Campaigners calling on Government as a matter of urgency to introduce legislation to preserve cash By Jeff Prestridge, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:52 GMT, 23 January 2021 | Updated: 21:52 GMT, 23 January 2021 Campaigners are calling on the Government as a matter of urgency to introduce legislation to preserve cash. They fear that … Read more
Strong gains for sterling as rising inflation dampens expectations of further interest rate cuts By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51 GMT, 20 January 2021 | Updated: 21:51 GMT, 20 January 2021 Sterling made strong gains against the dollar and the euro as rising inflation dampened expectations of further cuts to UK interest … Read more
Check those receipts! Hundreds of BP customers wrongly told they’d won £2,000 of points after blunder – but petrol giant WILL pay out Many BP customers received a receipt saying they’d won 400,000 points This equates to £2,000 – but BP said there was a third party error Now the firm has agreed to honour … Read more
The gift of gold: Royal Mint saw a huge surge in precious metal sales in run-up to Christmas which could result in profits surge Royal Mint says 1g and 5g gold bar sales surged 53% during Christmas Turbulence in 2020 saw the popularity of both digital and physical gold go up Investors aged between 22 … Read more
Why we MUST keep teaching children about money, says industry-backed group KickStart By Laura Shannon For The Mail On Sunday Published: 15:08 GMT, 17 January 2021 | Updated: 15:08 GMT, 17 January 2021 Allowing children to enter adult life with no financial education is like abandoning them at sea without swimming lessons. That is the … Read more
British hedge fund tycoon hit with £1.5bn fraud charge by Danish authorities By Mark Shapland For The Daily Mail Published: 22:21 GMT, 7 January 2021 | Updated: 22:21 GMT, 7 January 2021 A British hedge fund tycoon has been charged with fraud by Danish authorities relating to one of the biggest financial heists ever seen. … Read more
How bosses of blue-chip firms have pocketed the average worker’s 2021 pay in just three days By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 22:57 GMT, 5 January 2021 | Updated: 23:14 GMT, 5 January 2021 The average blue-chip chief will tonight have been paid more for 2021 than most employees receive in the whole … Read more
Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey and Lloyds boss Antonio Horta-Osorio face grillings from MPs over HBOS scandal By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 GMT, 4 January 2021 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 4 January 2021 Andrew Bailey and Antonio Horta-Osorio face a grilling from MPs over the aftermath of the HBOS Reading … Read more
An astonishing £215bn sits in bank accounts earning zero interest after a bumper year of saving… and the markets estimate a 30% chance of a rate CUT in 2021 Markets pricing in 70% chance of no change in base rate / 30% chance of a cut Talks of negative rates partly placated by vaccine news … Read more
Bitcoin coming to a cash machine near you: 16,000 ATMs across Britain to offer exchange of the cryptocurrency via an app Crypto firm BitcoinPoint has struck a deal with cash machine operator Cashzone Bitcoin holders can now sell their Bitcoin at 16,000 ATMs across the country They need to register with an app and can … Read more
Shopping deliveries have been a lifeline for millions of us this year. Now, with swathes of the country in Tier Four lockdown over Christmas, the pressure on delivery firms and their drivers has never been greater. This week millions of Britons have braved long queues at their local Post Office to get last-minute presents sent … Read more
Britons are the second most optimistic nation in Europe when it comes to their 2021 pay prospects according to research conducted by the global job site, Indeed. Despite, swathes of job losses this year and the highest unemployment rate seen in over 4 years, Britons are twice as optimistic as the French and Italians about … Read more
Not moving: Colin Myler in front of the car a bailiff tried to tow away Are you expecting a delivery?’ I asked my wife as I heard a vehicle pulling on to our drive. ‘Maybe,’ she replied, bearing in mind she’s always ordering from Amazon. I was cutting logs in the back garden and headed … Read more