Two mini-bonds launched by a firm called Providence Financial have hit the skids leaving nearly 1k investors facing a nervous wait on whether they will receive any of their money back. We warned that the bonds, one launched at the end of 2014 with quarterly interest of 8.25% and another last year promising 7.5%, were a potentially risky investment at the time of launch.
The 'barn-find' in fantastic condition: Rare 8,000-mile Datsun 260Z hunted down in 1995 but then left in hibernation goes up for auction
In many cases the term 'barn find' describes a model of significant worth, hidden away and neglected for years, potentially subjected to the elements and sometimes occupied by a family of wild animals during years without use. However, after 21 years in storage, this 1978 Datsun 260Z looks to be in incredible condition and it's tipped to fetch £22,000 at auction.
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Around mid session, the FTSE 100 index was down 17.4 points, or 0.2 per cent at 6,862.0, just holding off the day's low of 6,855.19, having only reached a peak of 6,887.92. US stock index futures were moderately higher, putting New York on track to add slightly to last Friday's gain made after below-forecast US jobs data eased Federal Reserve rate hike expectations, as traders return from the three-day Memorial Day holiday weekend.
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'I received a car tax bill for £0.00, then a warning letter, and then an £80 fine for not paying': TONY HETHERINGTON says the DVLA should be ashamed of itself
Earlier this year I received a vehicle tax demand for £0.00 for my super-green little car. I have now been forced to stump up an £80 fine or face court action for failing to pay this tax. While suffering clinical depression, I had binned the initial demand for no money. I did receive a further letter, offering me a 'last chance' to tax my car, but I remained baffled. How do you pay tax of nil? Would the bank take the cheque seriously? When I received the penalty demand I appealed and at the request of the Driver & Vehicle Licensing Agency supplied detailed evidence of my medical condition. The agency clearly decided I was not depressed enough and said that if I did not pay the penalty, it would take me to court.
Fancy an autumn break where costs AREN'T rising? How the holiday hotspots measure up and the websites you can use to save money
Flight comparison websites such as momondo, Skyscanner and Kayak allow you to trawl the market in search of the best deals. If you can plan ahead - and preferably be flexible about times and destinations - then you are likely to find the lowest fares. Flights during the half-term holiday period at the end of October get snapped up early so now is the time to book.
Can you really make thousands as a secret shopper? Our reporter joins the army of undercover retail reviewers and earns... £1.57 an hour
It's seen as the latest way to make quick money - get signed up as a secret shopper, go undercover and test the quality of customer service and goods provided by major high street stores. Yet the new employment opportunity that is 'mystery shopping' is not as lucrative as it might appear. Here, The Mail on Sunday sends in its own agent to discover whether there is any money in shop snooping - or if the industry is nothing more than an undercover scam.
The economy has shaken off some Brexit blues - but is growing at a much slower rate than in 2015
British business growth rebounded in the three months to August shaking off some of the European Union referendum blues, but expansion is still far below the rate seen last year. The latest survey from the CBI will fuel the simmering row over how well the economy is bearing up after the Brexit vote amid a flurry of conflicting data. The CBI's growth indicator stood at +8 per cent, slightly up from the +5 per cent figure recorded in July.
'An adviser spotted I hadn't claimed and a few weeks later I received more than £14,000': How would you cope financially if you couldn't work?
Protecting the family's finances against the consequences of serious illness - or even death - is challenging in a difficult economic climate. But there are ways to prioritise cover and keep a lid on premiums. Working nine to five is enough to drive you crazy if you let it, as the song goes. But if you have to give up your job as a result of a serious accident or ill health - or worse, die prematurely - the resulting loss of income can quickly generate greater grief for a family as any savings drain away. Financial support from the State is limited - and only some employers will lend a helping hand. Building a personal financial safety net can reduce money worries.
Are reward cards making a comeback? New card launches paying £60 in gift vouchers for every £5,000 spent
Credit cards that give users either cashback or rewards for spending are not as generous as they once were, but card issuer MBNA is bucking the trend. Tomorrow, it will confirm it has joined forces with FTSE 100 giant Intu Properties to launch a new card that gives shoppers the opportunity to earn up to £60 of gift vouchers in the first year. The amount of vouchers, which cardholders will be able to use at Intu owned shopping centres, will depend on how much they spend on the card.
'The allowance is crucial when you are not able to earn': New mums wait THREE MONTHS for maternity pay
The hold-ups in payments of maternity allowance, in some instances three months, have angered mothers and charities representing them. Ros Bragg, head of charity Maternity Action, calls the delays 'unacceptable', saying: 'The last thing women need when bonding with a baby is extra financial worry, especially against a backdrop of a substantial drop in maternity benefits.'
MIDAS SHARE TIPS: Ad veteran aims for £100m at digital start-up Be Heard
Peter Scott has form. Now 69, he has been in the advertising industry for almost 40 years, during which time he has built up a string of small businesses into huge, international enterprises. In 1979, he co-founded WCRS, one of the fastest-growing agencies of the 1980s. Ten years later, he took part of that business and developed it into Aegis, ultimately sold for £3.2 billion to a Japanese company. And in 2004 he created marketing business Engine Group, which was sold for £100 million a decade later. Now he is hoping to repeat past success at Be Heard Group, an agency focused exclusively on the digital world. Its services range from designing websites to helping firms steer through the complex world of online advertising.
As the 66 reg plate arrives... Here are the 20 new cars with the biggest discounts that buyers can get this month
Motor dealers absolutely adore this time of year as people flock through the door to put a deposit on a car adorned with the latest number. But that doesn't mean the salesman has to be in the position of strength when it comes to negotiating the price you pay. We've teamed up with car buying site CarWow to tell you which models have the biggest savings.
Lord of the manor without the financial responsibility: The irresistible appeals of living on the site of a stately home
Developers cottoned on to this idea decades ago, offering a chance to live in an historic site, but without having to take financial responsibility for the entire estate. Certainly that's what appeals to Peter Webber, a buyer at Clevedon Hall Estate in Somerset. He bought a two-bedroom house in the grounds of the listed mansion, which was once owned by the sugar refinery magnet, Conrad William Finzel, and he has no regrets.
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MARKET REPORT: City hopes of sales boom at middle-class favourite clothing firm Joules lifts shares 10%
The company, which listed on the Alternative Investment Market in May, has pencilled in revenue expectations of £131million for the year and forecast a 12 per cent jump in UK sales. Established in 1989 by Tom Joule, the brand started out by selling typically British all-weather clothes with a contemporary twist at horse shows and country fairs.
SMALL CAP IDEAS: Shoreditch newcomer LoopUp grows in popularity as it battles against conference call woes
A sketch by YouTube comedians Trip & Tyler that has attracted 14million hits illustrates the chaos of the average conference call. Played out in 'real life', with the participants sitting around a boardroom table, the four-minute video incorporates the incessant buzzing, beeps and awkward pauses that make these virtual meetings so aggravating. It is estimated that 13 minutes - or around a third of these sessions - are wasted trying to patch people or repeating information for the late-comers.
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Stay-at-home mum Natalie Crayton lands a £180,000 deal with Sainsbury's to sell her sea salt
'Living on a small island there's not many job opportunities, you've got to create your own,' says the founder of Hebridean Sea Salt. Natalie Crayton, 34, set up the firm on the Isle of Lewis in 2011. Now Crayton, who has four employees, has won a £180,000 deal with Sainsbury's that will see it launch into 360 stores. It is the firm's first UK-wide deal.
YOUR MONEY ESSENTIALS
Two in five 18-24 year olds are already in debt owing nearly £3k on average - and that's on top of student loans
Fifty-one per cent of adults under 25 say they regularly worry about money, and 21 per cent lost sleep as a result, the National Debtline survey found. However the soaring debt levels cannot merely be attributed to excessive spending. On the contrary more than two thirds of 18 - 24 year olds have set a budget that they try to stick to, and 71 per cent check their balance through online banking at least once a week.
Retirement home sales rocked by project fear as pensioners abandon plans to move in wake of EU refendum vote
Britain's biggest builder of homes for retired people, warned it will struggle to hit its growth targets this year after seeing 'some weakness' in the housing market since the end of June. It said reservations of its homes in the last two months were lower than earlier in the year, while cancellations have been higher. Chief executive Clive Fenton warned that 'prolonged housing market weakness' could derail its plans to build and sell 15pc more homes in the next 12 months.
EUROGEDDON: As a Nobel winner warns the euro is doomed, why the political elite's refusal to admit the misery it's causing means there's far worse to come
Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz issued a bleak presdiction that 'Europe, the source of the Enlightenment, the birthplace of modern science, is in crisis'. The euro, he argues, was a mistake from the beginning, and the 'social and political consequences' of the European elite's folly 'have been disastrous'.
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When will interest rates move? Rates could be cut again below 0.25% before the end of the year, says Bank deputy
Asked on Radio 4's Today programme if there was a real prospect of a further cut in rates before the end of the year, the Bank's Ben Broadbent said, 'that's true'. Bank rate was cut yesterday to 0.25 per cent from its already record low level of 0.5 per cent, where it had remained for more than seven years.
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Currency | Rate | Buy now |
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Euro | 1.1705 | Buy Now |
US Dollar | 1.3075 | Buy Now |
Australian Dollar | 1.7008 | Buy Now |
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