People know about savings. But investing in stocks and shares? Not so much. Ministers have a duty to be clear about the benefits and risksHilary Osborne is the Guardian’s money and consumer editorWithout wanting to sound like a...
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Read MoreExclusive: Revelation about Tory former minister raises questions about adequacy of transparency rulesIt was her robust questioning of the former Barclays chief executive Bob Diamond that first brought Andrea Leadsom to...
Read MoreDavid Duguid opposing tax while wife is in receipt of BP dividends raises questions over potential conflict of interestRevealed: shares held ‘in secret’ by scores of MPs raise questions about vested interestsWhich UK...
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Read MoreList of 41 MPs who currently benefit from shareholdings in companies from banks to housebuilders and supermarketsRevealed: shares held ‘in secret’ by scores of MPs raise questions about vested interestsThe Guardian...
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Read MoreDecision to resume ‘limited buys’ by app helping fuel share-buying frenzy follows investor cash injection Robinhood, the app favoured by small investors who have sent the share price of certain stocks soaring, is to...
Read MoreMeteoric rise fizzles out after small investors are barred from trading in groups that had soared in valueGameStop: how Reddit amateurs took aim at Wall Street’s short-sellersSmall investors mounting an assault on Wall...
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