Lender advised by David Cameron Greensill Capital on brink of collapse

Lender advised by David Cameron on the brink of collapse: Crisis of confidence engulfs Greensill Capital By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 22:16 GMT, 2 March 2021 | Updated: 22:44 GMT, 2 March 2021 A controversial lender advised by former Prime Minister David Cameron is fighting for survival after major backers walked away. … Read more

ALEX BRUMMER: Greensill Capital’s demise is a crisis with past echoes

Crisis with past echoes: Greensill’s operation was not that different to the slicing of sub-prime mortgages, says ALEX BRUMMER By Alex Brummer for the Daily Mail Published: 22:16 GMT, 2 March 2021 | Updated: 22:44 GMT, 2 March 2021 The collapse into insolvency protection of Australian lender Greensill Capital, which conducts most of its business … Read more

Do you ever need a fund manager? Neil Woodford makes a crass comeback

News that disgraced fund manager Neil Woodford is planning a comeback has enraged savers and raised eyebrows among investors. Once touted as Britain’s most talented stock-picker, Woodford went from a hero of the investment world to notorious villain. His reappearance has infuriated the thousands of investors who lost their savings. It also reignites the debate … Read more

Founders put engineering giant Renishaw up for sale after 50 years

The industrialists behind Renishaw are set for a £2.6bn windfall after putting the engineering giant they founded up for sale. Sir David McMurtry, 80, and John Deer, 83, set up the company in 1973 and built it into a world-leading manufacturer of precision measurement devices, worth £5billion. But they said they now ‘felt the time … Read more