Global outlook gives Waverton the edge on income

Title goes here By Jeff Prestridge, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:58 BST, 2 May 2020 | Updated: 21:58 BST, 2 May 2020 Investment fund Waverton Multi-Asset Income is designed for those who want a reasonable level of income from their investments, plus a little bit of capital growth on top. It under-performs in rising markets … Read more

Rolls-Royce ‘is to cut up to 8,000 jobs’ as coronavirus crisis hits income from air industry

Rolls Royce ‘is to cut up to 8,000 jobs’ as coronavirus crisis hits income from air industry in impact that ‘could be worse than 9/11’ Aero-engine maker Rolls-Royce Holdings could cut up to 15% of its workforce A source told Reuters it is not finalised and there is still negotiation to be done   In April … Read more

Corporate bond crash creates opportunity for income investors

The coronavirus market panic sparked a colossal sell-off of corporate bonds last month. As well as selling shares en-masse, investors dumped company debt in terror of mass bankruptcies in the now inevitable recession – or what some worry might even be a second Great Depression. But the fear seizing corporate bond markets has started to … Read more

SMALL CAP SHARE IDEAS: Supermarket Income REIT

Property’s position as a safe source of income for investors has been thrown into disarray by the coronavirus pandemic and the lockdown of the UK economy. Companies are having to ponder very hard about postponing or even scrapping their dividends where only a few months ago it would have been unthinkable. Against that background, the … Read more

LV to grant payment holidays on life insurance and income protection

LV offers protection insurance payment holidays to those affected by coronavirus – and says they WON’T have to pay anything back LV will allow vulnerable policyholders 3-month payment breaks on protection Life cover, income protection and critical illness all covered under the scheme Policyholders will remain fully covered during the payment holiday period Customers won’t … Read more

A million self-employed people are unable to access coronavirus income support

Hundreds of thousands of small business bosses have called on the government to review qualifying criteria so they can access vital income support.  More than a month after the Chancellor’s initiatives to support the self-employed during the Covid-19 crisis were announced, there are still vast numbers of small business owners and sole traders who don’t … Read more

Millions of UK couples keep their income a secret over break-up fears

Does your partner know how much you earn? Millions of UK couples keep their income a secret over break-up fears One in six people have not told their partner how much they earn Key reason for people to have secret savings is their retirement future  By Jane Denton For Thisismoney Published: 07:31 BST, 25 November … Read more

Londoner is left with no income after leaving job the day after lockdown

A young woman has revealed how she has fallen through the cracks of the government’s furlough scheme and unable to pay for food or rent after being left penniless between jobs.   Felicity Williams, from London, left her job at the end of March and was due to start a new role on April 1.  But … Read more

GUINNESS GLOBAL EQUITY INCOME: The fund investing in companies that have not cut dividends

GUINNESS GLOBAL EQUITY INCOME: The fund investing in companies that have not cut dividends so far By Jeff Prestridge for The Mail on Sunday Published: 22:04 BST, 11 April 2020 | Updated: 22:04 BST, 11 April 2020 Guinness Global Equity Income is a rare breed among income-orientated investment funds. Since launch at the end of … Read more

Entrepreneur Julia Hobsbawm on how the coronavirus shutdown is affecting her income

Author and commentator Julia Hobsbawm says the best money decision she ever made was buying her first home, a one-bedroom flat in Camden, North London, for just £40,000. Hobsbawm, who is feeling the financial effects of the coronavirus on her income, also reveals she has a shoe habit and is used to treating herself every … Read more