Crowdfunding goes stateside: Seedrs strikes deal with Angelist’s Republic August 28, 2018 London-based equity crowdfunding platform Seedrs has landed a strategic partnership with US site Republic, pushing its expansion stateside. The deal means UK startups will be able to run joint crowdfunding campaigns in both countries, targeting investors on either side of the Atlantic. Republic, which is the sister company to well-known individual investor site Angelist, said the relationship [...]
FUD & The ICO Market Right Now August 28, 2018 Last week we looked at being at strategic partnerships in ICOs. This week I want to take a bit of a snapshot of the ICO market at the time of writing. At the time of writing, the crypto currency markets are looking concerning. Those who have been investing in ICOs are putting the brakes on [...]
Elon Musk’s tough year is a lesson for entrepreneurs that business isn’t all fun and games August 28, 2018 Poor Elon Musk. It might be difficult to feel sympathy for a billionaire, but entrepreneurs everywhere would have felt a pang of compassion on reading Musk’s emotional interview with the New York Times last week. As he recounted the stresses and strains of his last 12 months as head of Tesla – which he calls the [...]
City Moves for 28 August 2018 – who’s switching jobs at Johnson Service Group, Glenny and Buro Four? August 27, 2018 Today's City Moves cover textile rental, property and project management. Take a look at these movers and shakers: Johnson Service Group Johnson Service Group has appointed Christopher (Chris) Francis Girling to the board as an independent non-executive director with effect from 29 August. Chris will also assume the role of audit committee chairman with effect [...]
Report highlights huge divide between public sector and private sector pensions August 27, 2018 PUBLIC sector pensions are three times more generous than their private sector counterparts, despite being paid for through general taxation, a new study has revealed. According to the Tax Payers’ Alliance, a 25-year-old employee entering the public sector on the national average wage of £28,600 per annum, would enjoy a far larger a pension pot [...]
America’s record bull market: five charts that tell the story August 24, 2018 | City Talk The US stock market is on its longest bull-run in history. It began on 9 March 2009 and, so far, has lasted nine years, five months and 13 days. As of today, it beats the great equities performance of the 1990s. A bull market is broadly defined as one that rises over time without falling [...]
Empathetic listening: A six-step guide August 24, 2018 | City Talk Empathetic listening means paying attention in a caring manner. It encompasses compassion, feeling, insight, and emotional identification and helps us understand where the other person is coming from before we react. Emotional connection shows someone we grasp how they feel. And it is critical to financial advice today. As human financial advisers compete with passively [...]
Professional indemnity insurance is a must, as you’re bound to make a mistake in business August 23, 2018 As professionals, we all make mistakes. Or sometimes, we are just accused of making mistakes that we didn’t make. For example, the Home Office is alleged to have lost thousands of sensitive documents. And so too in the business world: mistakes happen, and people lose money as a result. Without naming names, some of the [...]
Investors believe the government is failing at Brexit negotiations August 23, 2018 The majority of British investors think the government is doing a bad job at securing a Brexit deal for financial services and almost half think the UK will be poorer after it leaves the European Union. In total 59 per cent of investors feel the government is failing at the negotiations and does not "have their back", [...]
Why Elon Musk is far from alone with his stock market dilemma August 23, 2018 | City Talk Elon Musk, the divisive entrepreneur, has recently made headlines with the following tweet. In a subsequent blog post, Musk made clear his reasons for wanting to take his electric vehicle company, Tesla, away from the stock market. He expressed his frustration at the distraction caused by wild swings in the Tesla share price and perceives [...]
