Santander has become the latest bank to be dragged into a multimillion-pound lawsuit over alleged tax avoidance schemes used by wealthy celebrities. The Spanish bank is to be sued over the Imagine film-financing scheme that was part-funded by Alliance & Leicester, which it acquired at the height of the financial crisis. It is claimed investors … Read more
A London couple have successfully used a loophole in child benefit rules to win state pension credits worth tens of thousands of pounds – a victory that could help many other parents. Christina Fang and Pierre-Jean Noziere made a common error by putting the ‘wrong’ partner’s name down on their child benefit form. But the … Read more
It’s a dilemma many professional sportsmen and women face after retirement – especially forced retirement – what to do next to earn a crust. In spite of fierce competition in the industry, two former Saracens rugby players Alistair Hargreaves, 32 and Chris Wyles, 35, created a microbrewery business after identifying a gap in the market … Read more
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 been left out-of-pocket. Find out how to contact him below. S.M. writes: I tried to buy Bitcoin using my online account with First Direct, which is part of HSBC. … Read more
‘Economic weather is unsettled,’ warns IMF boss as it prepares to slash forecasts for global growth By James Burton For The Daily Mail Published: 21:51 BST, 5 April 2019 | Updated: 22:07 BST, 5 April 2019 IMF chief Christine Lagarde warned that the ‘economic weather is unsettled’ The International Monetary Fund is poised to slash its … Read more
Co-op goes to Glastonbury with a pop-up store in a bid to target younger customers By City & Finance Reporter for the Daily Mail Published: 21:51 BST, 5 April 2019 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 5 April 2019 The Co-op is targeting younger customers by opening shops on festival sites and university campuses as it looks … Read more
With Tiger Roll set to go off as the shortest-priced favourite in the Grand National since Red Rum in 1975, bookmakers will take a bashing if the popular Irish horse scoots home for a second straight year. But they face an even bigger challenge away from the track as legislation comes into force. The maximum … Read more
Anger as more than half of all big companies fail to reduce their gender pay gaps By City & Finance Reporter for the Daily Mail Published: 21:51 BST, 5 April 2019 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 5 April 2019 More than half of all big businesses have failed to reduce their gender pay gap More than … Read more
Discounts on diesel cars are still only marginally higher than those for petrol models despite a drop in sales of more than a fifth in the wake of the ‘dieselgate’ scandal, latest data reveals. Analysis by ‘mystery shoppers’ at WhatCar? who haggled dealers down from the full list price found the average discount achievable off … Read more
Ten tips for buy-to-let: the essential advice for property investors Our buy-to-let guide explains the essentials of property investment Regularly update guide explains how to assess investments and make a profit Learn about the best locations to invest in property, buy-to-let mortgages, rental yields and what tax changes mean for landlords and investors By Simon … Read more
We asked trusted experts to recommend the best funds and investment trusts that cover different investment sectors – and included This is Money’s selection of active and passive options too. (The ideas in this article were given in April 2017, we are in the process of updating choices in March 2019) An encounter with the … Read more
Every month more than a million prize-winning Premium Bond numbers are chosen at random and two bond-holders pocket £1m each. Other prizes range from £25 to £100,000. Ernie: The (possibly) fastest random number generator in the West. The numbers, or more accurately strings of numbers and letters of varying lengths, are selected by a machine … Read more
‘I want to invest in an Isa, can you give me any tips on getting started?’ This is a question that regularly crops up and we usually refer people to This is Money’s investment guides, best DIY investing platforms round-up and other useful articles. Yet, what’s often clear is that sometimes people don’t want to … Read more