Warning that takeover by France’s Alstom of Bombardier’s rail business could put British jobs at risk By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 GMT, 17 February 2020 | Updated: 09:31 GMT, 18 February 2020 A French takeover of Bombardier’s rail business could put British jobs at risk. Paris-based Alstom has agreed to buy … Read more

Moneybarn pays more than £30m to customers after failing to treat them fairly when they fell behind on loans By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 GMT, 17 February 2020 | Updated: 09:32 GMT, 18 February 2020 Moneybarn has paid more than £30m to customers after failing to treat them fairly when they … Read more

Probe into Sirius share push that lured 85,000: Fears investors were misled as they slam ‘derisory’ Anglo American offer Small investors in Sirius Minerals fear they were misled when buying shares  Around 85,000 people are facing heavy losses after backing the company  Sirius is weeks away from a crucial vote on whether to approve a … Read more

Drivers could be spending nearly £1,200 more than necessary on car finance deals after being hit with a range of hidden and unexpected costs, new research has revealed. Some 2.4million motorists spent a total of £37.6billion on car finance last year – equivalent to an average of £15,500 each, according to Admiral Financial Services. However, … Read more

How durable is Land Rover’s new £40,000 Defender?  A new television advert launching next month shows it being hurtled off ramps, careering through rivers and even being driven away immediately after flipping onto its roof and sustaining substantial damage – as the British car maker is shown pushing it to its limits in a number … Read more

Set up by parliament and funded by the financial services industry, the Financial Services Compensation Scheme is independent and completely free to use. FSCS can step in to pay compensation if an authorised financial firm fails and its customers have lost money as a result.  For more information about the Financial Services Compensation Scheme visit … Read more

Budget WILL happen on March 11: New Chancellor Rishi Sunak rules out delaying crucial financial package in wake of Sajid Javid quitting – amid claims higher earners could be stripped of 40% pension tax relief New Chancellor Rishi Sunak confirms that the Budget will go ahead on March 11  Boris Johnson and Mr Sunak will … Read more

Sky is hiking the price of its core entertainment package by an inflation busting 9 per cent hitting millions of customers. The telecoms giant says its popular package, Sky Entertainment, which includes Sky One, Sky Atlantic and MTV, is due to increase by £2 to £24 a month – an increase of nine per cent. Some … Read more

Jaguar Land Rover today revealed its new electric driverless pod that will be at the heart of new real world autonomous vehicle trials on public roads in Coventry from next year.  The city will be used as a ‘living laboratory’ by Britain’s biggest car-maker to test how the self-driving pods interact with other vehicles, pedestrians … Read more

ALEX BRUMMER: As the Woodford scandal has illustrated, the only people making money in many sub-performing active funds are managers and platform operators By Alex Brummer for the Daily Mail Published: 21:51 GMT, 17 February 2020 | Updated: 21:51 GMT, 17 February 2020 Savers, pension funds and other clients who have placed their faith in … Read more