Hetherington, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 23:00 GMT, 4 January 2020 | Updated: 23:00 GMT, 4 January 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
Charlie Kerr, a school leaver at 16, set for £60m prize on sale of Pageant By Ben Harrington, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 23:00 GMT, 4 January 2020 | Updated: 23:00 GMT, 4 January 2020 An entrepreneur who left school when he was 16 is in line for a payout of up to £60 million … Read more
TONY HETHERINGTON: A 12 per cent IOU return? We could both get rich… By Tony Hetherington, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 23:00 GMT, 4 January 2020 | Updated: 23:00 GMT, 4 January 2020 Tony Hetherington is Financial Mail on Sunday’s ace investigator, fighting readers corners, revealing the truth that lies behind closed doors and winning … Read more