500+ LSE-listed companies cancelled, cut or suspended dividend payments last year January 11, 2021 Just over 500 companies listed on London Stock Exchange cancelled, cut or suspended dividend payments in 2020, according to new research by investment solution provider GraniteShares. It seems that no segment of the market was immune, as 52 FTSE 100 companies amended their dividend policies last year, as well as 117 FTSE 250 firms and 151 [...]
Premier League rejigs Tottenham, Fulham, Chelsea and Everton fixtures after Aston Villa Covid-19 outbreak postpones Spurs game January 11, 2021 Aston Villa’s scheduled Premier League fixture against Tottenham on Wednesday has been postponed due the Covid-19 outbreak at the club. Tottenham will instead play Fulham in a rearranged match, while other fixtures involving Chelsea and Everton have also been affected. Villa closed their training ground last week and fielded a team of youth players in [...]
Lockdown: Tougher Covid restrictions on horizon, ministers warn January 11, 2021 England may face tighter lockdown restrictions amid scientists’ warnings that current measures are not doing enough to reduce Covid rates, the UK’s vaccine tsar has suggested. Nadhim Zahawi, the vaccine deployment minister, today said current restrictions may be scaled up as he admitted he was “worried” at the current picture. “We’ve got to review everything [...]
Ocado sounds alarm on product availability as supermarket shelves stand empty January 11, 2021 Ocado has warned that the availability of some products is being impacted by coronavirus-related staff absences in its supply chain. With more staff off sick or forced to isolate some grocery suppliers are having to consolidate their lines. “Staff absences across the supply chain may lead to an increase in product substitutions for a small [...]
Seven mass vaccine centres to open across England January 11, 2021 Seven new mass vaccine centres will open across England as part of the government’s new vaccine delivery plan, the details of which will be released later today. More than 1,000 vaccination sites have already been established across the UK, targeting first those most at risk from Covid-19. Speaking on Sky News this morning minister for [...]
Chancellor Rishi Sunak: The City could be set for a post-Brexit Big Bang 2.0 January 11, 2021 Rishi Sunak believes the Square Mile is set for a post-Brexit “Big Bang 2.0” and that the City’s “culture and creativity” will see it to greater, global heights. In a candid interview with City PM, the Chancellor also pushed back against criticism of the UK’s trade deal with the European Union, saying that it should [...]
The City View: Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak January 11, 2021 The City View is back for 2021 with a new format, a new host and a very special guest, with City PM’s Andy Silvester talking to Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak. Subscribe to The City View Podcast: Apple / Google / Spotify / RSS The pair discuss the Government’s response to the pandemic, the future of cities and whether the work-from-home [...]
BDO: Business output fell to lowest levels on record in 2020 January 10, 2021 UK business output fell to its lowest ever levels in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic, a new survey by accountants BDO has found. BDO’s output index averaged 73.62 last year, the lowest figure since the measure was introduced in 2005. Previously, the lowest annual average had been 83.28, which was recorded during 2009’s financial [...]
City fears over delayed results grow due to new lockdown January 10, 2021 Financial watchdogs are on standby amid fears that a number of listed companies will not be able to report their results on time due to Covid-related disruption. The Sunday Times reported that a group of the regulators will release a statement within days telling firms to communicate quickly if they expect to have difficulty getting [...]
Covid-19 lockdown: Government tells public to ‘act like you have the virus’ January 9, 2021 The government has instructed the public to act like they have got the coronavirus and adhere to Covid-19 lockdown rules amid fears that the NHS is struggling to cope with the influx of new cases. A new advertising campaign has been launched reinforcing the “stay at home” message, in a bid to stem the transmission [...]
