Pensioners to get bumper 4% rise in state pension to £175.20 next spring – an increase more than double the current inflation rate Basic state pension is set to rise by £5.05 a week to £134.25 Pensioners on the full flat rate introduced in 2016 will see payouts increase by …
Read More »Risk of dividend cuts highest for a decade – these funds are most in danger
The risk of investors’ incomes shrinking has reached new highs, as the affordability of shareholder payouts has fallen to its lowest level for a decade. One in five global companies could cut dividends, research suggests, as payouts have grown far in excess of profits every year since the financial crisis. …
Read More »FTSE LIVE: Pound takes a tumble; Superdry extends Dunkerton’s contract
FTSE LIVE: Pound takes a tumble as Brexit talks intensify; Superdry extends Dunkerton’s CEO contract; Date for Budget revealed Julian Dunkerton is well and truly back in the driving seat at Superdry The pound is flashing red in early trading on Monday after rise on Friday The Chancellor said on …
Read More »Women alone can’t solve the scourge of pay inequality
Money: it’s a thorny subject, a sticky wicket. Put simply, it’s not “the done thing” to discuss in polite company. In the UK and Ireland, huge dichotomies exist when it comes to talking about money. We are all seemingly obsessed with house prices, the slightest increase in the monthly cost …
Read More »the latest sell-off hits our Income Portfolio’s value; fortunately dividends are much less volatile
Questor Income Portfolio: several of our holdings have fallen during this week’s bout of pessimism but we have no reason to fear for our income The stock market took a severe tumble on Wednesday and some of our stocks bore the brunt: Lloyds Banking Group and Legal & General both lost 3.3pc …
Read More »British savers queue up for Airbnb multi-billion-dollar float despite danger
British savers queue up for Airbnb’s multi-billion-dollar float despite red flags over a possible tech bubble Hargreaves Lansdown last week asked customers to register their interest 4,000 private investors have said they are thinking of buying Airbnb shares By Harriet Dennys For The Mail On Sunday Published: 22:03, 28 September …
Read More »THE CITY OF LONDON INVESTMENT TRUST: Even a crisis can’t knock fund off track
THE CITY OF LONDON INVESTMENT TRUST: Even a crisis can’t knock fund off track By Jeff Prestridge for The Mail on Sunday Published: 22:02, 28 September 2019 | Updated: 22:02, 28 September 2019 Little distracts Job Curtis, manager of investment trust The City of London, from his quest to generate …
Read More »How to avoid becoming a victim of fraud if you’re a first-time homebuyer as scam rates soar
New homeowners have been warned against becoming victims of fraud, after new research found they are being increasingly targeted by crooks who steal personal details . Credit report agency Experian says it has seen a 35 per cent rise in the number of young first-time buyers becoming fraud victims in …
Read More »Fraudsters hijack eBay parcels in a postcode lottery | Money
Anastasios Siampos was suspicious after selling an iPhone for £275 on eBay. The buyer claimed it was defective and, though Siampos contested this, eBay instructed the buyer to return it using Royal Mail’s 48-hour tracked delivery service. Two days later eBay refunded the buyer, insisting that Royal Mail’s tracker showed …
Read More »Royal Mint to allow savers to invest in gold without buying bullion
Royal Mint to allow savers to invest in gold without buying bullion, putting their money in a tracker fund which is traded on the stock market By City & Finance Reporter for the Daily Mail Published: 21:56, 9 September 2019 | Updated: 22:41, 9 September 2019 The 1,100-year-old coin maker …
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