CBI urges Government to reform business rates and invest in green tech

‘No time for a ‘play-it-safe Budget’: CBI urges Government to reform business rates, boost apprentices and invest in green tech By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 16:50 EDT, 16 September 2021 | Updated: 16:50 EDT, 16 September 2021 The Government must reform business rates, shake up the apprenticeship system and commit to new … Read more

Older investors leading way in influencing companies they invest in

Older investors leading way in influencing companies they invest in, according to new survey By Rachel Rickard Straus, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 16:50 EDT, 24 July 2021 | Updated: 16:50 EDT, 24 July 2021 Older investors are leading the way in influencing the companies they invest in, according to a new survey by Interactive … Read more

Virgin Media O2’s £31bn merger launches today with firm promising to invest at least £10bn in UK

‘We’re ready to shake up the market’: Virgin Media O2 brand launches today after multi-billion pound merger Virgin Media and O2’s £31bn merger has launched in the UK today   The business is now one of the UK’s largest with 47m connections  It has committed to investing at least £10bn in the UK economy in 5 … Read more

Unicorn stocks have outperformed, but where should you invest next?

Gervais Williams: Investors should take advantage of compounding good and growing dividends Veteran fund manager Gervais Williams is co-manager of the Diverse Income Trust, and also jointly manages Premier Miton’s UK multicap income and UK smaller companies funds. Over the last 10 years, quantitative easing has come to dominate global stock market trends. Creating new … Read more

Two thirds of savers want to invest responsibly,

Two out of three investors bear ethical issues in mind while the rest focus solely on financial returns, new research shows. The vast majority believe that investing responsibly will either create increased profit or make no difference to their returns, with just 15 per believing it will reduce potential gains, according to research by Close … Read more

If you want to invest in the High Street, check out Primark’s queue

Two weeks on from the latest step taken in lockdown easing and it seems the country has acquired an insatiable appetite for consuming pints of beer outside and queuing patiently to get into Primark.  While our enthusiasm for alfresco drinking may be dependent upon the weather, investment analysts are busy assessing whether people’s adoration of … Read more

Tempted to invest in shares? We get some expert tips for success

There is a certain kind of investor who prefers to hold shares rather than funds, despite the extra jeopardy and what others see as drudge work. Putting money in funds run by professional managers, who choose the stocks and monitor them for you, seems dull to them. Some will be content to dabble in shares … Read more