ASI INCOME FOCUS: The managers who hope to rebuild from wreckage of Woodford’s other fund By Toby Walne for The Mail on Sunday Published: 23:46 BST, 22 February 2020 | Updated: 13:54 BST, 24 February 2020 Investment fund ASI Income Focus reopened earlier this month from the ashes of Woodford Income Focus Fund. The firm charged … Read more
Boris Johnson is facing fury today over his apparent failure to support self-employed workers during the coronavirus crisis amid claims he will soon offer them 80 per cent of their incomes to stop them falling into poverty. The Prime Minister met with his Cabinet in Number 10 this morning, just hours after he put the UK … Read more
Countless industries are being hit by the coronavirus pandemic, with a skyrocketing number of Americans losing their jobs. But while some of the suffering industries are obvious — restaurants, bars, travel, sports, gambling, movie theaters, retail, automakers, gyms — it turns out that Instagram influencers, too, are losing most, if not all, of their income. … Read more
Britain has joined the rest of the world in pushing the pause button to try to combat the coronavirus pandemic. This has sent the economy into uncharted waters and could lead governments and central banks there too, as they try to pull off rescue plans big enough. Highly unusual financial measures including helicopter money, people’s … Read more
Insurers are pulling income protection insurance due to the coronavirus outbreak – and some are looking for ways NOT to pay out if you get sick Insurers pull out of the income protection market as coronavirus spreads Those still offering it reportedly planning to introduce coronavirus exclusions This means new policyholders won’t get a payout … Read more
In need of a stock market champion? SIMON LAMBERT on the Dividend Hero trusts that have boosted payouts since The Doors sang Light My Fire By Simon Lambert for Thisismoney.co.uk Published: 06:00 GMT, 19 March 2020 | Updated: 06:00 GMT, 19 March 2020 If ever there was a time when investors needed a hero, it’s … Read more
NORTH AMERICAN INCOME: The fund that Trump needs to succeed By Jeff Prestridge for The Mail on Sunday Published: 23:47 GMT, 14 March 2020 | Updated: 23:47 GMT, 14 March 2020 Not even the somewhat conservative portfolio underpinning investment trust North American Income has protected shareholders from the sharp market correction in the US triggered … Read more
Savers looking for monthly pocket money have been dealt a blow by the news one of the nation’s largest building societies will no longer pay monthly interest on its fixed-rate bonds. Yorkshire Building Society previously offered monthly interest payments to savers who held its one, two and three-year fixed-rate bonds and Isas, but now only … Read more
MERCHANTS: Investment trust rewards investors with 4.8% income and growth as it benefits from UK shares on the rise £700m fund invests in UK stocks and is on track for 38 years of dividend growth Over the last 12 months it has returned 21% Only 3 rival UK equity income trusts have delivered better total … Read more
FRANKLIN UK EQUITY INCOME FUND: Be bold – and keep buying, says fund chief Morton By Jeff Prestridge for The Mail on Sunday Published: 23:46 GMT, 7 March 2020 | Updated: 23:46 GMT, 7 March 2020 Colin Morton of Franklin Equity Having run investment fund Franklin UK Equity Income for the past 25 years, manager … Read more