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Joe Garner has disappeared. We’ve arranged to speak over Microsoft Teams – a lifeline for many firms whose staff are working from home – but I can’t see or hear the Nationwide boss on my screen. When we finally give up on video conferencing and revert to an old-fashioned telephone call, I get the feeling … Read more
JEFF PRESTRIDGE: The way LV=’s handsomely paid board has gone about lining up private equity group Bain Capital raises concerns By Jeff Prestridge for The Mail on Sunday Published: 21:53 GMT, 9 January 2021 | Updated: 21:53 GMT, 9 January 2021 Before the year is out, it is likely that one of the country’s largest … Read more
Business owner Justin Gilchrist can appreciate the irony, albeit through gritted teeth. His company, South Catering, is not eligible for any of the Government’s hospitality grants. Before the pandemic hit, the Manchester-based business was one of the leading caterers for corporate launches, conferences and meetings in the North West. Now business is at a standstill. … Read more
Concerns are rising over the emergence of new-style online trading platforms that encourage stock market novices to invest in complex financial instruments. Critics say the websites, which offer free trading, are promoting financial products unsuitable for long-term investing – taking advantage of the fact that hundreds of thousands of Britons are looking to better the … Read more
New cash fear as 167 bank branches set to be axed by end of lockdown, tentatively scheduled for late March By Jeff Prestridge, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:52 GMT, 9 January 2021 | Updated: 21:52 GMT, 9 January 2021 More than 160 bank branches will shut for good between now and the end of … Read more
Tony Hetherington is Financial Mail on Sunday’s ace investigator, fighting readers corners, revealing the truth that lies behind closed doors and winning victories for those who have been left out-of-pocket. Find out how to contact him below. Ms M.T. writes: I arranged to go to Sicily for a wedding, but was diagnosed with cancer and … Read more
Cut above: Nicky Clarke also has a property empire Nicky Clarke earned just £12 a week when he started out as a hairdresser. Now, he can command thousands of pounds a day. But his best money decision, he says, was investing in property. He recently sold a five-bedroom house in St John’s Wood, North-West London, … Read more
Why did overseas firms like Chanel get Bank of England coronavirus loans? By Neil Craven, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:52 GMT, 9 January 2021 | Updated: 21:52 GMT, 9 January 2021 In the bag: Luxury fashion firm Chanel was one foreign firm to benefit The mammoth Bank of England loan scheme was drawn up … Read more
As the country gears up to carry out two million vaccinations a week, you could be forgiven for thinking that investing in healthcare might be a smart move right now. But while it’s true that the extraordinary scientific advances of the last year have rightly made superstars out of women and men in white coats … Read more
MIDAS SHARE TIPS UPDATE: Our shipshape tip Braemar rises 50% in eight months By Joanne Hart, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:52 GMT, 9 January 2021 | Updated: 21:52 GMT, 9 January 2021 While most of the world continues to struggle with Covid-19, China is well on the road to recovery. World Bank forecasts suggest … Read more