Tomorrow’s easing of lockdown restrictions will be at the forefront of many people’s minds as they plan a mini-spending spree at their local shops. But canny investors among them will not have forgotten that a new opportunity to invest tax-efficiently in the months ahead has just begun. One that should be used – despite the … Read more
Funds investing in the UK were some of the top performers in the first quarter of this year as Britain’s fast roll-out of vaccines has tempted some investors to bet on the country’s recovery. The Investment Association’s UK Smaller Companies sector came top of the table, with returns of 9 per cent in the first … Read more
Funds investing in the UK were some of the top performers in the first quarter of this year as Britain’s fast roll-out of vaccines has tempted some investors to bet on the country’s recovery. The Investment Association’s UK Smaller Companies sector came top of the table, with returns of 9 per cent in the first … Read more
Tories used party funds to cover Boris Johnson’s legal bills over Jennifer Arcuri affair Tory chiefs used party funds to pay Boris Johnson’s legal bills, it emerged Party co-chairman is said to have approved payments to the PM’s lawyers The cash was handed over weeks after Mr Johnson entered No10 in July 2019 By Simon … Read more
Tories used party funds to cover Boris Johnson’s legal bills over Jennifer Arcuri affair Tory chiefs used party funds to pay Boris Johnson’s legal bills, it emerged Party co-chairman is said to have approved payments to the PM’s lawyers The cash was handed over weeks after Mr Johnson entered No10 in July 2019 By Simon … Read more
Fund managers ‘overly optimistic’ about how they can cope with rush of investors quitting, according to review published in wake of Woodford scandal By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:55 GMT, 26 March 2021 | Updated: 22:15 GMT, 26 March 2021 Fund managers are ‘overly optimistic’ about how they can cope with a … Read more
ALEX BRUMMER: Funds take the high road over Deliveroo… but they’re not worthy of a sainthood just yet By Alex Brummer for the Daily Mail Published: 21:50 GMT, 25 March 2021 | Updated: 22:35 GMT, 25 March 2021 Aviva, rapidly followed by Aberdeen Standard, has run up the fashionable environmental, social and governance (ESG) flag … Read more
The final year of the last millennium: a total solar eclipse was eclipsed by cloud in the skies above the UK and the euro was born. Perhaps with less fanfare, the individual savings account was launched. But keen savers who piled into a stock and shares individual savings account in April 1999 – and those … Read more
The final year of the last millennium: a total solar eclipse was eclipsed by cloud in the skies above the UK and the euro was born. Perhaps with less fanfare, the individual savings account was launched. But keen savers who piled into a stock and shares individual savings account in April 1999 – and those … Read more
Carney warns of risky Neil Woodford-style funds ‘built on lie’ that could pose a threat to the global economy By Ruth Sunderland for the Daily Mail Published: 22:00 GMT, 18 March 2021 | Updated: 22:20 GMT, 18 March 2021 Mark Carney has warned that funds like those run by the disgraced manager Neil Woodford are … Read more