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Many households are having to endure significant changes to their personal finances in recent weeks due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The introduction of incentives such as mortgage payment holidays have eased some of the pressure on families’ shrinking budgets, but what about motorists who might be struggling to pay monthly fees for their vehicles? With around … Read more
Travelex owner Finablr dumped by auditor after troubled finance company rocked by scandal By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:09 BST, 30 March 2020 | Updated: 22:09 BST, 30 March 2020 Travelex owner Finablr has been dumped by its auditor after the troubled finance company was rocked by scandal. Ernst & Young (EY) … Read more
German state finance minister ‘kills himself’ as officials claim he was in despair over the coronavirus crisis Thomas Schaefer, 54, found dead on railway tracks at Hochhein, near Frankfurt Authorities claimed the state finance minister appeared to have killed himself State governor Volker Bouffier suggested he was ‘in despair’ over coronavirus For confidential support in … Read more
JEFF PRESTRIDGE: In this time of turmoil, if you have any personal finance queries you want answered, email, we are here for you, around the clock By Jeff Prestridge for The Mail on Sunday Published: 22:58 GMT, 28 March 2020 | Updated: 22:58 GMT, 28 March 2020 First, I trust that you are well and … Read more
Three of Britain’s biggest finance firms to axe more than 2,000 jobs as part of their relentless push online By James Salmon for the Daily Mail Published: 21:50 GMT, 26 February 2020 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 26 February 2020 Three of Britain’s biggest finance firms are to axe more than 2,000 jobs as part of … Read more
Only 5% of entrants scored more than five out of 10 on this ‘simple’ personal finance quiz… can YOU do better? Majority of those taking the quiz failed to answer 50% of questions correctly Suggests that many Britons do not understand financial jargon Take the quiz below to see if you can do better than … Read more
Drivers could be spending nearly £1,200 more than necessary on car finance deals after being hit with a range of hidden and unexpected costs, new research has revealed. Some 2.4million motorists spent a total of £37.6billion on car finance last year – equivalent to an average of £15,500 each, according to Admiral Financial Services. However, … Read more
‘Businessmen pocketed £20m’ in the run-up to London Capital & Finance collapse By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 23:43 GMT, 10 December 2019 | Updated: 23:43 GMT, 10 December 2019 Four businessmen arrested over the London Capital & Finance savings scandal are said to have pocketed almost £20million in the run-up to its … Read more
MIDAS SHARE TIPS: AFH, the firm offering finance for the over-50s, could give YOUR investments a brighter future By Joanne Hart for The Mail on Sunday Published: 22:00 BST, 11 May 2019 | Updated: 16:47 BST, 14 May 2019 The UK is growing older. Around 40 per cent of the British population is over 50 … Read more
All too easy: The banks are relentlessly pursuing an agenda to take us away from using cash but it doesn’t work for everyone Slowly but surely, like a Number 9 bus, we are moving towards a cashless society where plastic and payment apps rule. Move over bank and building society branches run by tellers with friendly … Read more