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Inovus Medical set for major expansion following six figure investment

Inovus Medical set for major expansion following six figure investment

Inovus Medical, a leading designer and manufacturer of medical and surgical simulators, has announced the successful completion of a £..

New Brexit Guide from Surrenden Invest helps property investors see past the politics

New Brexit Guide from Surrenden Invest helps property investors see past the politics

Resignations and leadership struggles getting in the way of key Brexit facts and figures New Brexit Guide to help investors see throu..

Investing in an age of ‘infobesity’ – separating sentiment from market noise

Investing in an age of ‘infobesity’ – separating sentiment from market noise

By Jay Mawji, Managing Director, INFINOX Even in the pre-digital age, financial news travelled fast. Humans’ hard-wired love of both g..

From property to culture to foreign direct investment, Liverpool is showing other UK cities how it’s done

From property to culture to foreign direct investment, Liverpool is showing other UK cities how it’s done

Liverpool leading UK cities with house price inflation of 7.5% (Hometrack) Liverpool-Manchester metropolitan area among top 10 global..

Invest in cryptocurrencies, commodities or companies?

Invest in cryptocurrencies, commodities or companies?

Ethereum is forecasted to rise to more than $550 per unit by November 2018 – a whopping 282% increase. New data also recommends..

6 months to go until Brexit and investor sentiment remains bold

6 months to go until Brexit and investor sentiment remains bold

Overseas investment in UK property remains strong (Surrenden Invest) Investors ready to take advantage of sterling’s fluctuatio..

PatSnap secures $38 million in Series D funding led by Sequoia and Shunwei

PatSnap secures $38 million in Series D funding led by Sequoia and Shunwei

Latest round brings PatSnap’s total investment to date to over US$100 million  PatSnap, the world’s leading provider of research and d..

Blockchain Company, AID:Tech Secures Investment from Enterprise Ireland and SGInnovate 

Blockchain Company, AID:Tech Secures Investment from Enterprise Ireland and SGInnovate 

Investment marks the first time both state-backed organizations have invested in a blockchain company    AID:Tech, the company that re..

Angels and Assets: Should Wealth Managers Take an Interest in Angel Investment?

Angels and Assets: Should Wealth Managers Take an Interest in Angel Investment?

The economies of the world are more competitive than ever, running neck-and-neck with each other, and currently, Asia’s economy is lea..

Triple Point launches Impact EIS

Triple Point launches Impact EIS

A managed portfolio service designed to generate a market return for investors whilst actively selecting businesses that have a measur..

GWM Investment Management boosts offering with acquisition of a stake in Optimus Capital

GWM Investment Management boosts offering with acquisition of a stake in Optimus Capital

Optimus Capital to add bespoke portfolio service to GWM Investment Management’s offering GWM Investment Management, the boutique wea..

Navigating GDPR – threats and opportunities

Navigating GDPR – threats and opportunities

Harriet Parker, Investment manager, Liontrust Asset Management As more of our lives are carried out online, protecting personal or cor..

Emerging by name, emerged by nature.

Emerging by name, emerged by nature.

By William Miners, Asset Allocation Intern, Legal & General Investment Management  Emerging market assets have long been a source ..

Investment Platform Giant eToro Expands Into U.S. Market

Investment Platform Giant eToro Expands Into U.S. Market

U.S. investors able to invest in 10 cryptocurrencies on global platform With the belief that all assets will be digitized in the futur..

Michael Lindsell, manager of the Lindsell Train Japanese Equity Fund:

Michael Lindsell, manager of the Lindsell Train Japanese Equity Fund:

We began a new holding in one of Japan’s leading video game publishers, Square Enix. The company was established in 2003 from the merg..

Etherisc to Host First Blockchain-Based Hurricane Insurance Policy in Puerto Rico

Etherisc to Host First Blockchain-Based Hurricane Insurance Policy in Puerto Rico

First-of-its-kind policy uses blockchain to protect property and earnings of low-income households from major storm damage Etherisc, t..

Funeral plan investments FOUR TIMES better value than a cash ISA

Funeral plan investments FOUR TIMES better value than a cash ISA

The phrase ‘you can’t spend it when you’re gone’ is often used to encourage people to relax their purse strings a little and enjoy lif..

Equity Markets Show Strong End of Year Performance in CAMRADATA’s Q4 2017 Investment Research Reports

Equity Markets Show Strong End of Year Performance in CAMRADATA’s Q4 2017 Investment Research Reports

CAMRADATA, a leading provider of data and analysis for institutional investors, has published its investment research reports for Q4 2..

Needles, haystacks and how to attract early stage investment

Needles, haystacks and how to attract early stage investment

By Mark Palethorpe, CFO, Cox Powertrain Mark Palethorpe How do you find a needle in a haystack?  And, if you’re the needle..

Dealing with sole traders? Debt recovery just became a whole lot harder

Dealing with sole traders? Debt recovery just became a whole lot harder

Ally Tow Chasing unpaid debts is, sadly, a challenge many businesses have to devote time to. But did you know the challeng..

The Top 6 UK Sectors for Foreign Direct Investment 2016-17

The Top 6 UK Sectors for Foreign Direct Investment 2016-17

2,265 FDI projects secured in 2016-17, a rise of 2%. Total FDI jobs down by -7%, falling from 115,974 to 107,898 in 2016-17. Software..

Nucleus Vision Reaches $40 Million Fundraising Hard Cap

Nucleus Vision Reaches $40 Million Fundraising Hard Cap

Leading firms Alphabit, FBG, Kenetic, Turiya Ventures, and BlockAsset invest in blockchain company Nucleus Vision, the contactless ide..

Ready player 1: Gamifying asset management

Ready player 1: Gamifying asset management

By David Bird, Head of Proposition Development, at LifeSight Hotly debated by the media, millennials area lot of things: from the gene..

The rise of Surrenden Invest

The rise of Surrenden Invest

Surrenden Invest announces expansion of business to Liverpool and Manchester Investment agency becomes the ‘go to’ consul..

What to expect from bond markets in 2018

What to expect from bond markets in 2018

David Absolon, Investment Director at Heartwood Investment Management Reflation sets the tone for the bond markets in 2018. US tax cu..

Indian Equities: Expensive, but underpinned by domestic growth

Indian Equities: Expensive, but underpinned by domestic growth

Jaisal Pastakia, Investment Manager at Heartwood Investment Management The Indian equity market is now trading at an all-time peak in ..

Investment eggs in alternative baskets

Investment eggs in alternative baskets

Surrenden Invest offers a more balanced, profitable and counter-cyclical portfolio 51% of survey respondents considering alternative..

SimplyBiz Group launches complimentary end-to-end investment advice system

SimplyBiz Group launches complimentary end-to-end investment advice system

The SimplyBiz Group has today announced the launch of a new and exciting end-to-end financial planning system called Centra. Powered b..

Senior Managers & Certification Regime Presents an Opportunity for IT Transformation to Insurers

Senior Managers & Certification Regime Presents an Opportunity for IT Transformation to Insurers

By Henry Umney, CEO, ClusterSeven The Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA), via its recently published proposals to extend the Seni..

Is it time to get off the cyber investment train?

Is it time to get off the cyber investment train?

With Fintech thriving and more than $1bin (£760m) already been ploughed into technology firms by venture capital investors hoping to d..

5 tips for raising investment as a start-up

5 tips for raising investment as a start-up

Sebastian Lewis, CEO at Mettrr Technologies There are myriad challenges to building and running a successful start-up. From drawing up..

Solgari announces new investment in Product Enhancement and Sales Channel Acceleration

Solgari announces new investment in Product Enhancement and Sales Channel Acceleration

Accelerating market demand for cloud solutions that provide all digital communications & address key regulatory requirements  Sol..

Bitcoin Traders Can Now Trade on Lows AND Highs!

Bitcoin Traders Can Now Trade on Lows AND Highs!

Traders shorting Bitcoin with CFDs now have an investment option for when they anticipate the value of the currency going down (AxiTr..

What are the best ‘Investment Solutions for Insurers’ in a changing economic landscape?

What are the best ‘Investment Solutions for Insurers’ in a changing economic landscape?

New white paper from CAMRADATA – A leading provider of data and analysis for institutional investors has published its latest ..

Investors will need ‘risk assets’ to beat inflation in 2018

Investors will need ‘risk assets’ to beat inflation in 2018

Investors now have little alternative but to support risk assets if they want to beat inflation, affirms one of the world’s largest in..

Premium Bonds – are they still worth holding?

Premium Bonds – are they still worth holding?

John William Gunn – Founder and Executive Chairman, SynerGIS Capital PLC John William Gunn – Founder and Executive Chairma..

Foresight launches new Infrastructure Income Fund

Foresight launches new Infrastructure Income Fund

New fund will invest in UK listed renewable energy and infrastructure equities and bonds Targeting annual income of 5% Capitalising o..