Car cover costs go into reverse: Prices have fallen to lowest level in four years thanks to coronavirus, trade body says Price of car insurance is at its lowest level for four years Average price paid in the second quarter of the year stood at £460 This is down £14 – equivalent to 3% – … Read more
A temporary law allowing wills to be witnessed over video has sparked warnings it could leave vulnerable people open to abuse and lead to more legal challenges. The Government plans to legalise the remote witnessing of wills and backdate the measure to 31 January – the day the first coronavirus case was confirmed in the … Read more
In recent months, whenever I go to refresh the This is Money five best cash Isas guide while working from home, I put my head in my hands. Rates haven’t just fallen off a cliff – they’ve somersaulted into the Mariana Trench, and are sinking so fast, it’s hard to see them bobbing back anytime … Read more
Aldi to create 1,200 jobs in UK this year as it continues to open stores By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:27 BST, 29 July 2020 | Updated: 01:15 BST, 30 July 2020 Aldi will create 1,200 jobs in the UK this year as it continues to open stores. The German discount supermarket … Read more
UK car makers continue to endure a torrid period with production of new vehicles halving in June, with the ongoing toll of the coronavirus on the sector already costing 11,000 jobs in 2020, the trade body said today. Vehicles manufacturing is down 43 per cent in the first six months of the year, with the … Read more
Investors in Neil Woodford’s former flagship Equity Income fund will receive their third payout next month By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:27 BST, 29 July 2020 | Updated: 22:57 BST, 29 July 2020 Investors in Neil Woodford’s former flagship Equity Income fund will receive their third payout next month. Link Fund Solutions, … Read more
Coronavirus strikes at heart of British banking system as it wreaks havoc on finances of two of the biggest lenders Barclays hit by £3.7billion bad loans Santander UK writes off £5.4billion By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 22:27 BST, 29 July 2020 | Updated: 22:27 BST, 29 July 2020 The coronavirus struck at … Read more
Glaxosmithkline shares fall after drugs giant warns that drop in vaccinations during coronavirus crisis could hurt profits By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 22:27 BST, 29 July 2020 | Updated: 22:32 BST, 29 July 2020 Shares in Glaxosmithkline fell after the British drugs giant warned that a drop in vaccinations during the coronavirus … Read more
MARKET REPORT: Shares in Hastings soar after car insurer emerges as a takeover target By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 22:27 BST, 29 July 2020 | Updated: 22:28 BST, 29 July 2020 Shares in Hastings soared after the car insurer emerged as a takeover target. Finland’s Sampo and South Africa’s Rand Merchant Investment … Read more
Jes Staley has had more than his fair share of ethical issues to deal with, but his judgement that Barclays is Europe’s most credible investment bank is valid. The chief executive’s strategy has knocked the divestment campaign of maverick investor Ed Bramson of Sherborne out of the ball park. Volatile markets in the pandemic produced … Read more