Scandal looms as DIY investors are ignored by firms that sell their shares on the cheap
Richard Wilson of Interactive Investor, another fund shop, said the process was akin to owning 25pc of a holiday home...
Analysis
No way out, as Covid’s incoming tide of debt sweeps all before it
The Tories are nothing if not adaptable. The libertarian, fiscally hawkish right of the party will just have to suck...
US riots set to scar economy for years to come
He and colleague Bob Margo found that where riots occurred, it “significantly depressed the value of black-owned property between 1960...
Gyms doing heavy lifting prep to be fit for purpose post-lockdown
PureGym, the UK’s largest gym operator, is trialling the use of robotic cleaners to enhance its cleaning regime. The robots,...
Coronavirus pushes charity shops into survival battle
“Online doesn’t quite work for us. Everybody thinks, ‘just do online’. That’s sloppy thinking.” Most sell only a fraction of...
Entertainment empires battle over London’s Olympic legacy
“We believe that Madison Square Garden’s scheme is fundamentally the wrong proposal, in the wrong location,” a spokesman for the...
homeowners taking a payment break risk punishment from banks
Homeowners who turned to banks for help in their hour of need could face much higher interest rates in future...
Business owners who have furloughed staff or taken a government loan face mortgage rejections
In one case, the director of an investment firm had been rejected for a residential mortgage because he had furloughed...
Saga Share Direct IT failure leaves customers blocked from trading
An IT failure at stock broker Saga Share Direct has prevented customers from buying and selling investments, with many forced to...
How to spot a fake Covid-19 text
People are already being targeted by scam messages which appear to be from the NHS’s Test and Trace scheme telling them...
