£400m in Child Trust Funds opened 18 years ago waiting to be claimed

Teenagers are sitting on £400 million in childhood savings they may not know exist. Around 200,000 Child Trust Funds (CTF) are still waiting to be claimed – with an average of £2,000 in each, figures reveal.  The investment and cash savings accounts were opened for every child born between September 1, 2002, and January 2, … Read more

VICTORIA BISCHOFF: Clean up the mess over missing child trust funds

VICTORIA BISCHOFF: Lost child trust funds that could make the world of difference to so many young people By Victoria Bischoff for the Daily Mail Published: 22:01 GMT, 23 February 2021 | Updated: 22:33 GMT, 23 February 2021 If young adults ever needed a windfall, it’s now. Many have lost a year of education and … Read more

£400m in Child Trust Funds opened 18 years ago waiting to be claimed

Teenagers are sitting on £400 million in childhood savings they may not know exist. Around 200,000 Child Trust Funds (CTF) are still waiting to be claimed – with an average of £2,000 in each, figures reveal.  The investment and cash savings accounts were opened for every child born between September 1, 2002, and January 2, … Read more

CLIMATE ASSETS: Attenborough effect boosts climate fund

CLIMATE ASSETS: Attenborough effect boosts climate fund investing in electric cars, renewable energy and clean water By Jeff Prestridge for The Mail on Sunday Published: 22:16 GMT, 20 February 2021 | Updated: 22:16 GMT, 20 February 2021 Having run the Climate Assets fund for the past 11 years, investment house Quilter Cheviot is not new … Read more

The investment funds that could shine in the years ahead

It is time to be positive. After almost 12 months of hunkering down as Covid-19 raged, economic recovery is on the way. Not just in the UK, but globally as economies across the world emerge from lockdown and life hopefully returns close to normality. Although China is leading the global economic reboot, the UK is … Read more

Bestinvest Spot the Dog report reveals worst performing investment funds

As an ordinary punter, it can be tough to stay one step ahead and make prudent and profitable decisions about where to invest your hard-earned cash. But twice a year a report surfaces that names and shames underperforming investment funds, and managers ‘live in fear of being included in the kennel of shame’, according to … Read more

Amte Power seeks listing to raise funds for battery cell tech development

Amte Power seeks stock market listing to finance its development of battery cell tech for use in cars and the energy industry Thurso-based Amte Power has said it would like to raise around £7million Amte Power is one of the UK’s only five commercial battery cell producers  Ultra High Power, Ultra Safe and Ultra Prime … Read more

Active funds are outperforming and sales break records

Their fans say active funds are the place to be during times of crisis or opportunity and it seems as though investors haven taken note. The latest fund flow data from the Investment Association has revealed a huge £5.2billion worth of net retail sales into actively managed funds in December – the second highest inflow … Read more

LAW DEBENTURE: The dividends keep flowing at £773m trust

LAW DEBENTURE: The dividends keep flowing at £773m investment trust By Jeff Prestridge for The Mail on Sunday Published: 22:16 GMT, 6 February 2021 | Updated: 22:16 GMT, 6 February 2021 Investment trust Law Debenture will soon announce the final quarterly dividend payment to shareholders for its 2020 financial year.  Although it refuses to reveal … Read more

Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich ‘appalled’ at Reece James abuse and vows funds to help fight racism

Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich writes to every player for the first time vowing to ‘personally direct more funds’ to anti-racism efforts after being ‘appalled’ by abuse directed at Reece James on social media Roman Abramovich has never before written directly to his Chelsea players  But owner reached out to offer complete support for those suffering … Read more