Retirement Planning

Speculation has been mounting in Westminster throughout the day that Rishi Sunak could be preparing to call a general election – as soon as this afternoon. While this would broadly …

The crisis at Thames Water intensified this week amid a cocktail of government warnings, resignations and threats from the regulator. This morning, the chancellor of the exchequer, Jeremy Hunt, slammed …

Higher loans helped Capital One’s revenue jump by £100m as profit surged at its European arm in 2023, it has been revealed. The Nottingham-headquartered company has posted a revenue of …

A company set up by a former winner of The Apprentice and previously backed by Lord Alan Sugar is at risk of being forcibly shut down. James White’s Right Time …

Anglo American has agreed to enter talks with rival BHP today despite rejecting its latest £38.6bn bid, potentially paving the way for the mining mega-merger to get over the line. …

Wall Street giant Jefferies and Anglo-South African group Investec have poached two top investment bankers from rival Citigroup to bolster their UK operations. Alex De Souza, who previously worked as …

ITV is set to invest more than £4m into online estate agency Purplebricks, the first major investment in the ailing brand since it was acquired in 2023 by rival Strike. …

US Solar Fund, a UK-listed investment trust that invests in solar power in the US, has barely survived a vote to kill the trust. In the trust’s annual general meeting …

The group behind brands such as Jammie Dodgers, Wagon Wheels and Party Rings cut its losses as its revenue neared £600m. The group, which includes Burton’s Biscuit Company and Fox’s …

The owner of Gary Neville‘s production company Buzz 16, which recently co-produced the Amazon Prime documentary about Manchester United‘s treble-winning season, returned to the black after its revenue surged by …