RUTH SUNDERLAND: Why are fund managers singling out Deliveroo while investing in other companies engaging in questionable behaviour? How fascinating that some of the UK’s leading investors have succumbed to a fit of pearl-clutching over Deliveroo’s employment practices Top fund managers, including Aviva, M&G and Legal & General, are shunning the float This sudden concern … Read more
MAIL ON SUNDAY COMMENT: There is no longer a justification to ban all travel after May 17 By Mail on Sunday Comment for the Daily Mail Published: 22:00 BST, 27 March 2021 | Updated: 10:41 BST, 28 March 2021 Of course a lot of travel is done for fun and enjoyment, and why not? One … Read more
JEFF PRESTRIDGE: Six-figure bonuses for bosses, at a time when Covid has hit savings customers, seems egregious and terribly unmutual By Jeff Prestridge for The Mail on Sunday Published: 21:52 BST, 27 March 2021 | Updated: 22:35 BST, 27 March 2021 Yorkshire Building Society made all the right noises last week when it announced an … Read more
Overhearing just ONE racist comment from a parent can have a lasting impact on children’s views, scientists warn Children overheard a Skype call mentioning two groups – ‘Flurps’ or ‘Gearoos’ Some of the children heard negative messages, such as ‘Flurps are bad people’ Children aged 7-9 who overheard the negative messages were less willing to … Read more
One might have thought that after 17 major announcements since lockdown, Rishi Sunak has said everything there is to say about the economy. Not a bit of it. Today sees the launch of Tax Policy & Consultations Day, or TPAC as the accountants call it. The idea is to bring together in one co-ordinated package … Read more
ALEX BRUMMER: What is most disturbing about the Greensill affair is how it slipped through the regulatory net By Alex Brummer for the Daily Mail Published: 21:50 GMT, 21 March 2021 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 21 March 2021 There is so much in the Greensill-Gupta scandal that is familiar. Gullible politicians including former prime minister … Read more
JEFF PRESTRIDGE: Exceptional investment managers can be counted on the fingers of one hand By Jeff Prestridge for The Mail on Sunday Published: 21:52 GMT, 20 March 2021 | Updated: 21:52 GMT, 20 March 2021 There are few investment managers whose reputations stand the test of time. Most fall gently by the wayside while a … Read more
ALEX BRUMMER: Departure of James Anderson (the tech Warren Buffett) from Scottish Mortgage leaves an enormous hole By Alex Brummer for the Daily Mail Published: 21:57 GMT, 19 March 2021 | Updated: 22:26 GMT, 19 March 2021 Britain has not been short of ‘star’ fund managers in recent decades. Carol Galley at Mercury (now part … Read more
BT dials up better times: After the boardroom shenanigans there is the promise of better to come, says ALEX BRUMMER By Alex Brummer for the Daily Mail Published: 22:00 GMT, 18 March 2021 | Updated: 22:12 GMT, 18 March 2021 After the boardroom shenanigans at BT, there is the promise of better to come. On … Read more
ALEX BRUMMER: Business Secretary could have added Greensill and GFG to his list of corporate sinners By Alex Brummer for the Daily Mail Published: 21:50 GMT, 17 March 2021 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 17 March 2021 Fighting talk from Kwasi Kwarteng on how audit reform is crucial to restoring confidence in business. He charges that … Read more