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Santander’s shock move to slash the interest rate on its popular 123 account and cap how much cashback customers can earn is deeply disappointing. When the 123 account was launched amid enormous fanfare in 2012 it paid customers up to 3 per cent interest on balances up to £20,000, and up to 3 per cent … Read more

The former chief executive of Persimmon, Jeff Fairburn, and his successor David Jenkinson, will never be able to fully escape the stain of their fat cat bonuses. After a City row over Fairburn’s original payout of more than £100million, it was reduced to £82million (over two years) and Jenkinson received £43.2million. The final insult was … Read more

RUTH SUNDERLAND: The scandal over Boeing’s ‘flying coffin’ 737-Max jets could not have come at a worst time for the airline sector – or for Boris Johnson Boeing’s lack of real competition other than Airbus breeds arrogance CEO Dennis Muilenburg retires with £64m in shares, a pension and options There could also be an impact … Read more

John and Irene Hays of Hays Travel stepped up to pick up some of the pieces of the Thomas Cook bust Which of Britain’s business leaders performed as well as they were paid… Those who did:  John and Irene Hays, Hays Travel From the wreckage of Thomas Cook’s tragic collapse came at least one good … Read more

This Christmas, we have a golden opportunity to re-invent our political culture and our economy The One Nation Tory that Boris Johnson has cast himself as has to deliver Finance must serve those nearer the bottom of the pile to address inequality Some rapacious models of capitalism that we’ve suffered under really won’t do By … Read more

The pound’s Boris bounce was short-lived. Even as the nation dreamed of the heady heights of $1.40 or €1.25, the rise was fizzling out. Sterling’s climb was knocked on the head when the Prime Minister’s plan to legally rule out an extension of the Brexit transition period was laid out. At the time of writing … Read more

JEFF PRESTRIDGE: Why trusts hold a stronger hand than other fund forms By Jeff Prestridge for The Mail on Sunday Published: 22:02 BST, 14 December 2019 | Updated: 22:02 BST, 14 December 2019 It remains to be seen whether Edinburgh Investment Trust’s decision to replace its fund manager in the New Year proves a shrewd … Read more

Hey big spender. I am not sure that either Sajid Javid or John McDonnell would qualify as men of distinction – or indeed pop anyone’s cork – but the 1966 hit song from Sweet Charity does capture the mood of the hour. For among all the huge imponderables about the Election there is one sure-fire … Read more

When was the last time that you received an email from Amazon warning you about fraud? Scouring my inbox, I can see an alarming number of delivery notifications for books and films — but not a single fraud alert. Yet, as we have revealed, scammers are clearly targeting Amazon on an industrial scale. As the … Read more

JEFF PRESTRIDGE: Time for savers to shop around… National Savings & Investments has let us down By Jeff Prestridge for The Mail on Sunday Published: 21:52 BST, 7 September 2019 | Updated: 14:01 BST, 8 September 2019 National Savings & Investments is one of the country’s most trusted financial brands, but it doesn’t mean the … Read more