Isas: what are the best deals now interest rates are low?
Cash Isas are falling out of favour – but there are deals to be found if you can lock money awayIt’s tough for...
Investment ISAs: Act now or lose your £20,000 allowance
There’s a wealth of financial products out there – here’s how to choose the right ISAInvestors have under three weeks left to exploit...
A new Isa is offering tax-free returns of 12% – so what’s the catch?
The ‘innovative finance’ Isa is being hailed by some as the answer to years of miserable interest rates. We look at who’s offering them...
Eight in 10 Britons rely on cash for everyday payments, report finds
Study says 97% of population carry coins or notes after report warned of cash’s demiseCash is still king across large parts of the UK...
Provident Financial needs to gets its skates on if it’s to save itself
An unwelcome bid from its former boss’s upstart rival could be short, sharp and painfulIn the unlovely world of subprime lending – a...
Investors urge HSBC to stop bankrolling coal-burning projects
Bank urged to close loopholes allowing it to lend to projects in countries until 2023A group of powerful HSBC shareholders have written to the bank’s CEO,...
Trump’s tariff war pushes US trade deficit to 10-year high
Trade imbalance rose to $621bn in 2018 despite new tariffsDeficit jumped 19% in December aloneThe US trade deficit hit a 10-year high in December,...
No-deal Brexit would plunge UK economy into recession – OECD
Annual growth will fall below 1% for first time in decade even with a deal, says thinktankA no-deal Brexit would plunge the UK economy into recession...
Goldman Sachs relaxes dress code for ‘more casual environment’
Wall Street bank makes firm-wide decision because of ‘changing nature of workplaces’Goldman Sachs has relaxed its dress code, allowing its bankers to swap their bespoke...
UK cash system ‘on the verge of collapse’, report finds
Review predicts cash could fall to just 10% of all payments in the next 15 yearsMore than 8 million UK adults would struggle to...
