With just six days until the big vote, what will the U.S. presidential election mean for investors? Though polls consistently show Joe Biden ahead, numbers in swing states are tighter — giving President Trump a plausible shot at re-election. Few will have forgotten the shock of 2016, when predictions of a near-certain victory for Hillary … Read more
MARKET REPORT: Rolls-Royce shareholders back British engineer’s £2bn cash call, throwing it a lifeline as its tries to survive coronavirus crisis By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 00:37 GMT, 28 October 2020 | Updated: 00:37 GMT, 28 October 2020 Rolls-Royce shareholders have backed the British engineer’s £2bn cash call, throwing it a lifeline … Read more
Investors with money trapped in two big UK commercial property funds can sell their holdings next month By Jeff Prestridge, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:50 GMT, 24 October 2020 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 24 October 2020 Investors who have had money trapped in two big UK commercial property funds will be able to sell … Read more
Savers pile into America: Investors flock to funds with heavy exposure to the booming US stock market By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:56 BST, 22 October 2020 | Updated: 22:28 BST, 22 October 2020 Investors are flocking to global funds with heavy exposure to US stocks Savers looking to take advantage of … Read more
Countrywide investors clash over estate agent’s planned rescue by private equity firm By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 21:56 BST, 22 October 2020 | Updated: 22:26 BST, 22 October 2020 Britain’s biggest estate agency is at the centre of a furious row as shareholders clash over its future. Countrywide said private equity firm … Read more
A dozen blue-chip firms reprimanded over lavish pension perks paid to their bosses By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 00:05 BST, 17 October 2020 | Updated: 00:05 BST, 17 October 2020 A dozen blue-chip firms have been reprimanded over lavish pension perks paid to their bosses. The Investment Association, which represents 200 UK … Read more
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The US presidential election of 2020 is a messy and momentous affair. It’s hard to look away and investors won’t want to. Long-term investors are advised to follow conventional wisdom and steer their portfolio on a course that won’t be upended by either candidate triumphing on 3 November. That is despite a third scenario looming … Read more
Unilever to become a single London-based group after 99% of investors vote to ditch Netherlands base By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51 BST, 12 October 2020 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 12 October 2020 Unilever shareholders have almost unanimously backed plans to unite the business into a single London-based group. The move will … Read more
JEFF PRESTRIDGE: Chancellor Rishi Sunak has a beady eye on investors for tax rises to balance the books after coronavirus is beaten By Jeff Prestridge for The Mail on Sunday Published: 21:52 BST, 10 October 2020 | Updated: 21:52 BST, 10 October 2020 As sure as night follows day, mighty tax rises will come once … Read more