In many countries around the world, the age at which someone can retire and claim a government pension is on the rise. In Britain, the state pension age will rise from 66 to 67 for men and women by 2028. Further rises have not been ruled out. According to a …
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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. M.H. writes: I am a director of a small agricultural supply business, contacting …
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Investors approved EP Group’s £3.6bn takeover of owner IDS this month By MIKE SHEEN Updated: 03:39 EDT, 27 June 2025 Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky will become chairman of Royal Mail following confirmation of the postal service’s controversial takeover last month. Kretinsky, an energy tycoon nicknamed the ‘Czech Sphinx’ for his …
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Many Assura shareholders have opposed KKR’s prospective takeover offer By HARRY WISE Updated: 10:45 EDT, 23 June 2025 Assura has accepted a takeover offer from rival London-listed real estate investment trust Primary Health Properties (PHP) after a three-month bidding war. The healthcare buildings business backed the deal after PHP warned …
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By JESSICA CLARK Updated: 16:50 EDT, 20 June 2025 Royal Mail’s boss has quit weeks after the postal service fell into foreign hands for the first time in its 509-year history. In a move that caught the business world by surprise, Emma Gilthorpe left having been appointed chief executive a …
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Prepare to say a long farewell to the birthday card, the thank-you note and the love letter. The get-well card is set for a terminal decline. Letter-writing has been a dwindling art for some time, but the takeover of the Royal Mail by Czech tycoon Daniel Kretinsky looks set to …
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NatWest has unveiled plans to close a further 55 outlets, including two in Essex. The closures comprise of 52 branches and three mobile vans, adding to the 54 closures already announced for this year. This move is attributed to the increasing trend of online banking. The Rayleigh branch is set …
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In the most recent Premium Bonds draw, I noticed that one of the £1million jackpot winners was from Stockport, Greater Manchester. However, I was under the impressions that usually it’s the county that is named, not the exact location. Looking through the list I see Hertfordshire, Devon, Kent, Wales… but …
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By ALEX BRUMMER FOR THE DAILY MAIL Updated: 17:11 EDT, 3 June 2025 As a long-standing critic of private equity pillage, I should be cheering from the rooftops at the decision by KKR to pull out of its proposed rescue of Thames Water. Yet given the ghastly legacy of financial …
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By DAILY MAIL CITY & FINANCE REPORTER Updated: 22:00, 2 June 2025 A former trade minister has been appointed as an adviser to the new owner of Royal Mail. Greg Hands, who lost his seat as a Conservative MP in last year’s election, will advise Daniel Kretinsky’s EP Group on …
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