ALEX BRUMMER: Boohoo scandal shows how profits triumph over governance

ALEX BRUMMER: Boohoo sweat-shop scandal shows profits always triumph over governance… with horrendous outcomes By Alex Brummer for the Daily Mail Published: 21:50 BST, 25 September 2020 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 25 September 2020 There is an unacceptable view in the financial community that as long as earnings are on the rise, dividends paid and … Read more

ALEX BRUMMER: Rishi has much more to do for Britain’s recovery

Rishi has much more to do: Britain’s recovery needs a degree of certainty and confidence, says ALEX BRUMMER By Alex Brummer for the Daily Mail Published: 21:51 BST, 24 September 2020 | Updated: 22:24 BST, 24 September 2020 Throughout the pandemic, each time No 10 has raised the public health alert status because of the … Read more

ALEX BRUMMER: BT should be buzzing but shares are in the doldrums

ALEX BRUMMER: BT should be buzzing but shares are in the doldrums… the board must shape up and seize this moment By Alex Brummer for the Daily Mail Published: 21:58 BST, 23 September 2020 | Updated: 21:58 BST, 23 September 2020 You might think that BT would be a big winner from lockdown.  As the … Read more

ALEX BRUMMER: The virus winners and losers of business

Virus winners and losers: Britain’s biggest hotelier is hard hit while B&Q owner makes hay while the sun shines, says ALEX BRUMMER By Alex Brummer for the Daily Mail Published: 22:11 BST, 22 September 2020 | Updated: 22:11 BST, 22 September 2020 Covid-19 has not proved to be disastrous for every enterprise. Contrast B&Q owner … Read more

BARONESS ALTMANN: Women are STILL second-class citizens for pensions

The retirement injustices we can still fix: Women are STILL second-class citizens in the pension system, says BARONESS ALTMANN By Baroness Altmann For The Daily Mail Published: 22:27 BST, 22 September 2020 | Updated: 22:27 BST, 22 September 2020 The Court of Appeal judgment is a blow to the many women who believe the sharp … Read more

BEN WILKINSON: A dark cloud has descended over the savings landscape

BEN WILKINSON: A dark cloud has descended over the savings landscape… but we still should not tolerate paltry rates By Ben Wilkinson Money Mail Deputy Editor For The Daily Mail Published: 22:00 BST, 22 September 2020 | Updated: 22:52 BST, 22 September 2020 A dark cloud descended over the savings landscape on Monday morning as … Read more

ALEX BRUMMER: Government must help Rolls-Royce

ALEX BRUMMER: Government must support Rolls-Royce – jobs, engineering skills, R&D and Britain’s future as an aerospace champion are at stake Rolls-Royce is Britain’s premier engineering business, with a reputation for excellence  It is a victim of Covid-19 and the failure of Boris Johnson’s government to keep the skies open in the pandemic  By Alex … Read more

MAGGIE PAGANO: Nvidia promises over Arm are meaningless

MAGGIE PAGANO: The world of chip processing is moving so rapidly that promises from Nvidia over Arm’s future are meaningless unless legally binding By Maggie Pagano For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 BST, 20 September 2020 | Updated: 21:57 BST, 20 September 2020 Hermann Hauser was crystal clear when I spoke to him in New … Read more

HAMISH MCRAE: We must help young find jobs four our future

HAMISH MCRAE: If we can emerge from all this with a better educated, more resilient workforce, then this is good news for the future By Hamish Mcrae, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:50 BST, 19 September 2020 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 19 September 2020 We cannot  choose the moment to be born – or indeed … Read more

ALEX BRUMMER: Government must get its industrial policy in order

Boris Johnson’s government is all over the place on industrial policy. The capacity for indecision, obfuscation and zig-zags seen in the pandemic is just as pronounced when it comes to energy and technology. The retreat of Hitachi from a new nuclear plant at Wylfa in Anglesey, and continuing prevarication over EDF’s plans for a super-reactor … Read more