A guide to good money: How to invest ethically and sustainably October 3, 2018 Good Money Week is now upon us. Launched in 2005, this campaign has nudged sustainable, responsible, and ethical financial products into the spotlight. And it’s the investment industry where this trend has really gained traction, with terms like socially responsible investing (SRI) and “impact investing” coming to the fore. Indeed, it wasn’t long ago that [...]
Debate: Is the recent rule change for houses in multiple occupation (HMOs) fair on tenants? October 3, 2018 Debate: Is the recent rule change for houses in multiple occupation (HMOs) fair on tenants? YES – Dan Wilson Craw is the director at Generation Rent. Many people can only afford to rent in a shared house. But some landlords exploit their desperation for a place to sleep by cramming dozens of people into houses [...]
BBC’s The Apprentice is back. What can the show teach us? Don’t be a jerk October 3, 2018 The Apprentice returns today for its fourteenth series, along with Lord Sugar and his pointy finger of boardroom doom. Why do we still love it so much? Well, there’s the stirring Prokofiev Dance of the Knights music, aerial shots of London looking glorious, some hysterical tasks, Karren Brady looking cross, Claude Littner looking exasperated, and [...]
Ryanair’s special status is tarnished – it’s now a question of fight or flight for O’Leary October 3, 2018 Michael O’Leary is not short of ambition. The chief executive of Ryanair has spoken of flying 200m passengers in a year, and of profits of €2bn per annum, adding more than a third to the highest achieved in a year to date. The target date is 2024, but questions are being asked if O’Leary will [...]
City Moves for 3 October 2018 – who’s switching jobs at Healx, WorldRemit and Audere Solutions? October 3, 2018 Today's City Moves cover health, research and FX. Take a look at these movers and shakers: Healx Healx, the Cambridge (UK) technology company developing breakthrough treatments for rare diseases, today announced the appointment of Kate Hilyard as chief operating officer (COO). A senior pharma executive, with extensive drug discovery expertise, Kate’s appointment underlines Healx’s mission [...]
City Moves for 2 October 2018 – who’s switching jobs at KL Communications, Barclays and CBRE? October 2, 2018 Today’s City Moves cover comms, corporate broking and property. Take a look at these movers and shakers: KL Communications KL Communications, the financial PR and communication consultancy, has hired Charles Gorman to lead its listed company practice. Charles, who joins from Neustria Partners, specialises in advising listed investment and specialty financial companies on their strategic [...]
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 [...]
The answer to the wealth gap lies in the playground, so it’s time for kids to hear fairer tales October 2, 2018 By 2020, it is estimated that 66 per cent of the world’s wealth will be in the hands of women, according to figures from Boston Consulting. Yet, despite this impressive trend, there are still disparities between the way men and women are managing their money. For example, women’s use of investment advice falls behind that of [...]
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 [...]
Stop seeking refuge in moral indignation – listen to those who dare to disagree October 2, 2018 Support for those that challenge the status quo is rising. For the most recent example, just look at the increase in the share of the vote for the far-right, anti-immigration Sweden Democrats to 17.5 per cent in 2018 from 2.9 per cent in 2006, while that of the two main parties declined. This follows the [...]
