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Learning about money and rich people’s problems

Covert and overt ways to interest children in learning about money




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Government delays overhaul of business rates

Move means hard-hit industries face another year of high bills




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Renters and self-employed hit hard by Covid-19 lockdown

A third of self-employed reported working reduced hours during the first two weeks of lockdown




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Meet the teens who want to work in finance

Winners of the FT’s personal finance competition love learning about money




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How are you coping without your cleaner?

James Max, the FT columnist, takes questions from readers about the misery of household chores




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Final salary schemes seek breathing space

Companies running defined benefit pension schemes ask regulator to extend payment holidays




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Pension Regulator urged to abandon funding review

Covid-19 pandemic increases problems for retirement schemes already in deficit




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Why US mortgage rates should be even lower

Uncertainty over loan forbearance prevents savings being passed on




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Top US pension plans eye private credit

Move to capitalise on dislocations across market stemming from coronavirus pandemic




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How will the UK’s ‘bounce back’ loans work?

Small businesses hope the fast-track credit scheme will be a lifeline




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Lockdown is exposing the folly of reckless financial strategies

Pension funds need to spend less time on ESG and get back to basics




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Cashback for Santander mortgage customers

1% cashback for mortgage customers with 123 account




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Interactive Investor to return income

Online broker is revamping its charging structure




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Mr & Mrs Smith retail bond launched

The four-year bond will pay 7.5%




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Santander 123 current account

New current account offers 3 per cent interest and cashback on bills




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ThinCats Bond for Business

Invest in a loan to a small business, but with a manager to assess the risk




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Cater Allen plan mirrors FTSE 100

Santander private banking arm’s six-year savings product




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Chelsea’s five-year fixed-rate mortgage

3.19 per cent deal comes with a fee of £1,495




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Gas suppliers follow EDF’s 5 per cent price cut

First big energy supplier to pass on lower wholesale costs




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Santander Inflation Linked Savings Bond

Bond pays out 105 per cent on RPI




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Tesco launches new RPI-linked bond

More options for savers seeking real returns




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Santander Upfront Interest Bond

Three-year savings account will pay immediate returns straight away




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Derbyshire Building Society NetSaver Issue 2

NetSaver easy access account pays 3.16 per cent on savings




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Deal of the week: Post Office Inflation Linked Bond

Timely relaunch allows savers to keep pace with the rising cost of living




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Deal of the week: The Eon Energy Fit Plan

Read the small print on ‘free’ offer




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Santander 123 cashback credit card

Cardholders will receive 3 per cent cashback on fuel




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Small caps: Group NBT surges on Hg offer




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Yorkshire Building Society’s tracker-to-fixed mortgages

Fixed rate that applies in years three to five has been cut




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National Grid RPI-linked 10-year sterling retail bond

Corporate bond links income and capital to inflation




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National Grid looks to UK retail investors




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TD Waterhouse looks at direct UK market access

Service would allow retail investors to place own orders on market




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Deal of the week: Premium share dealing from The Share Centre




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Deal of the week: Halifax’s Head Start Home Saver

First-time buyers receive £600 cashback if they save for 10 out of 12 months before taking out a Halifax mortgage




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Deal of the week: Chelsea’s five-year fix at 3.39%

Lowest five-year fix in UK history




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Deal of the week: Scottish Power Online Fixed Saver

Scottish Power has launched a new energy plan that allows customers to fix their bills




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New Sipp dealing account has no annual management fee

New Sipp dealing account has no annual management fee




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Where to look for the market rebound

I’ve drawn up a list of badly beaten-up stocks worthy of a punt




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Gold: a hedge against future policy misfires

A new exchange traded commodity holds several advantages




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US stocks look set to continue their outperformance

It is the deepest, broadest, most liquid market for larger global businesses




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Could investing in military tech make your portfolio more defensive?

Whether we like it or not, spending on arms and security will rise in the next few years 




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Private equity funds can help your portfolio scale heights

An esoteric choice they may be for private investors, but if you’re selective they can add value




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Cannabis remains an investment market worth watching

Promises of huge growth are yet to materialise — but there’s huge potential




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Are Woodford woes an opportunity for patient tech investors?

The Adventurous Investor senses there could be future value in spinout specialists




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Game on — tap into the growing world of online gaming

Fortnite is typical of the new business model, renting access to a platform




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Bakken pain reflects long road back for US shale

North Dakota’s oil sector has ‘never been through a downturn like this’




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StanChart and HSBC face losses on loans to rice trader

Phoenix Commodities seeks debt restructuring after racking up $450m of currency hedge losses




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Can we tackle both climate change and Covid-19 recovery?

Two experts debate whether shift to low carbon can push forward amid economic stress




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Investors make big bets on silver closing giant gap with gold

For some analysts the industrial metal looks cheap, even given the Covid-19 slowdown




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Renewables sector shrugs off devastating effects of coronavirus

Developers of clean energy projects defy wider turmoil in the global energy markets




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Hidden threat: Japan has only 2-week stockpile of LNG

Coronavirus exposes nation’s post-Fukushima vulnerability