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Tesco launches new RPI-linked bond

More options for savers seeking real returns




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Santander Inflation Linked Savings Bond

Bond pays out 105 per cent on RPI




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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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Mr & Mrs Smith retail bond launched

The four-year bond will pay 7.5%




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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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Pension Regulator urged to abandon funding review

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




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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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HMRC launches coronavirus income support scheme for self-employed

Cash from successful claims could reach bank accounts by end of the month




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Bonus restrictions hamper City mortgage borrowers

Lenders reluctant to count payments as affordability checks tighten




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Debt relief for US consumers leaves investors flying blind

Forbearance and federal support programmes disguise how badly Americans have been hit




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Investors festive as Wall Street’s record streak continues

Key markets simmering during the thin trading sessions around year-end




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UK savers give investment funds a boost after election

More than £1bn ploughed into equity vehicles after decisive Conservative victory




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Looking beyond the Brexit gloom

Mike Mackenzie’s daily analysis of what’s moving global markets




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Pearson’s latest profit warning is a teachable moment

UK-based education company is still more value trap than takeover candidate




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Global stocks turn lower on China virus fears

Outbreak ripples across US, European and Asian equity markets




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Hedge funds calculate cliff-edge Brexit fears overdone

Lansdowne, Odey and Wadhwani among those betting on a revival of UK equities




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Decarbonisation to drive ‘dramatic’ rise in cement prices, says Redburn

Production costs to rise by 61% when industry invests in carbon capture




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Avast’s rotten week is a lesson in crisis management

Shares in security software maker dropped sharply after revelations of data harvesting




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Plumbing group Ferguson considers stateside listing

Loss would be a blow to London market and unpalatable to some UK-based fund managers




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London market passes first post-Brexit test with £1.3bn listing

Smart meter group’s IPO boosts hopes of fundraising uptick after lacklustre 2019




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The smart money has already been made on NMC Health

The holes in the investment case were there, but not many were looking




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Where the fund manager consolidation narrative goes wrong

Optimism, not pessimism, could spark future takeover offers for UK investment houses




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Private investors in trading surge as coronavirus sparks market correction

As world markets take a turn for the worse, investors use ETFs as they hope to profit from any bounceback 




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Companies’ silence on virus is storing up problems

Listed businesses have been conspicuously slow in estimating disruption to operations




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Tobacco stocks should be doing better out of enforced isolation

The default product of anxious idleness has been sidelined during pandemic




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Latin America must kick its addiction to oil-powered development

Ambitious plans for renewable energy rarely feature in government strategy




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Crunch time for tycoon as Digicel bond clouds loom

Ireland’s richest man O’Brien faces struggle to refinance former cash cow’s debt pile




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An inconvenient truth for Brazil’s biggest company

In contrast with many global peers, Petrobras has made scant efforts to diversify into green energy




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Church of England raises pressure on miners over dams

Investor group led by the CofE launches database to track tailings dams after Brazil disaster




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Burford faces long wait over $1bn Argentina claim

Case linked to 2012 nationalisation of oil company proves tricky for litigation funder




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Building success in a highly volatile economy

One of Latin America’s top real estate developers puts some of his triumphs down to luck




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Vale warns steel production cuts will hit iron ore prices

Chief expects weak demand from mills outside China to offset supply disruptions elsewhere




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LatAm companies spot opportunity for redemption in pandemic 

Pledges to donate Covid-19 test kits pour in from groups including Vale and Petrobras




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Coronavirus boosts digital banking as Argentines lose fondness for cash

SoftBank-funded fintech challenger Ualá expands rapidly amid the pandemic




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Vale launches New York front in bitter battle with Beny Steinmetz

Brazilian group alleges tycoon’s family-controlled mining arm fraudulently funnelled $500m into Manhattan real estate




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What do children spend their pocket money on?

In our increasingly cashless society, parents are turning to apps and payment cards designed for youngsters




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Why I won’t be taking up a savings challenge

Putting aside £100 a week is just a pipe dream — and what would it achieve anyway?




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Santander cuts rate on 123 current account

Bank blames low-interest environment and impact of banking regulation




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What I wished I’d known about money when I was young

Young people may face many challenges, but they also have many wealth creation opportunities




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Consumers pay big price after free cash machines close

Withdrawal fees soar to £104m and banks save £120m in ATM shake-up




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Finance on Instagram: what’s not to like? 

Money matters are a surprise hit on the photo-sharing app




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NS&I slashes Premium Bonds prizes

Bond market movements blamed for removal of nearly 175,000 cash prizes from monthly draw




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Nationwide launches cash Isa prize draw

As interest rates fall, more savings banks rely on the lure of cash prizes




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Maturing Child Trust Funds to provide £700m bonanza   

Over 400,000 teenagers will be eligible to claim funds from later this year




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Cash Isas: only worth it for the wealthiest

Puny interest rates have dented the tax sheltering properties of cash Isas for most 




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Simple rules for managing your money

Learning how to budget is a vital skill to master at the beginning of a career




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Coronavirus crisis: your financial rights

How to navigate government help schemes, the benefits system, redundancy pay and help from banks




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Don’t let coronavirus derail your financial plans

Take steps to improve your relationship with money and the role it plays in your life




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Premium Bonds rate reprieve for savers

NS&I scraps planned cuts to prize fund rate 




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Penalties slashed on Lifetime Isa withdrawals

Treasury reduces charge for removing cash from tax-free accounts for under-40s