ALEX BRUMMER: Vodafone loses the plot by choosing Frankfurt flotation over London Vodafone is a serial disappointment to investors It has an unimpressive board, headed by a sub-octane chairman Gerard Kleisterlee By Alex Brummer for the Daily Mail Published: 21:59 BST, 27 July 2020 | Updated: 22:03 BST, 27 July 2020 Vodafone is a serial … Read more
RUTH SUNDERLAND: Coronavirus has exposed Britain’s blindness to the dangers of debt – this time, it is not the banks that are the prime risk, but their corporate customers By Ruth Sunderland for the Daily Mail Published: 21:51 BST, 26 July 2020 | Updated: 21:55 BST, 26 July 2020 The pandemic has ruthlessly exposed many … Read more
JEFF PRESTRIDGE: Trust puts its faith in China. But would you? By Jeff Prestridge for The Mail on Sunday Published: 22:27 BST, 25 July 2020 | Updated: 23:12 BST, 25 July 2020 Regular readers of this column will know I am a big fan of investment trusts – for all kinds of reasons. For a … Read more
Has all the bad news been priced into the stock markets? Not only are UK assets deeply unfashionable at the moment compared with those of other countries, but there is the wider concern that the world economy will have a second plunge in the autumn when the present support measures fade away. Explaining why the … Read more
Helen Jones is partner in private client tax services at accountants and business advisors BDO Helen Jones is partner in private client tax services at accountants and business advisors BDO. Last week, Chancellor Rishi Sunak wrote to the Office of Tax Simplification to commission a review of Capital Gains Tax. This has resulted in … Read more
ALEX BRUMMER: Coronavirus pandemic heightens urgency of raising cash, paying down debt and simplifying shape of firms By Alex Brummer for the Daily Mail Published: 21:51 BST, 24 July 2020 | Updated: 22:05 BST, 24 July 2020 There should be no real surprise that Centrica, Vodafone and Walmart – by selling Asda – are all … Read more
ALEX BRUMMER: The coronavirus pandemic is creating its own band of stock market winners Unilever and Astrazeneca were long viewed as under-performing and underrated Both have come roaring back and top the FTSE 100, creating value for the nation’s pension funds By Alex Brummer for the Daily Mail Published: 22:15 BST, 23 July 2020 | … Read more
ALEX BRUMMER: Big battalion investors do nation a huge disservice when they sell engineering and aerospace crown jewels to leveraged financial buyers with no strategic vision The debt-fuelled model at Melrose was unsuited to an engineering enterprise like GKN It may be frustrating for Melrose’s already-rich top team that they might not achieve the supercharged … Read more
VICTORIA BISCHOFF: Defuse the car loan timebomb or risk a £76bn explosion By Victoria Bischoff for the Daily Mail Published: 22:01 BST, 21 July 2020 | Updated: 23:12 BST, 21 July 2020 What’s not to love about car finance? For a modest deposit and a tenner a day, you can drop into almost any dealership … Read more
ALEX BRUMMER: Europe’s feeble bail-out will not be enough to head off large scale unemployment By Alex Brummer for the Daily Mail Published: 22:42 BST, 21 July 2020 | Updated: 23:14 BST, 21 July 2020 The longest summit in the European Union’s history finally has delivered a result. The £680billion Covid-19 rescue package breaks new ground. … Read more