Business Angels Rush To Invest In Crypto Start-Ups
Funding cryptocurrency and blockchain start-ups took off in the UK last year as record amounts of cash were poured in by investors. New data from...
Where Can Investors Make Money In 2019?
The burning question for investors is how to make money in 2019 after a drab 2018 around the world. Global markets dropped 10% and in...
Investors Lost £9m In Truffle Pension Liberation Scam
An elaborate scam to persuade wealthy investors to stake their cash against growing truffles cheated more than 100 people out of £9 million. The investors...
Overseas Landlords In Rush To Quit Buy To Let
Expat and foreign landlords are leaving the UK buy to let market in huge numbers, according to new data. In 2010, landlords based overseas owned...
Room For Growth, Says Hotel Investment Survey
The latest hotel investment survey has revealed more room for growth across Europe. Going Dutch has proved to be the best move so far for...
Investors Shunning Gold As Equities Soar
Investors are focussing on stock markets instead of gold to take advantage of strong share prices and rising global growth. Gold demand has seen huge...
11 Year Company Ban For Rogue Investment Trader
A rogue financial adviser spent thousands of pounds on paying of his debts from money that clients had given him to invest. Gerald Chiatoh Etangayong,...
Pitfalls Waiting For Unwary SEIS Investors
Potential profits and generous tax breaks are a heady brew that tempt many investors to plough cash into start-ups with the Seed Enterprise Investment...
Time To Raise The Limits On SEIS Investment
It’s time for Chancellor Phillip Hammond to take a long hard look at the Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme in his Budget 2018. SEIS was launched...
Market Slump Is Time For Investors To Hold Their Nerve
Toppling share prices have left a sea of red in their wake as markets around the world have followed each other into a downward...
Half Of Landlords See Buy To Let As Property Pensions
New buy to let landlord surveys have revealed that half of Britain’s landlords regard their properties as a pension - and their portfolios are...
How SEIS works for investors
SEIS is seen as the best way of bridging the gap between personal investors looking for higher returns from their cash and start-up companies...
Ireland Scoops European Buy To Let Top Spot
Ireland has pulled off a property double as Europe’s top buy to let hotspot and the capital Dublin ranking as the city with the...
How Does Crowdfunded Peer-To-Peer Lending Work For Investors?
Peer-to-peer lending comes as two models - lending or investment. Lending is to businesses, to ease cashflow or finance stock or capital spending, or to...
SEIS – Tax breaks for investors explained
The Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS) comes with some of the most generous tax breaks for investors willing to take a chance by staking...
How Do Billionaires Invest Their Cash?
If you are a billionaire or an investor with more modest means, looking for the best returns for your money is always the top...
Are Property Pensions Really A Safe Retirement Bet?
More than a third of us regard out homes as our ticket to financial security in retirement, says research. Lack of knowledge is firing people...
Good Reasons Why Everyone Should Invest In Shares
Millions of shares may be floating around the stock market but a surprisingly few investors own them - even though there are good reasons...
Gold Loses Shine As Price Falls To $1200 Sweet Spot
Gold is losing some shine for investors as the price has plunged to a 20-month low on the back of emerging market currency depreciation. The...
Judge Boots Out HMRC Bid To Set Minimum SEIS Investment
Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme investors have no minimum barrier before they can claim tax relief on their stake in a start-up company, a tribunal...
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