India: Enormous advantage for UK investors June 6, 2019 By Rodney Hobson from interactive investor. There are lots of reasons to invest in India now. Our international columnist runs through them here. Rodney Hobson is an experienced financial writer and commentator who has held senior editorial positions on publications and websites in the UK and Asia, including Business News Editor on The Times and Editor of Shares [...]
City Moves for 6 June – Who’s switching jobs? June 5, 2019 Today’s City Moves include Kantar, BGF and Growthdeck. Kantar Kantar, the world’s leading marketing insights and consulting company, announced the appointment of Nathalie Burdet as chief marketing officer (CMO). Nathalie is appointed from her current position as global marketing leader of Kantar’s Insights division. She additionally joins the Kantar Board. Nathalie replaces Mandy Pooler, who [...]
Challenger bank PCF posts profit surge and adds new business June 5, 2019 AIM-listed UK bank PCF posted a 57 per cent profit surge as its lending portfolio continued to grow rapidly in the first half of the year. The specialist lender said profit rose to £10.1m in the six months to the end of March. Read more: Challenger banks struggle to compete with big five on cash [...]
Fevertree Drinks: Does 20% slump offer rare chance to buy? June 5, 2019 By Edmond Jackson from interactive investor. It’s one of the great stock market success stories but is vulnerable to shifts in sentiment. Our companies analyst shares his thoughts after a savage sell-off in May. Following my recent review of soft drinks firm Britvic (LSE:BVIC), it is pertinent to compare the risk/reward profile of AIM-listed Fevertree (LSE:FEVR) – both as a potential [...]
Our pick of the new homes going on sale in London this weekend June 5, 2019 1 Green Street, Mayfair From £2.25mTwo show flats by London design studio TH2 are available to view in this period corner building development of four newly refurbished homes. Each flat has two bedrooms and is dual aspect, with corner bay windows offering views of St Marks Church. Contemporary kitchens and bathrooms include parquet flooring and [...]
City Moves for 5 June – Who’s switching jobs? June 4, 2019 Today’s City Moves includes Barclays, 11:FS and FXD Capital. Barclays Barclays has appointed Karen Johnson as the national head of retail, wholesale and healthcare for its Corporate Banking business. Karen has more than 25 years banking experience, working with a wide range of businesses from owner-managed through to multinationals. She joined Barclays in 2015 to [...]
Matalan boosts revenue despite ‘tough retail climate’ June 3, 2019 Budget fashion brand Matalan boosted profits and revenue last year despite a “tough” retail climate which has seen other retailers forced to launch store closure programmes. The figures Revenue was £1.1bn in the year to 23 February 2019, up from £1.06bn in the previous year driven by a 31 per cent rise in online sales. [...]
Private renters to save hundreds of pounds as letting fees ban comes into action June 1, 2019 The ban on letting fees has come into force throughout England, two-and-a-half years after the plan was initially unveiled. It is set to save private renters hundreds of pounds, with Citizens Advice claiming that around £234m has been paid out since November 2016, when the government committed to crack down on the fees. Read more: Mortgage [...]
UK house price growth slows in May amid Brexit uncertainty May 31, 2019 Annual growth of UK house prices remained below one per cent for the sixth consecutive month in May, as political uncertainty continued to weigh on the property market. Prices fell 0.2 per cent month-on month, while annual house price growth slowed to 0.6 per cent, falling from 0.9 per cent in April and below the [...]
Mapped: Where to save money on London house prices along the River Thames May 30, 2019 Whether it’s football clubs, tube lines or tall buildings, London is in no short supply when it comes to divisions between north and south. But the divide across the Thames even stretches as far as house prices, with new research showing a stark difference in some property values between one side of the river bank [...]