DIRECTORS’ DEALS: G4S boss Ashley Almanza awarded stock worth almost £2.6m By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 BST, 10 April 2020 | Updated: 23:23 BST, 10 April 2020 G4S boss Ashley Almanza has been awarded stock in the security firm worth almost £2.6million at current prices. The 57-year-old South African will be … Read more
Sports fans currently unable to watch games on TV being urged to save up to £25 a month by amending packaged deals with BT Sport and Sky By Toby Walne, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:56 BST, 4 April 2020 | Updated: 23:01 BST, 4 April 2020 Sports fans currently unable to watch games on … Read more
The Conners hasn’t been renewed for a third season just yet but it seems likely that ABC is ready to carry on with the sitcom for at least another year. Principal cast members, Sara Gilbert, John Goodman, Laurie Metcalf and Lecy Goranson have all inked new deals with the network, according to Deadline on Friday. The … Read more
Homeowners who bought with a small deposit and are now nearing the end of their fixed or tracker rate deal could find themselves forced onto a higher interest rate, pushing monthly payments up significantly. Most lenders say they will honour the Government promise to offer homeowners struggling financially due to coronavirus a mortgage payment holiday … Read more
It’d be fair to say that Isa season 2020 has been somewhat overshadowed by more pressing global events. But although two cuts to the Bank of England base rate, a cheap funding scheme for banks and an economic shutdown mean any hope of new top tax-free savings rates has vanished, the underlying rules remain the … Read more
Banks and building societies pull a THIRD of all mortgage deals in just three weeks as worry over coronavirus grips the market There are 30 per cent fewer mortgages on offer then just three weeks ago Nationwide, Halifax and Barclays have all pulled higher loan-to-value deals Experts worry a lack of competition may mean mortgage … Read more
Ministers fired a warning shot at banks this week as the top six lenders stand accused of failing to help mortgage prisoners switch to a better deal. In an open letter Treasury ministers urged banks to move quickly to help mortgage prisoners following some four months of inaction from lenders. The UK’s financial watchdog introduced … Read more
Small banks hand savers a lifeline despite two quickfire base rate cuts as best buy short fixed-rate deals appear… but they may disappear fast The Bank of England has cut its base rate from 0.75% to 0.1% in eight days This has led to a fear of a raft of savings cuts and best buy … Read more
Countless industries are being hit by the coronavirus pandemic, with a skyrocketing number of Americans losing their jobs. But while some of the suffering industries are obvious — restaurants, bars, travel, sports, gambling, movie theaters, retail, automakers, gyms — it turns out that Instagram influencers, too, are losing most, if not all, of their income. … Read more
DIRECTOR DEALS: IWG founder and chief exec Mark Dixon buys £6.1m worth of company shares By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 GMT, 20 March 2020 | Updated: 22:28 GMT, 20 March 2020 IWG boss Mark Dixon spent £6.1m buying shares in the company this week The founder and chief executive of shared … Read more