TR EUROPEAN GROWTH TRUST: The fund that has big ideas in world of small firms 

TR EUROPEAN GROWTH TRUST: The fund that has big ideas in world of small firms By Jeff Prestridge for The Mail on Sunday Published: 22:02 GMT, 29 February 2020 | Updated: 23:02 GMT, 29 February 2020 It is not just in the UK where smaller companies are expected to outperform the rest of the stock … Read more

Three of Britain’s biggest finance firms to axe more than 2,000 jobs

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

Twitter poster threatens to lift lid on ‘big four’ consultancy firms

Ex City worker threatens to publish ‘Deloitte Diaries’ they claim will reveal debauched goings on at London’s ‘big four’ consultancy firms – saying dodgy expense claims, office affairs and aggressive behaviour are rife A social media user claiming to be an ex City worker says they’ll one day share details of less-than-wholesome world of consultancy … Read more

Attorney General guarantees Grenfell cladding firms will not be prosecuted

Attorney General guarantees cladding firms will not be prosecuted over any evidence they give to Grenfell Tower inquiry on blaze that killed 72 Suella Braverman wrote to inquiry chair Sir Martin Moore-Bick confirming news  Lawyers for staff involved in Grenfell’s refurbishment had demanded the pledge  Threatened to stay silent by claiming right of privilege against … Read more

British firms land £1.2BILLION of contracts from Dubai Expo 2020

British firms land £1.2BILLION of contracts from Dubai Expo 2020 By A Daily Mail Reporter Published: 23:45 GMT, 23 February 2020 | Updated: 23:45 GMT, 23 February 2020 British firms have been handed £1.2billion in contracts to help Dubai host an historic Expo later this year. Companies from the Eden Project designer Grimshaw Architects to … Read more

Deadly coronavirus outbreak is costing travel firms billions of pounds

Deadly coronavirus outbreak is costing travel firms billions of pounds in cancellations and lost bookings with cruise firms facing a £500m hit after axing voyages to the Far East Airlines predict losses of £23billion this year after cancelling 100,000 flights The outbreak has also led to 300,000 fewer shipping containers leaving China  So far the … Read more

Should you be backing the wave of new firms pioneering a medical revolution?

It has been a rollercoaster ride for investors over the past few weeks as stock markets have felt the financial effects of coronavirus. But share price swings in response to the outbreak of the disease have also shone a light on some of the companies making incredible strides in healthcare. Novacyt, an Anglo-French biotechnology company that … Read more

King of the short-sellers, Carson Block: ‘I’ve got a list of UK firms’

The feared activist investor who has taken on hospitals operator NMC Health – a member of the prestigious FTSE 100 – and litigation finance firm Burford Capital has set out plans to expand and target more UK companies. In his most open interview to date, Carson Block, the founder of US short-selling firm Muddy Waters, reveals … Read more

MARKET REPORT: Construction firms set for HS2 rail link bonanza 

Investors snapped up shares in British contractors after Boris Johnson gave HS2 the green light. Construction and engineering companies Balfour Beatty, Kier Group and Costain all raced ahead as the decision on the £106billion infrastructure project got rid of lingering uncertainty hanging over their order books. Kier, which has struggled amid a string of profit … Read more

Drivers Google their insurer but are connected to claims firms and face vast bills

Car crash victim Matthew McNally was left facing a £27,500 bill after he was thought to have been misled by a Google advert, according to court documents obtained by Money Mail. Matthew, 39, had been involved in a multi-vehicle crash in March 2018. It is believed he then used Google to search for his insurer’s number, … Read more