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Populist governments are supposed to do things which are popular, not things that are unpopular. There is a danger Boris Johnson’s Government has already forgotten this. Of course, governments have to pass laws that enable them to run the show, and sometimes there have to be penalties for non-compliance. But they also have to encourage … Read more
When one of France’s richest men, Bernard Arnault of LVMH, went to the corporate bond markets last week to raise around €9billion to help pay for his purchase of US jewellers Tiffany, he made his company even richer. He raised this new debt over a range of bond maturities from two to 11 years, with … Read more
Looney bins the old ways: New BP boss has hit the ground running with his radical carbon zero pledge, says ALEX BRUMMER By Alex Brummer for the Daily Mail Published: 21:51 BST, 12 February 2020 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 12 February 2020 Bernard Looney has hit the ground running as chief executive of BP. Proposals … Read more
VICTORIA BISCHOFF: Young people are getting stuck with debt habits that could ruin their financial futures By Victoria Bischoff for the Daily Mail Published: 22:00 BST, 11 February 2020 | Updated: 09:41 BST, 12 February 2020 There is something deeply sinister about cashing in on the pressures faced by young women today. I remember well … Read more
ALEX BRUMMER: Equifax scandal shows the dangers of giving Huawei a share of Britain’s 5G network By Alex Brummer for the Daily Mail Published: 21:51 BST, 10 February 2020 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 10 February 2020 Boris Johnson and members of the National Security Council who voted glibly to allow Huawei Technologies a 35 per … Read more
VICTORIA BISCHOFF: Google must tackle the unscrupulous firms taking advantage of its lax advertising rules By Victoria Bischoff for the Daily Mail Published: 21:50 BST, 4 February 2020 | Updated: 09:12 BST, 5 February 2020 Google needs to wake up to the fact that unscrupulous firms are routinely taking advantage of its lax advertising rules. … Read more
ALEX BRUMMER: Coronavirus threat could hurt the global economy and trigger more monetary easing By Alex Brummer for the Daily Mail Published: 21:51 BST, 29 January 2020 | Updated: 22:03 BST, 29 January 2020 The chunky £150billion or so wiped off European share prices this week as the threat of the coronavirus loomed into view … Read more
Savers who placed their trust in Neil Woodford’s fund management empire, many on the recommendation of broker Hargreaves Lansdown (HL), now know the scale of the damage done. The wind-up of the better, more liquid part of the portfolio will result in heavy losses. The best that can be expected is the return of 59p … Read more
ALEX BRUMMER: Reasons to be cheerful as Britain bounces back after three years of Brexit uncertainty By Alex Brummer for the Daily Mail Published: 21:51 BST, 24 January 2020 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 24 January 2020 After the sound and fury of the last three-and-a-half years, the Brexit bill became law this week when it … Read more
The recently posted offer document by £30billion mining giant Anglo-American for the purchase of Sirius Minerals reads like any other. The buyer underlines the generosity of its bid noting the big 34.1 per cent premium to the price on the day of the announced deal, and an even bigger uplift of 61.7 per cent if the … Read more