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I received a statement from Npower that did not show my 13 direct debit payments, so, on August 24 last year, I wrote to ask what had happened to them.  The firm replied to say that it was investigating, but, since then, I have had no contact, despite chasing it …

What happens when a company refuses to deliver an item and refuses to cancel the order? Two readers this week have found themselves in this Catch 22 situation when unspecified health and safety issues left them empty-handed and out of pocket. ST from Ashford, Kent writes: We are a charity …

Lloyds, Barclays and Royal Bank of Scotland set to unveil £8.8bn profits in the week ahead Bumper results set to emerge despite revenue hits from mortgage price war  Pressure on banks easing after years paying out for PPI claims  By Helen Cahill For The Mail On Sunday Published: 22:32, 27 …

Departing boss of Royal Bank of Scotland takes a £5.4m-a-year job in Australia By City & Finance Reporter for the Daily Mail Published: 21:52, 19 July 2019 | Updated: 10:38, 20 July 2019 The departing boss of Royal Bank of Scotland has taken a £5.4million-a-year job in Australia. Ross McEwan, …

Questor Income Portfolio: ‘Nothing has changed’ was the company’s message to shareholders this week. But there was a surprise lurking in Premier Oil’s statement It was a blow for this column when in May Royal Mail announced that it would cut its dividend for the 2019-20 financial year. It was …

John McDonnell’s plot to track down water giants’ shareholdings as they move them off shore to dodge Labour’s renationalisation plan Investment giants have already shifted shareholdings to Hong Kong  They own stakes in utilities such as Yorkshire Water and Anglian Water McDonnell said that if Labour comes to power it …

Hong Kong’s  richest family extracted £130million in dividends last year from one of Britain’s biggest water companies. Details of the payments at Northumbrian Water Limited can be revealed just days before regulator Ofwat announces a crucial decision on the company’s strategic plans, including dividends.  Northumbrian Water Limited has now paid …

STOCK MARKET WATCHLIST: £5m whip-round for Gfinity is a little too late for some By Jamie Nimmo For The Mail On Sunday Published: 21:51, 13 July 2019 | Updated: 21:51, 13 July 2019 Is that the sound of video gamers bashing buttons on their controllers, or brokers frantically dialling their …

Allan Leighton, said to be one of the best connected businessmen in Britain, is more than a little frustrated.  He has spent a lifetime on some of Britain’s most powerful boards, from Asda, the Royal Mail and Sky to The Co-operative Group, which by their nature are forced to respond …

Investors have always been drawn to small companies thanks to their potential to grow far more quickly than larger, more established rivals. But for every success story there are many that fail. Smaller company fund managers make a living out of finding diamonds in the rough. This has been the …