Philip Jansen finally has shown his hand. BT pledges to step up its broadband work by providing 25m homes with full fibre to the door by 2026. But the capital cost means it cannot do it alone and needs to find a friend. Meeting the ambitious and necessary target will be assisted over the next … Read more
SIMON LAMBERT: ‘Anecdotal inflation’ hints that an official burst looms – but will central banks move too slowly on rates and trigger a bigger spike? By Simon Lambert for Thisismoney.co.uk Published: 06:00 BST, 13 May 2021 | Updated: 06:00 BST, 13 May 2021 For my sister-in-law’s recent 40th birthday some family and friends clubbed together … Read more
Are central banks in danger of releasing the inflation genie? That is the prevailing view on Wall Street where rising concern about President Biden’s $5trillion of fiscal largesse, and rising, and the unwillingness of the Federal Reserve to put the brakes on, have unleashed anxiety. Fears of an inflation surge are reinforced by consumer prices … Read more
Elderly deserve better: Government has a duty of care to ensure no one misses out on their pension, says BEN WILKINSON By Ben Wilkinson for the Daily Mail Published: 22:01 BST, 11 May 2021 | Updated: 22:01 BST, 11 May 2021 Another troubling crack has been found in this country’s state pension system. Analysis today … Read more
The City regulator, the Financial Conduct Authority, acts in mysterious ways. For months now all our questions about holding an investigation into Greensill Capital (UK) and Greensill Capital Securities have been batted away. We were told that the ‘Appointed Representative’ (AR), Mirabella Advisers, was the supervisor of Greensill Capital Securities and that was the end … Read more
ALEX BRUMMER: Astrazeneca boss Pascal Soriot faces an unjust vote over his pay package By Alex Brummer for the Daily Mail Published: 21:51 BST, 10 May 2021 | Updated: 22:01 BST, 10 May 2021 AstraZeneca and the Oxford vaccine may be the toast of great swathes of the United Kingdom, but the City’s governance mavens … Read more
RUTH SUNDERLAND: Not a great look for Elliott to park its tanks on lawn of yet another of Britain’s most prominent female bosses, GSK’s Emma Walmsley In recent years, three of the companies Elliott has targeted in the UK have been run by women Walmsley does not trade on her gender and plenty of male … Read more
JEFF PRESTRIDGE: Message is clear, Government action on access to cash in our High Streets is imperative now By Jeff Prestridge for The Mail on Sunday Published: 21:51 BST, 8 May 2021 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 8 May 2021 Nearly two years ago, I attended a ‘cash summit’ event hosted by consumer group Which? It … Read more
HAMISH MCRAE: How do you value Pascal Soriot’s leadership of AstraZeneca? Executive pay is a genuinely difficult issue By Hamish Mcrae, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:51 BST, 8 May 2021 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 8 May 2021 So if £15million a year is not enough for a chief executive, what is? That is what … Read more
The new IR35 rule explained: Here are the top five mistakes businesses need to avoid in order to stay on the right side of HMRC There are pitfalls for the unwary and mistakes could lead to big tax arrears Here, we outline five of the main points every business need to be wary of By … Read more