If your car needs new brakes or the clutch has worn out, would you want these parts replaced with brand new components or recycled items? Ebay says that eco-conscious drivers should be offered the choice and is calling on UK insurers and independent garages to provide the option for repairs to be carried out with reconditioned … Read more
Investment manager Vanguard slashes tracker fees as it launches a price war to cash in on Woodford scandal By James Salmon for the Daily Mail Published: 22:42 GMT, 22 October 2019 | Updated: 10:16 GMT, 25 October 2019 One of the world’s biggest investment managers has today launched a fund price war in the wake … Read more
The rise of DIY investing has delivered a revolution in the way investors buy shares, investment trusts and funds – offering them huge savings through online brokers. It’s easy to invest in a stocks and shares Isa, self invested personal pension, or standard trading account online and start putting your money to work, without the … Read more
Savers tempted by risky investment adverts that don’t reveal they could lose money, Which? investigation finds It found in a survey more adults were drawn to adverts touting high returns This was the case in instances where the risks of investments wasn’t made clear Which? found a search for something like ‘best Isa rates’ returned … Read more
Nine out of 10 homeowners stung by the leasehold scandal weren’t given clear legal advice when they bought, claims ‘disturbing’ new report Some 89% of leaseholders were not properly advised on what they were buying This comes amid an investigation by the Competitions and Markets Authority Nine out of 10 leaseholders said they would not buy … Read more
STOCK WATCH: Tesco is ‘overweight’, as it prepares for leaner times By Neil Craven for The Mail on Sunday Published: 22:01 BST, 28 September 2019 | Updated: 13:39 BST, 29 September 2019 It is hard to believe that it’s exactly five years since Tesco chief executive Dave Lewis alerted the City to a black hole … Read more
With stock market uncertainty lying ahead over global trade wars, oil price shocks, recession worries and Brexit, where should investors turn who are looking for a safe place for their money come rain or shine? The Mail on Sunday has crunched the numbers, with the help of experts at broker AJ Bell, to bring you … Read more
Passionate rum enthusiast Paul Stanley didn’t get the £50,000 investment he sought on Dragons’ Den, but he doesn’t regret pitching his business on the BBC Two show. In fact, he says his Cloven Hoof rum enjoyed huge success after featuring on the popular TV show – in what he claims was just a publicity stunt. Before … Read more
Is Goldman Sachs coming to Britain’s DIY investing market? Marcus is rumoured to be planning a stocks and shares Isa By George Nixon For Thisismoney.co.uk Published: 14:37 GMT, 26 September 2019 | Updated: 14:37 GMT, 26 September 2019 A year on from shaking up the savings market with its Marcus account, Goldman Sachs appears to … Read more
Prudential set to spend £350m spinning off M&G investment arm into a separate stock market business By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 21:51 GMT, 25 September 2019 | Updated: 10:09 GMT, 26 September 2019 Prudential is set to shell out £350million on spinning off its M&G arm into a separate business. The 171-year-old … Read more
Homeowners whose two-year fixed rate mortgage deals are about to end have been warned they could see a bill shock if they fail to act. In September 2017, the average two-year fixed mortgage rate hit its lowest ever level at 2.17 per cent, according to Moneyfacts. Borrowers can still swap to deals almost as cheap … Read more
Lost credits: Gaynor Seymour, pictured with husband Andrew, says she can easily prove she looked after her daughter in the disputed period A mum who lost valuable state pension credits over an innocent paperwork blunder says she can easily prove she looked after her daughter during the disputed period. The Government claims it’s too hard … Read more
Hargreaves Lansdown, the UK’s largest DIY investing platform, announced the removal of its exit charges today and called for all its rivals to do the same. The move follows the lead of Interactive Investor and Fidelity, which have already scrapped the controversial fees that hinder competition by putting a barrier up for investors who want … Read more