Finance directors living in fear of pension schemes
Tata Steel and BHS are not the only companies with problematic pensions, as research out today has found that many finance directors have concerns about their own firm's retirement vehicles. The study...
View ArticleHow Brits are bringing home the bacon and stashing it (in piggy banks)
Brits are stashing more than £1bn in piggy banks, glass jars and "on the side", according to a new study. Virgin Money research suggests millions of UK adults currently use piggy banks. “On the side”...
View ArticleP2P securitisation has arrived with "landmark" deal
Securitisation has arrived in the peer-to-peer market, with lending platform Funding Circle announcing a "landmark transaction". The European Investment Fund, part of the European Investment Bank...
View ArticleHow crowdfunding is helping to make individual investors a minority
In the first quarter of this year we saw strong activity in growth capital raising with institutional investment, including crowdfunding, dominating over direct investment. This is largely due to the...
View ArticleWhy are car-makers getting the cold shoulder from investors? Well, why not?
What is the most unloved sector in the global equity market? First off, you might think of oil, which is beset by huge oversupply imbalances despite the recent bounce inspired in great part by bullish...
View ArticleFour of the best recovery stocks
Investing in a company that’s had a bad spell on the stock market can mean an opportunity to buy cheap shares. If a turnaround is successful, or the company proves its true potential to the market,...
View ArticleStarter for 10: Stephen Crabb urged to take on a Universal Challenge
Stephen Crabb may just be settling into his new role as secretary of state for work and pensions, but a report published today is urging him to take on George Osborne and crew over universal credit....
View ArticleShortage of early stage investment is damaging the economy
Lack of long-term investment in early stage and innovative companies is damaging the economy, leading fund managers have said. “Our society has increasingly lost its way. Fund management should be...
View ArticleCrowdfunding: A new "top-up" round for business
Choosing how to finance a company at any particular stage is a complex decision, with no simple, right answer. We are an app-based provider of beauty services to your home, operating in London. Since...
View ArticleCrowdfunding beware: Banks are eating your lunch
European crowdfunding platforms could be left fighting for their piece of the pie. Incumbent financial players, including asset managers and banks, not-for-profit organisations, and non-financial firms...
View ArticleMan Group becomes latest firm to face shareholder ire over executive pay
Man Group has become the latest firm to stoke shareholder ire over executive pay, after a significant number of shareholders voted against its remuneration report. The investment manager's executive...
View ArticleNationwide becomes latest lender to up its mortgage loan age limit
In yet another sign millennials are drawing on the bank of mum and dad (or perhaps, grandma and grandad), Nationwide raised its mortgage borrowing age limit from 75 to 85. It means a 60-year old who is...
View ArticleThis is what we want to do with our dosh (but don't know how)
Many people would love to try to boost their savings pot by having a go at investing in equities, but don't have a clue where to begin, research out today has found. According to the survey by equity...
View ArticleSports car maker Zenos aiming to crowdfund £750,000
High-performance car maker Zenos Cars is looking to raise £750,000 through crowdfunding site Seedrs to fuel its expansion. The campaign, which got underway at the end of last week, has already raked...
View ArticleLive: Pensions lifeboat had concerns about BHS in 2012
The BHS' pension scheme was on the Pension Protection Fund's (PPF) radar as far back as in 2012, MPs were told today. Alan Rubenstein, chief executive of the PPF, also explained to a committee hearing...
View ArticleChina's drowning in debt and defaults are rising
China's massive debt levels have started to spook investors. The country’s corporate borrowers face a record $571bn of debt that’s due to mature this year, according to figures from Bloomberg. That’s...
View ArticleSix of the best challenger banks
The big four high street banks – that’s Barclays, Lloyds, HSBC and RBS – have had their fair share of scandal over the years and many people have been left disgruntled with the service they’ve...
View ArticleIs Lending Club's founder's resignation the beginning of the end...
Bill Blain, a strategist at Mint Partners, says Yes. Lending Club is a long expected smell-the-coffee moment for the sector. The firm sold loans to an investor that did not conform to its instructions,...
View ArticleThe state of P2P after the Lending Club scandal
It's been a rather dark few days for the alternative lending industry. On Monday, news broke that the chief executive of US giant Lending Club, Renauld Laplanche, had been forced to resign by his...
View ArticleWhy pensions freedoms could be a scandal in the waiting
MPs are warning that the next financial scandal could be on the horizon, as too little is being done to address the cultural aspects that lead to wrongdoings, such as payment protection insurance (PPI)...
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