Lena Dunham calls for individuals to make ‘reparations’ as she announces she’s ‘distributing my funds’ to black-led organizations By Rachel Mcgrath For Dailymail.com Published: 05:58 BST, 5 June 2020 | Updated: 05:58 BST, 5 June 2020 She’s famous for creating the HBO series Girls. And Lena Dunham is also well-known for her activism and left-leaning … Read more
The hopes of investors still stuck in disgraced manager Neil Woodford’s Equity Income fund of getting the rest of their money back anytime soon are at a low. A year after the fund was frozen, while two payments worth £2.3billion have been made to investors since the fund’s suspension last year, there is still some … Read more
Google‘s parent company, Alphabet, is now pouring funds into a start-up wants to gene-edit heart disease out of existence using a one-time injection. Verve Therapeutics hopes to leverage its CEO’s discovery of a gene he believes is linked to lower heart disease risks to ‘fix’ the DNA of people at high risk of heart disease. … Read more
After years of diligent saving, the first teenagers will soon get access to their Child Trust Fund money. But experts fear a generation may have been put off investing for life after the coronavirus crash decimated the value of many of their accounts. Tax-free Child Trust Funds were introduced in 2005 to encourage families to … Read more
With stock market uncertainty lying ahead over global trade wars, oil price shocks, recession worries and Brexit, where should investors turn who are looking for a safe place for their money come rain or shine? The Mail on Sunday has crunched the numbers, with the help of experts at broker AJ Bell, to bring you … Read more
Since the stock market crash I keep reading recommendations for defensive and balanced funds – but surely it’s too late for that? By This Is Money Reporter Published: 07:33 BST, 19 May 2020 | Updated: 08:34 BST, 19 May 2020 Since the stock market crash I keep reading recommendations for switching into cash and various … Read more
Hedge funds bet on £500m cash call at shopping centre landlord Hammerson due to coronavirus crisis Hammerson may tap investors for up to £500m to cope with coronavirus crisis A major deal to offload seven retail parks fell through as buyer Orion pulled out Hammerson will get to keep the £21m deposit paid by the bidder … Read more
In almost every part of our lives, priorities are shifting, with safety and prudence the new virtues. In future, more people may want to preserve their money, rather than maximise returns: the return of their capital is, in other words, more important than the return on their capital. Growth will be an added extra, rather … Read more
Investors have had an unpleasant reminder that property funds may not be the haven they had hoped for. Last Wednesday, M&G suspended trading in its Property Portfolio fund because it did not have enough ready cash to satisfy redemptions. A day later, Prudential suspended some of its own funds, which feed into the M&G fund. … Read more
Many investors will no doubt be feeling nervous about choosing a home for this year’s £20,000 Isa allowance. But with savings rates decimated, experts insist the stock market still offers the greatest prospect of growing your wealth long term. For those who are keen to invest some or all of this year’s Isa allowance but … Read more