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Unleash the Junior Isas: How do the experts invest to unlock decades-long returns April 23, 2015 With a time horizon of up to 18 years, Junior Isas have tremendous growth potential. Annabelle Williams asks the experts how they invest to unlock decades-long returns. One of the best ways to save for your child’s future is the Junior Isa (Jisa). As with an adult Isa, there is an annual allowance for each [...]
Historic Tesco loss sparks share price slump: Dave Lewis has to move from “drastic” to “dynamic” April 22, 2015 2007: TESCO’S PEAK MARKET SHARE 31.7% MARKET SHARE MARCH 2015 28.4% Shares in Tesco slumped by five per cent yesterday after the retail giant capped a year of profit warnings, accounting scandals and fraud investigations by posting one of the biggest losses in corporate history. Britain’s biggest supermarket made a statutory pre-tax loss of £6.4bn [...]
Deutsche Bank sets aside €1.5bn as Libor fine looms April 22, 2015 Giant German lender Deutsche Bank last night said it is putting aside €1.5bn (£1.1bn) to pay for litigation costs incurred in the first quarter of the year. But despite the extraordinary charge, the bank still expects to report a profit for the three-month period, on the back of “near-record revenues.” The figure is thought to [...]
Veteran dealmaker Rupert Hume-Kendall calls time on City career at Bank of America Merrill Lynch April 22, 2015 One of London’s best-known investment bankers is bowing out after 18 years at Bank of America Merrill Lynch. Rupert Hume-Kendall, one of the best-known dealmakers in the City, is stepping down from his position as chairman of global corporate and investment banking for Europe, the Middle East and Africa at Bank of America Merrill Lynch. [...]
Tesco turmoil proves toxic for the FTSE 100 – London Report April 22, 2015 TESCO’S massive loss dragged the FTSE 100 down yesterday. It was also hampered by heavy declines in banking stocks. Shares in Tesco closed down 5.2 per cent, at the bottom of the FTSE 100, after the UK’s biggest retailer plunged to an annual loss of £6.4bn and failed to provide details about the planned disposal [...]
FTSE 100 weighed down by record £6.4bn Tesco loss April 22, 2015 The largest full-year loss ever felt by a British retailer unsurprisingly made a dent on the FTSE 100 on Wednesday, as shares in Tesco fell by 5.5 per cent. The embattled supermarket was the biggest faller on the FTSE after reporting an annual loss of £6.4bn – a "difficult year" in the words of chief [...]
Tesco’s share price is all over the place. Here’s why April 22, 2015 Shares in Tesco were up more than two per cent in early trading, brushing off the shock of a larger than expected loss of £6.38bn for the year. Despite the massive loss – the largest ever recorded by the supermarket and the sixth biggest of any UK company – investors initially remained confident in the ability [...]
Tesco: Here’s what the City and analysts are saying about record annual losses April 22, 2015 As the details of Tesco's losses and its turnaround plans sink in around the City, here's the initial take from analysts, business experts and even the man funding shareholder litigation against Tesco over the profit overstatement last year that triggered it all. Louise Cooper, CooperCity – "Tesco is like Miliband – it has two kitchen [...]
Tesco results: Three things you need to know after today’s annual loss announcement April 22, 2015 Tesco's results are out and there's a lot to take in – market reaction had been mixed this morning, initially up and now largely flat. Here are the three key things you need to know about Tesco this morning after shock losses at the supermarket. 1. How huge? This huge To put Tesco's £6.38bn loss [...]
Tesco: The decline and fall of the supermarket giant and its share price in one chart April 22, 2015 The business world is reacting to the news that Tesco has racked up a £6.38bn loss – one of the biggest losses ever made by a UK company. The beleaguered supermarket’s pre-tax losses for the year are even higher than the £5bn markets had been expecting. There was also a big hit from the writedown of [...]