Four leading developers have made almost £10 billion in profits since the Grenfell disaster and have pledged just over £400 million to fix unsafe homes. Here, the Mail dissects their offers… Persimmon (value: £9.25 billion) OFFER: £75 million for 26 buildings with potentially dangerous cladding and other safety defects. Nine of these are over 18 … Read more
Goldman boss tells bankers to go the extra mile after junior analysts tell of 100 hour weeks and workplace abuse By Mark Shapland For The Daily Mail Published: 22:33 GMT, 23 March 2021 | Updated: 22:38 GMT, 23 March 2021 The boss of Goldman Sachs has acknowledged the stress his young staff are under but … Read more
Record low interest rates, a stock market crash, soaring unemployment, a turbo-charged property market and more savings than ever in the bank. There has never been a year quite like it for our household finances. Here, Money Mail looks at the winners and losers of a rollercoaster 12 months… When Britain rode the rollercoaster: There has … Read more
‘Tax Day’ is a newly-introduced date in the financial calendar scheduled for tomorrow, when consultations on future tax raids could be revealed. Traditionally this is done at the Budget, but this year the Treasury decided to announce some extra business separately, ‘to allow for more transparency and scrutiny’. The Government has already unveiled one bit … Read more
Olivia Walker applied for more than 60 roles in lockdown to find her dream job. She had previously worked at a bank on a graduate scheme, but wasn’t sure this field was where her future lay. ‘I’ve always been interested in sustainability and wanted to do something in that area,’ she says. Olivia, from Bermondsey … Read more
As Mark Carney chats away about his book on a Zoom call, Hope, an 80 ft blue whale, hovers above him. Or rather her skeleton, on display in London’s Natural History Museum, looms over his head as he prepares to give the institution’s annual science lecture that evening. ‘They promised me I could do it … Read more
UK economy on course for a rapid recovery as restrictions ease, Bank of England’s chief economist predicts By Daily Mail City & Finance Published: 22:01 GMT, 18 March 2021 | Updated: 22:01 GMT, 18 March 2021 Positive outlook: The Bank of England’s chief economist Andy Haldane The economy is on course for a rapid recovery … Read more
For more than a decade I’ve spent my life thinking and writing about money. As a financial journalist, I’ve written hundreds of columns on the City, the stock market, the super-rich, pension funds and family budgets. I don’t think money buys you happiness but I know it gives you freedom. Having enough money gives you … Read more
For more than a decade I’ve spent my life thinking and writing about money. As a financial journalist, I’ve written hundreds of columns on the City, the stock market, the super-rich, pension funds and family budgets. I don’t think money buys you happiness but I know it gives you freedom. Having enough money gives you … Read more
Bosses to be held responsible for accounting errors in major shake-up of audit rules By Mark Shapland For The Daily Mail Published: 01:14 GMT, 17 March 2021 | Updated: 01:39 GMT, 17 March 2021 Senior executives will be on the block for accounting errors in a major shake-up of audit rules. In reforms to be … Read more