Let’s reform our ugly company tax system and start rewarding long-term investors July 11, 2019 There’s an old saying that if you laid all the economists in the world end to end, they still wouldn’t reach a conclusion. But even so, most of them would agree that Britain’s economy doesn’t invest enough. We’re wedded to short-term consumer demand rather than investing in long-term growth like those sensible Germans. And the [...]
Footballers’ lives: The female players deserve to have their stories told July 11, 2019 For the British athletes who walked out onto the pitch against the US in the semi-final, their journey to that point had required oodles of determination
Are employers prepared to step up to support their team’s mental health? July 11, 2019 The Prime Minister is right about the need for action: poor mental health costs our economy as much as £99bn each year
‘Part-time pensions penalty’ slashes women’s retirement pots July 11, 2019 Women are on average £106,000 worse off in retirement than men, partly because such a high proportion work part-time, according to research. By their 60s, women typically have £51,100 in their pension – just one third of an average man’s £156,500 pot, the Pensions Policy Institute has calculated. Read more: Without action, a crisis over [...]
FTSE 100’s best and worst performers in 2019 so far July 10, 2019 | City Talk By Graeme Evans from interactive investor. The blue-chip index jumped over 10 per cent in the first half of this year, but which one surged 68 per cent? It’s been a year of widespread and significant gains in the FTSE 100 index, with blue-chip stocks surging by as much as 68 per cent during the first half of 2019. [...]
Investors forecast returns of 10.7% – millennials expect more July 10, 2019 | City Talk Investors expect total annual returns of 10.7 per cent over the next five years, according to a major new global study. Regionally, returns expectations were highest in the Americas, at 12.4 per cent. In Asia, investors expect 11.5 per cent and the figure was lowest in Europe at 9.0 per cent. The returns include growth [...]
Purge your CV of these nonsense words and phrases July 10, 2019 When applying for a job, avoid the overused LinkedIn lingo
A share in a housing nightmare? The problems with leasehold contracts and shared ownership July 10, 2019 The saga around leasehold contracts gets more complicated for buyers using the shared ownership scheme
Crowdcube pledges break £100m barrier in first half of 2019 July 9, 2019 Crowdcube reported record levels of investment and revenue in the first half of the year as more than £100m was pledged on the fundraising platform. Revenue is up 39 per cent to £3.72m compared the first half of 2018 and £103.4m was pledged to growing companies through the platform. Read more: Crowdcube raises £8.5m In [...]
Swiss stocks buoyant despite Berne-Brussels bust-up July 9, 2019 | City Talk For a market locked in a bitter battle with the European Union, Switzerland’s top-flight share index is looking remarkably chipper. But then, this may have something to do with the fact that since the breakdown of relations between Berne and Brussels, anyone wanting to deal in Swiss company stocks has to do so inside Switzerland’s [...]
