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A weary sense of déjà vu swept through the nation last week, when Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced another nationwide lockdown and urged us all to stay at home. In some ways it seemed like March 2020 all over again – without the good weather. There are some major differences though, not least in construction. … Read more
CERNO GLOBAL LEADERS: Gains from winning stocks are quickly banked and used to increase positions that have not performed as well By Jeff Prestridge, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:51 GMT, 9 January 2021 | Updated: 21:51 GMT, 9 January 2021 Investment house Cerno Capital is a small ’boutique’ fund manager, based in London’s West … Read more
Electronics tycoon Julian Richer warns shop work has become an ‘abused profession’ as he steps up a drive to improve the way big firms treat staff By Alex Lawson, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:51 GMT, 9 January 2021 | Updated: 21:51 GMT, 9 January 2021 Warning: Electronics tycoon Julian Richer Electronics tycoon Julian Richer has … Read more
Short-selling guru Carson Block has warned that Chinese shares are ‘uninvestible’ following the disappearance of billionaire Alibaba founder Jack Ma. Block, one of the world’s best-known activist investors, said Ma’s disappearance is ‘just one of the reasons’ he is betting against Chinese firms. He said his main concern is dodgy accounting practices, but he also … Read more
HAMISH MCRAE: For all the knowledge we have about financial bubbles, human nature seems to be such that they keep on occurring By Hamish Mcrae, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:51 GMT, 9 January 2021 | Updated: 21:51 GMT, 9 January 2021 How will the bubble in financial markets end? There is a pat answer: … Read more
BT and Royal Mail ask Government to prioritise their engineers and postal workers for Covid vaccinations after most vulnerable have had their jabs By Alex Lawson, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:51 GMT, 9 January 2021 | Updated: 21:51 GMT, 9 January 2021 On the frontline: The Communication Workers Union has called for the Government to … Read more
Giant firms hand back billions in coronavirus loans: JCB and Westfield lead the race to repay Bank of England – and British taxpayers Half of the 14 largest loans from an official list published last June have now been repaid Those seven loans were worth £4.2billion It is understood that many smaller loans have also … Read more
Majority owned by founder Sir Richard Branson, Virgin is finalising a deal to raise up to £70million by selling and leasing back two Boeing Dreamliners after completing a rescue plan in September.
Insurance giant ReAssure fails to do exactly that as transfers end in chaos By Colin Nicholson, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:50 GMT, 9 January 2021 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 9 January 2021 Insurance giant ReAssure has apologised for the administrative chaos endured by Legal & General customers after it took over L&G’s insurance-based savings, … Read more
Homebuyers at risk of missing out on stamp duty holiday could still be thrown last-minute lifeline By Laura Shannon, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:50 GMT, 9 January 2021 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 9 January 2021 Homebuyers at risk of missing out on the stamp duty holiday could still be thrown a last-minute lifeline as … Read more