Chancellor Rishi Sunak will make a final decision this weekend on when and how to phase out the government's coronavirus furlough scheme, it was claimed today.

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will launch a £5million scheme today to support the nation's mental health at a time of high anxiety during the coronavirus lockdown.

William and Kate's Royal Foundation is formally supporting a new initiative, called 'Our Frontline', which will see leading charities and organisations provide mental health support to key workers.

Rudy Giuliani alleges the U.S. Embassy - led by then-Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch - 'quashed' corruption probe into the disappearance of foreign aid that was going to George Soros.

Even a pandemic can't stop Meghan Markle and husband Prince Harry in their grandiose scheme to save the world, writes Jan Moir, as they announce plans to open a new charity named 'Archewell'.

It was only ever meant to be a bridge to tide employers over a short-term loss of trade. And however much we might hope not, a wave of redundancies seems inevitable.

EXCLUSIVE BY DANIEL MATTHEWS AND ADRIAN KAJUMBA: A percentage of Reading's U23 squad will be affected, understood to be those less likely to be involved with the first team.

Cheryl, of London, is said to be accused of using an artificial employee bonus scheme which allowed her to pay the lower rate of capital gains tax, instead of income tax and national insurance.

Workers have lost their savings after transferring their nest eggs to rogue schemes because they were enrolled with the UK's HMRC and Pensions Regulator - making it appear above board.

A Bank of England scheme designed to provide banks with cheap money to lend to small businesses has handed out an enormous £6billion in its first week, official figures reveal.

What should employers be doing and are there alternatives to furlough? Richard Yeomans, of Addleshaw Goddard, takes a look.

Chancellor Rishi Sunak is preparing to wind the scheme down throughout July. Measures could include reducing the wage subsidy from 80 per cent to 60 per cent, or lowering the £2,500 maximum.

The British fashion stalwart said a third of its workers would remain at home on full pay, without a penny being billed to the taxpayer, while bosses have taken a 20 per cent pay cut.

Tim Alderslade, the chief executive of industry body Airlines UK, wrote to Chancellor Rishi Sunak, saying that carriers will face a 'renewed cash crisis' if the job support scheme is withdrawn.

Think-tank Reform is calling on Rishi Sunak, the Chancellor (pictured), to let businesses bring back employees on reduced hours but still receive some state support as lockdown is lifted.

Just days after British Airways warned of 12,000 job cuts, business only expect to recover slowly as workers and consumers stay home and social distancing measures are put in place.

George Osborne described the crackdown as the 'largest package of measures to tackle tax avoidance, tax evasion, fraud and error so far this parliament'.

Your employer is contributing a large part of the cost of your pension, and it brings many benefits including guaranteed payouts from retirement onward, says pensions agony uncle Steve Webb.

Rich Premier League clubs should only furlough staff as a 'last resort' and the job retention scheme was not intended for 'billionaire' owners, warned culture secretary Oliver Dowden. 

HMRC has appealed to NHS workers not to fall into the trap, warning they will be hit with hefty penalties and could face demands for thousands of pounds in unpaid tax if they get caught out.

Workers at Foxconn's biggest iPhone assembly plant were allegedly running a side business selling bootleg phones made from defective components that should have been destroyed.  

Nationwide is scrapping a scheme allowing credit and debit cardholders to earn cashback on their spending after the building society admitted it wasn't worth the time and resources.

The smart meter rollout has suffered another blow after it was revealed that nine small suppliers have not yet signed up to be Data Communications Company (DCC) users.

With just 13 days to go until Health Secretary Matt Hancock has promised the UK will test 100,000 people a day, but figures showed there has been no progress for a week.

Tracking the Modi government's signature initiatives and status report

Shah, alleged that no governments had addressed the concerns of people, though the union territory offered good scope for development

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday said Rs 18,253 crore has been disbursed to 9.13 crore farmers under the PM-KISAN scheme during the ongoing nationwide lockdown. Under the PM-KISAN (Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi) scheme, each farmer gets Rs 6,000 in a year in three equal installments directly in bank account. Front-loading the release of the first installment under the PM-KISAN scheme was part of the Rs 1.70 lakh crore Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package (PMGKP) announced on March 26 to protect the poor from the impact of the coronavirus lockdown. The lockdown was imposed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on March 25 to curb the spread of COVID-19, and since then it has been extended twice. With regard to further assistance to farmers, the finance minister said that 3 crore farm loan borrowers have opted for a three-month moratorium. "Since March 2020, 9.13 crore farmers have been paid Rs 18,253 crore under PM-KISAN during the #lockdown. About three crore farmers with

Land pooling has helped steer development in Ahmedabad more equitably than in many other Indian cities, but with some limitations and challenges still to be overcome. A World Resources Institute report provides insight.

Though the quality and calibre of our representatives in Parliament, and consequently its functioning, has often come under a cloud, options for induction of apolitical talent in Parliament are limited. P V Rajeev envisions a scheme that could make it possible.

The Supreme Court and the overwhelming majority of academics and NGOs believe in it. A growing number of poor parents have emerged as a pressure group for this programme, report Kalpana Parikh & Summiya Yasmeen.

Krithika Ramalingam

Kathyayini Chamaraj looks at a civil society partnership that is catalysing a government urban poverty alleviation programme.

भारती एक्सा जनरल इंश्योरेंस (BHARTI AXA General Insurance) ने बुधवार को बीमा पॉलिसी बेचने वाले ऑनलाइन मंच पॉलिसी बाजार के साथ साझेदारी की जानकारी दी. कंपनी मंच के माध्यम से कार बीमा पॉलिसियां बेचेगी. कंपनी ने कहा कि यह योजना बीमा नियामक की सैंडबॉक्स परियोजना के तहत निजी कार मालिकों के लिए तैयार की गयी है.

Under this new product, an additional 30 basis points premium will be payable for senior citizen's retail term deposits with "5 Years & above" tenor only.

While the first instalment of the SGB 2020-21 series was open for subscription from April 20 to 24, the current issue will be open from May 11 to May 15.

Under the PM-KISAN (Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi) scheme, each farmer gets Rs 6,000 in a year in three equal installments directly in bank account.

State Finance Minister T Harish Rao and agriculture minister Niranjan Reddy announced that over 51 lakh farmers will be benefit from this, with each of them receiving cash assistance of Rs 5,000 per acre of land.

His remarks came two days after Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund voluntarily decided to wind up its six debt schemes due to liquidity issues amid the coronavirus crisis.

A senior Delhi government functionary rubbished the BJP'S claim saying all sanitation staff working in the fight against coronavirus epidemic are covered under the scheme.

Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan told BJP party workers that the committees would be formed at every panchayat level in the rural areas and ward level in the urban areas.

The state can provide free treatment to the underprivileged without burdening its exchequer if it signs up for the Centre's Ayushman Bharat Yojana, Ghosh noted.

To support the estimated 63 million MSMEs which have been battered by the pandemic, CII has suggested a credit protection scheme for MSMEs whereby 60-70% of the loan should be guaranteed by the government, i.e. if the borrower defaults, government should

India's largest Mutual Fund (MF) house ICICI Prudential Asset Management Company (AMC) will wind up two of its small-cap schemes that are run by its Portfolio Management Services (PMS) division, reported PTI. It said that "too much money is chasing very

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has introduced a new system of fund classification to categorize mutual fund schemes to make decision making easier for consumers. The asset managers will now have to reclassify their product offerings according to

ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund has launched a new close ended debt fund scheme named "ICICI Prudential Fixed Maturity Plan- Series 83 - 1103 Days Plan L" with maturity period of 1103 days from the date of allotment.The New Fund Offer (NFO)

To support the estimated 63 million MSMEs which have been battered by the pandemic, CII has suggested a credit protection scheme for MSMEs whereby 60-70% of the loan should be guaranteed by the government, i.e. if the borrower defaults, government should

If you like to take control of your investments and go the DIY (do-it-yourself) way, direct mutual funds schemes are made for you. In 2012, SEBI introduced "direct plans" in mutual fund schemes to allow more freedom to investors. If you

कोरियन कार निर्माता कंपनी हुंडई ने भारत में ग्राहकों के लिए पांच तरह ही कार फाइनेंस स्कीम शुरू करने की घोषणा की है। कंपनी का कहना है इन स्कीम की मदद से वह अपने ग्राहकों को ज्यादा से ज्यादा सुविधा पहुंचाने की कोशिश कर रही है।

Before we head on to answer your queries on your investments in mutual fund schemes, here we clarify that last evening after the amc company Franklin Templeton was left with no option on barely any new subscription and other liquidity issues,