Freedom Day has come and gone, yet many of the nation’s workers have not left their home offices. The Government is no longer instructing us to work from home if we can, but ‘expects and recommends’ a gradual return over the summer. The truth is, many office workers do not want to go back at … Read more
MIDAS SHARE TIPS UPDATE: Our Sumo tip was ahead of the game as backers wrestle with a £920m bid By Joanne Hart, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 16:52 EDT, 24 July 2021 | Updated: 04:16 EDT, 25 July 2021 When Carl Cavers started video games group Sumo in 2003, a friend lent him somewhere … Read more
Take a bet on Asia – with the man from the Pru, says MR MONEY MAKER Justin Urquhart Stewart By Justin Urquhart Stewart For The Daily Mail Published: 16:50 EDT, 23 July 2021 | Updated: 16:50 EDT, 23 July 2021 What’s happening? Let me take you away, at least for a moment, from the constant … Read more
Good investment: A poster for the 1948 Olympics went under the hammer for £1,000 The Olympic Games have produced some of the finest sports memorabilia over the decades. Some objects are surprisingly common and, as a result, aren’t worth a great deal – but they still have plenty of aesthetic and sentimental value to fans … Read more
STOCKS TO WATCH: The Russians are coming – with travel firm Tui in their sights By Alex Lawson, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:50 BST, 10 July 2021 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 10 July 2021 The picture for travel firms finally appears to be improving as restrictions ease and families are tempted to make a … Read more
Last autumn, as the Government wrestled with surging coronavirus rates and the FTSE100 index fell to new lows for the year, something began to stir within the UK stock market – takeover action. Starting back in October and picking up pace ever since, UK companies have been snapped up, largely by private equity firms and … Read more
In this evening’s Euro 2020 final, there can only be one winner – come on, England! But in the world of investing, European winners abound. Experts believe there are squadrons of companies across Europe poised for victory. Rising numbers of investors agree with them and are turning to Europe to grow their wealth. British investors … Read more
Dividend payouts by FTSE 100 firms are forecast to rise for the first time in three years to nearly £77billion as companies start to recover from the pandemic. Many of the biggest UK-listed companies were forced to suspend or cut their dividend payments to conserve cash in the wake of the pandemic last year, including … Read more
As the world economy roars back into action, commodity prices are soaring. After slumping into negative figures last year, a barrel of oil is back at more than $78 — its highest price since 2019. Meanwhile, tensions between big oil exporters — including Saudi Arabia and UAE — could see prices rise further. Non-energy commodities, … Read more
Invest in property with a difference: Charity Mencap’s property arm launches third retail bond and promises a 3.25% annual return Golden Lane Housing is the property arm of disability charity Mencap It is issuing its third retail bond and promises a 3.25% annual return It offers an opportunity for savers looking to invest ‘according to … Read more
Multi-asset funds are designed to make life easy for investors. They purport to offer a one stop ‘mini portfolio’ so that investors don’t have to construct one themselves. The idea is that instead of battling the complexity of picking a range of funds, equities, bonds and other assets, investors can simply pick one. The fund … Read more
The National Infrastructure Bank launched last week as part of the Government’s ‘levelling up’ agenda. The pandemic has undoubtedly had an impact on the infrastructure sector, which has also faced other turbulence such as Brexit. The Treasury-backed bank will partner with the private sector and local authorities which as a result will have a knock-on … Read more
BMO UNIVERSAL MAP BALANCED FUND: Active funds at a third of the normal cost By Jeff Prestridge, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:51 BST, 19 June 2021 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 19 June 2021 Canadian company BMO Financial has more than 12million customers worldwide, to whom it offers a range of banking and wealth management … Read more