ALEX BRUMMER: Rift between chairman Simon Thompson and two of Rio Tinto’s most powerful independent directors presages a bumpy ride ahead By Alex Brummer for the Daily Mail Published: 21:57 BST, 4 September 2020 | Updated: 21:57 BST, 4 September 2020 When Rio Tinto slashed the financial rewards of key executives last month over the … Read more
ALEX BRUMMER: Those involved in Hut Group’s float should have been more focused on making sure the upcoming offer was something investors could fully trust By Alex Brummer for the Daily Mail Published: 22:24 BST, 3 September 2020 | Updated: 22:24 BST, 3 September 2020 No one should expect much in the way of governance … Read more
There are markets on both sides of the Atlantic that are prone to sporadic bouts of mania – and it looks as if we are witnessing a frenzy now even as the coronavirus crisis twists and turns. Seemingly economic gravity-defying stints are being put in by the property market in the UK and the stock … Read more
A new United Nations’ report shows that if the closure of air routes and tourism were to last eight months then the output loss to the world economy would be £1.65 trillion, or 2.8 per cent of the total.
The pub was probably the thing that I missed most during lockdown. A swift half after work with colleagues, a mid-week vino with friends, a leisurely Saturday afternoon in a sunny beer garden . . . I felt lost without it. Since lockdown lifted, many have done a brilliant job of welcoming back customers with … Read more
ALEX BRUMMER: Woodford victims braced for another paltry payout after bungling liquidator dumped biotech stocks which later soared 420% By Alex Brummer for the Daily Mail Published: 21:50 BST, 31 August 2020 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 31 August 2020 Savers unfortunate enough to have put their faith in disgraced fund manager Neil Woodford will shortly … Read more
ALEX BRUMMER: Trump’s hapless handling of the pandemic gives Joe Biden a weapon in the presidential race – but easy money could yet romp to The Donald’s assistance By Alex Brummer for the Daily Mail Published: 21:52 BST, 30 August 2020 | Updated: 22:06 BST, 30 August 2020 President Trump’s relationship with Jerome Powell, his … Read more
JEFF PRESTRIDGE: Is it time for global trusts to get their Faangs out? That’s Facebook, Amazon, Apple, Netflix and Alphabet (Google as was) by the way By Jeff Prestridge for The Mail on Sunday Published: 21:48 BST, 29 August 2020 | Updated: 21:58 BST, 29 August 2020 As regular readers of our Wealth section will … Read more
HAMISH MCRAE: As coronavirus threat recedes, companies that are more relaxed about home-working will lose ground to those that are more driven By Hamish Mcrae, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:50 BST, 29 August 2020 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 29 August 2020 Summer’s almost gone, winter’s coming on – as Bob Dylan and others sang … Read more
No one could but be impressed with the august line-up of advisers guiding the online beauty and well-being firm The Hut Group to the market. The Manchester-based enterprise fits into a zeitgeist which has seen other lifestyle firms such as Peloton and Lululemon fly as quoted enterprises. There is a desire in the City to … Read more