Staff morale sinks at HSBC ahead of strategy review

Staff morale sinks at HSBC ahead of strategy review with 10,000 jobs thought to be on the line By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51 BST, 10 February 2020 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 10 February 2020 Just 38 per cent of HSBC employees in Europe, excluding the UK, felt confident about its future … Read more

ON THE BOARD: Adam Crozier made chairman of research firm Kantar

ON THE BOARD: Former ITV boss Adam Crozier made chairman of research firm Kantar By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51 BST, 10 February 2020 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 10 February 2020 Former ITV boss Adam Crozier has been made chairman of research firm Kantar. The company said the 56-year-old, who is also … Read more

Oscar-winning film 1917 helps cinemas add silver lining to sales

Oscar-winning film 1917 helps cinemas add silver lining to sales as consumer confidence peaks By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51 BST, 10 February 2020 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 10 February 2020 British cinemas boomed in January thanks to the success of Oscar-winning film 1917, a report has said. Sales of film tickets … Read more

ALEX BRUMMER: Equifax scandal shows the dangers of our Huawei deal

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

Amazon in bid to force Trump to take the witness stand

Amazon in bid to force Trump to take the stand over claim he told officials to ‘screw’ them out of government contract By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 BST, 10 February 2020 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 10 February 2020 Amazon is demanding witness testimony from President Trump on whether he ordered officials … Read more

Merchants rewards investors with 4.8% income and growth

MERCHANTS: Investment trust rewards investors with 4.8% income and growth as it benefits from UK shares on the rise £700m fund invests in UK stocks and is on track for 38 years of dividend growth Over the last 12 months it has returned 21% Only 3 rival UK equity income trusts have delivered better total … Read more

How likely are you to get planning permission approved in your area?

How likely are you to get planning permission? New tool reveals approval rates for your town – with Carlisle at 97% but Harrow bottom of the pile Majority have planning permission applications granted  Homeowners in the North East have the best chances of getting approval  West London has the lowest average planning approval rate in … Read more

Jaguar halts production of electric I-Pace due to shortage of batteries

Jaguar halts production of popular award-winning £61,000 electric I-Pace… due to SHORTAGE of batteries JLR confirmed it has been forced to ‘adjusted’ production schedules for I-Pace It blamed a ‘temporary’ supply problem with Korean battery provider LG Chem The car maker told us it is working to ‘minimise impact on customers’ Comes within a week … Read more

I live in Canada but can I get my state pension paid in sterling?

My pension date is March 2020. I have been a permanent resident in Canada (and have had dual British and Canadian citizenship) since 1977. I worked for eight years in the UK prior to resettling in Canada, and have bought back, through voluntary contributions to National Insurance, another 13 years, for a total of 21 … Read more

Buying a Stairway to Heaven: Led Zeppelin’s record label Warner Music eyes stock market flotation

Buying a Stairway to Heaven: Led Zeppelin’s record label Warner Music eyes stock market flotation Warner Music recently posted its highest quarterly revenue for sixteen years   Muse, Coldplay and Green Day are among many rock bands signed to Warner  Billionaire owner Len Blavatnik donated £200million to Harvard Medical School By Harry Wise For This Is … Read more