Sky Incredibles Wi-Fi advert banned after BT and Virgin lodge complaints March 6, 2019 An advert for Sky broadband has been banned after rivals BT and Virgin argued it made misleading claims about the company’s ability to boost home Wi-Fi networks. The advert, which featured characters from the hit animated film The Incredibles 2, depicted a Sky employee boosting Wi-Fi throughout the house using just a tablet. Read more: [...]
Heathrow issues €650m bond weeks before Brexit deadline March 6, 2019 Heathrow Airport has placed a €650m (£558.9m) bond with only weeks to go before the UK is due to leave the European Union. The 15-year bond was backed by current and new investors, which were mostly European, and reached an order book in excess of €2.8bn. Read more: Government extends 'no-fly zones' around airport runways after [...]
Cyber security threats are a business risk, not a dark art March 6, 2019 The term “cyber threat” has always carried an illicit ambiguity. It evokes a dark and secretive world populated by precocious teens in hoodies, organised crime gangs, and malevolent nation state actors. By contrast, “operational risk” brings to mind sensible people wearing dark suits and making the world a little less unpredictable for us all. To [...]
Is the Innovative Finance Isa worth it? We look at the pros and cons March 6, 2019 At barely three years old, the Innovative Finance Isa still has some proving to do. And for some savers, it’s a product that is deemed too risky. But how risky is it really? Of course, the IFISA is merely a tax-free wrapper, so the risk actually depends on the underlying investments held within. And while [...]
Three reasons why investors should consider the UK stock market March 6, 2019 | City Talk By Tom Bailey from interactive investor. UK shares are now at their 'cheapest' since the First World War, says JPMorgan fund manager. It's no secret that the UK market is out of favour right now, and has been since the EU referendum in mid 2016. Fearing the still-to-be-decided outcome of Brexit and the potential for [...]
Legal and General shares fall in wake of record £10bn annuities sales March 6, 2019 Legal and General shares fell four per cent this morning as the insurance group reported record sales of annuities in its full-year results. But investors' confidence was knocked after analysts questioned whether the company could continue raising its dividend at the same time. The figures Profit after tax was down three per cent year-on-year for the [...]
Grassroots group Momentum fined £16,700 for ‘multiple breaches’ of electoral law March 6, 2019 Jeremy Corbyn-supporting group Momentum has been fined £16,700 by the Electoral Commission for "multiple breaches" of electoral law during the 2017 general election. The political finance regulator said it had levied the grassroots activist group with the highest fine for a non-party campaigner over an inaccurate 2017 general election spending return – for which it was [...]
The Innovative Finance Isa didn’t get off to a flying start – so how’s it doing now? March 6, 2019 When the Innovative Finance Isa and its not-so-catchy acronym, IFISA, entered the scene back in April 2016, it’s fair to say that it didn’t get off to a great start. This was partly because, compared to its Isa cousins, the IFISA didn’t get much publicity (admittedly, the UK was two months away from the EU referendum, [...]
Biffa shares jump as it remains on track for full-year growth March 6, 2019 Shares in waste management firm Biffa jumped more than five per cent this morning after the company said it is on track to post underlying revenue growth in its full-year results. In a trading update the firm said trading for the second half of the year is expected to be in line with the board’s [...]
Eurozone construction sectors boosted in February by German and French recovery March 6, 2019 Construction firms in the Eurozone were boosted last month by an upturn in building activity following a slow start to the year. German firms led the way with a sharp rise in activity, while there was also a return to expansion in France, according to the widely-regarded IHS Markit purchasing managers’ index (PMI). Read more: [...]