London investment fund Fuel Ventures raises £20m for expansion into Middle East and China October 2, 2018 London early stage venture capital firm Fuel Ventures has raised £20m in its third fund since 2014. The fund plans to invest in one company a month going forward as the firm expands into China, Europe and the Middle East. Read more: Planet Organic prepares for expansion drive after fund takeover Fuel Ventures' portfolio of companies, which [...]
A third of non-investors say they would consider ethical investment funds October 2, 2018 A third of non-investors would consider putting their money into ethical funds, according to a new survey. More than half of Brits said they prefer to use ethical financial products and 64 per cent of those said they were prepared to pay extra for socially conscious services, research by online investment service Wealthify said. Read more: UBS launches [...]
Live for today, but plan for your future retirement – are you saving enough, and looking after your health? September 26, 2018 UK life expectancy has failed to improve for the first time since 1982, according to figures from the ONS released yesterday. However, life expectancy remains relatively high for both women and men, at 82.9 years and 79.2 years respectively. But how can we ensure that our later years will be happy, healthy and, ultimately, [...]
Gam investment director investigation sparked by whistleblower September 25, 2018 An investigation into former Gam Investments director Tim Haywood was sparked by concerns raised by a whistleblower. The Zurich-headquartered asset management firm launched an internal probe into Haywood's conduct in November last year, however the whistleblower went on to contact the Financial Conduct Authority four months later. Read more: Gam shares slide after Credit Suisse slash price target Haywood, [...]
Help Investors Cut to the Best Ventures September 25, 2018 In the ever-growing blockchain innovation space, there is a lot of noise that ICOs and other new ventures need to cut through, to get noticed by investors and users. This is mission critical. Even the best, most innovative, most promising, have to contend with a marketplace where the waters have been muddied by propaganda, some [...]
Tokenization: It isn’t New…but it is the Future September 25, 2018 As the Crypto winter maintains its steady grip on token prices and the ICO craze of 2017 has all but subsided, for now at least, many are wondering what to make of all these tokens that now float around in cyber space? In this article we look at the emergence of all these tokens in [...]
Nex Exchange to appoint Oliver Hemsley as CEO next year September 24, 2018 The founder of City stockbroker Numis Oliver Hemsley will take over as chief executive of Nex Exchange next year, the challenger stock exchange confirmed today. The investment is set to be completed by the second half of this financial year, and will see current chief executive Patrick Birley step down. Read more: Oliver Hemsley seals £20m deal to [...]
British Steel owner Greybull buys majority stake in phone recycling company Redeem September 23, 2018 Investment group Greybull Capital has bought the majority stake in mobile phone recycling company Redeem. The business works with partners such as 3, Vodafone and Sky Mobile and the undisclosed amount of funding from British Steel owner Greybull will allow Redeem to renew a contract with O2 and implement its growth strategy. Read more: Millions paying [...]
Africa deserves more optimism and attention from City investors September 21, 2018 In Johannesburg last month, the Prime Minister set a new ambition for the UK to be the largest G7 foreign direct investor in Africa by 2022. Achieving that ambition won’t be easy, but for UK investors who are prepared to change their attitudes and look beyond the easy choices, there are great opportunities. I was privileged [...]
Africa deserves more optimism and attention from City investors September 21, 2018 In Johannesburg last month, the Prime Minister set a new ambition for the UK to be the largest G7 foreign direct investor in Africa by 2022. Achieving that ambition won’t be easy, but for UK investors who are prepared to change their attitudes and look beyond the easy choices, there are great opportunities. I was privileged [...]