The Isa season officially ended with the tax year but the UK’s biggest DIY investment platforms have upped the ante in their bid to win investors’ funds by unveiling new propositions. Interactive Investor has announced the introduction of three subscription plans involving a monthly fee to replace its existing quarterly charging structure from 1 June. … Read more
Retired homeowners looking to convert their home equity into cash have in the past had limited options. Traditionally, the route to do this was through equity release, usually through a lifetime mortgage – but these are often expensive, and can eat into a borrower’s remaining home equity, limiting what they leave behind in inheritance. But … Read more
Although you wouldn’t guess from the name, Securities Trust of Scotland is an investment fund that scours the globe for dividend-friendly businesses. It’s an international approach to investing that the trust has only employed for the past nine years, having previously been focused on the UK stock market. But the £220 million fund is making … Read more
Entering the ring: London-based DAZN will screen Anthony Joshua’s fights in America Billionaire Warner Music owner Len Blavatnik is plotting a blockbuster London stock market flotation of his broadcasting service, dubbed the ‘Netflix of sport’. Hammersmith-based DAZN, which was acquired by Blavatnik’s Access Industries in 2014, is understood to be drawing up options, including a … Read more
WPP’s post-Sorrell clear-out kicks off in earnest this week. The advertising giant has brought in bankers from Goldman Sachs to find a buyer for Kantar, its market research firm. The sale is a key plank of chief executive Mark Read’s turnaround plan to simplify the business that he inherited last year from founder Sir Martin … Read more
MIDAS SHARE TIPS UPDATE: Egg-free bakery chain Cake Box has a winning formula with turnover set to rise By Joanne Hart, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:17 BST, 13 April 2019 | Updated: 10:10 BST, 15 April 2019 Bakery: Cake Box was founded by cousins Sukh Chamdal and Pardip Dass in 2008 One in 20 people … Read more
Simple touch: Morses Club agents use tablets to make form-filling easier Doorstep lenders are a controversial bunch, often criticised for charging too much and harassing late-payers. Their reputation has been further tarnished by high-profile revelations about payday lenders, offering fast bucks online but forcing borrowers to pay extortionate amounts of interest in return. The payday market … Read more
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. S.A. writes: I was looking for investments and came across a company called Beside Asset Management. I did some … Read more
Chef: Sophie Faldo was the winner of TV show, the Great British Bake Off, in 2017 Sophie Faldo, winner of Great British Bake Off in 2017, expects that she will never earn enough to be able to buy her own home. The 35-year-old former soldier, who served in Afghanistan in her 20s, currently rents a … Read more
Train users can beat rising fares by buying separate tickets for a single journey, often cutting the cost of travel by a third. Experts estimate that the average saving is 20 per cent. This little known trick is called ‘split-ticketing’. There is no need to pass through ticket barriers mid-journey. All that is required is … Read more