Your road map to the Isa universe: Make the most of your tax-free allowance March 10, 2020 There are just 27 days to go before the tax year ends on 5 April. For savers and investors, that means there are only a few weeks left to make use of their Individual Savings Account (Isa) allowance. Introduced in 1999, Isas allow people to invest up to £20,000 into savings each tax year, and [...]
Le Farnatchi hotel review: Refined, laid-back luxury in the heart of Marrakech March 6, 2020 Personal space? In the souk, there’s no such thing. Belts. Bags. Trinkets. Shoes. Earthenware. Snakes. All will be thrust under your nose within minutes of entering the old town. Mules kick up clouds of nose-tickling dust. Scooters slalom recklessly through the throng. All around, commerce unfolds as it has done for centuries: aggressive, loud, and, [...]
How better competition policy can restore public trust in capitalism March 6, 2020 Competition policy is not something most people spend much time thinking about. It’s a dry, legalistic area of policy that even elected officials themselves have largely preferred to delegate to technocratic regulators. Yet competition policy is an integral part of the lifeblood of capitalism. At a time when trust in the market economy is under [...]
Startups clash with watchdog over digital merger regulation March 3, 2020 British startups have been plunged into a bitter war of words with the competition watchdog as the two sides clash over how major tech mergers should be regulated. Industry body the Coalition for a Digital Economy (Coadec) has penned a scathing letter to chancellor Rishi Sunak warning that the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) risked [...]
It’s time for exceptional talent Phil Foden to have key role for Manchester City and England March 3, 2020 At Wembley on Sunday, Phil Foden gave us all a reminder of his talent and maturity with a man-of-the-match performance as Manchester City beat Aston Villa in the final of the Carabao Cup. The way he addresses the ball; his balance and awareness; his understanding of the way City want to play; that extra finesse [...]
Swim with manta rays and dine on lobster curries at the Maldivian island resort of Vakkaru March 3, 2020 Any island resort staffer can say “welcome to paradise”, but when it comes from a seaplane pilot with no shoes on it feels more like a religious ritual than a tired cliche. It’s contagious, as the staff at Maldivian island resort Vakkaru can vouch for, guests – certainly me – ditch the formality and stress [...]
Competition watchdog risks ‘killing’ British tech firms, startups warn March 3, 2020 The UK competition watchdog risks “killing” rising British tech companies by launching lengthy investigations while global rivals are free to pull ahead, startups have warned. In a letter to chancellor Rishi Sunak, seen by City A.M., industry body the Coalition for a Digital Economy (Coadec) said the Competition and Markets Authority’s (CMA) “eleventh-hour interventions” risked [...]
By 2025, Greggs will look beyond vegan sausage rolls for growth March 3, 2020 Greggs will consider international expansion in the next five years to continue the strong growth it has achieved in the UK, the bakery chain said today as it reported record results for last year. Chief executive Roger Whiteside said the company had not started looking at options but it has acknowledged that global expansion may [...]
Greggs unveils record 2019 results but says storms slowed sales this year March 3, 2020 Bakery chain Greggs today unveiled record results for 2019, but warned that storms hit its sales last month. The baker said pre-tax profit for the 52 weeks to 28 December was £108.3m, up 31 per cent on the previous year. Total sales grew 13.5 per cent to £1.16bn, with like-for-like sales in company-managed shops up [...]
Just Eat Takeaway.com launches arbitration proceedings against rival Delivery Hero March 2, 2020 Just Eat Takeaway.com has launched arbitration proceedings against Delivery Hero after the latter upped its stake in the newly merged business which Takeaway said violated a standstill agreement between the pair. Just Eat Takeaway.com was formed last month after UK food delivery service Just Eat merged with Dutch business Takeaway.com. Delivery Hero said last month [...]