Women from the BackTo60 pressure group affected by controversial changes to the state pension age have vowed to press on with their campaign after the Court of Appeal ruled the reforms were not discriminatory. Nearly four million women born in the 1950s have been affected by reforms introduced by successive governments to ensure “pension age […]
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Written by Edward Guilmard
on 2020-09-19
Mortgage support has been necessary for many households due to the financial effects of the lockdown crisis. Introduced in March, payment holidays have offered three month breaks to allow individuals to get back on their feet. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has now announced there will be support on hand for borrowers, but that mortgage payment […]
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Written by Edward Guilmard
on 2020-09-18
Investors have been seeking safer harbour in assets such as the Japanese yen as worries over the economic recovery in China take over. Overnight data showed recovery in the US labour market stalling and Wall Street indexes fell for a second straight session. The S&P 500 ended down 0.84percent, and the Nasdaq dropped 1.27percent. The […]
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Written by Edward Guilmard
on 2020-09-17
Stemson aims to restore human hair growth by using a patient’s own cells to generate hair follicles.Allergan Aesthetics is a world-leading medical aesthetics company. Fortunis Capital, a London-based venture capital firm, is committed to continuing support of Stemson’s regenerative cell therapy to treat hair loss. Fortunis Capital’s new Impact Fund intends to invest in companies, […]
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Written by Edward Guilmard
on 2020-09-17
How are customers affected? Premium Bonds customers need to ensure NS&I has their up-to-date UK bank account details, along with an email address or UK mobile phone number, NS&I has said. The latter information is so the customer can be notified of any prize wins they may have. Ahead of the phasing out from December […]
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Written by Edward Guilmard
on 2020-09-17
Additionally, the advance will still need to be paid off if the claimant comes off Universal Credit. The smallest amount that a person can borrow is £100. Single claimants can get up to £348 and claimants in a couple can get £464. Claimants with children could receive the highest advance, with £812 being available. When […]
Read moreWritten by Edward Guilmard
on 2020-09-17
Citing national security risks posed by Chinese technology firms, US President Donald Trump’s administration has sharply expanded actions to restrict Chinese companies. This has included putting telecoms giant Huawei Technologies Co Ltd on its trade blacklist and ordering TikTok owner ByteDance to divest the short-form video app. “At a time of rising discomfort with US-China […]
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Written by Edward Guilmard
on 2020-09-16
Fears over the end of the furlough scheme next month have been holding back stocks on the London index. However, despite refusing to consider extending the furlough scheme, yesterday the Chancellor did hint at “creative” support for jobs. The news from Mr Sunak helped boost the index, with shares up 79 points – or 1.32 […]
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Written by Edward Guilmard
on 2020-09-15
Nearly four million women born in the 1950s have been affected by reforms introduced by successive governments to ensure “pension age equalisation”, which have raised the state pension age for this group from 60 to 66. But BackTo60 campaigner Joanne Welch has insisted the fight “is not over”. She said the group is considering launching […]
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Written by Edward Guilmard
on 2020-09-15
However, unlike Jobseekers’ Allowance, your payment will not stop if you do decide to work more than 16 hours. Your total income will be your earnings plus your new Universal Credit payment, which will be calculated on how much you earn from your job. The more you earn from working, the higher your total income […]
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