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Sarah Lowther

The FCA announces new spread betting rules to protect investors

Sarah Lowther
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Share Radio Breakfast

The FCA announces new spread betting rules to protect investors
The Financial Conduct Authority has announced a set of new rules to protect investors using CFD's, after it was revealed 82% of investors lost money. According to research by Financial Orbit, there are 125,000 active CFD accounts in the UK and the average loss is £2200. So, what's in store for companies offering financial spread betting and other risky investment instruments? Matt Cox spoke to Dice McCairn, Editor and Analyst at WhichInvestmentTrust, to find out more.
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Matt Cox, Dice McCairn

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Sarah Lowther

“It seems Softbank has unlimited funds, but it doesn't” – Seijiro Takeshita

Sarah Lowther
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Share Radio Breakfast

“It seems Softbank has unlimited funds, but it doesn't” – Seijiro Takeshita
Seijiro Takeshita, Professor of Management and Information at the University of Shizuoka in Japan, joined Share Radio Breakfast to discuss the biggest stories coming out of East Asia. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is to become the first serving Japanese PM to visit Pearl Harbor - the US Naval base in Hawaii that was attacked by Japan on this day in 1941. What's the purpose of the visit? And the CEO of Japanese technology firm, Softbank, has said the company will invest £39.3bn ($50bn) in US businesses.
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Chris Bailey, Dr Seijiro Takeshita

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Georgie Frost

Money Fight Club: Squaring up to the festive season's rip-offs

Georgie Frost
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Share Radio Morning

Money Fight Club: Squaring up to the festive season's rip-offs
Financial heavyweight, Lindsay Cook is here, slugging away for that pound in your pocket. This week we'll be taking on the energy firms hiding their cheapest tariffs from customers. As Christmas shopping continues apace we debate whether store cards are really worth it and delivering the sucker punch to the rip offs. Plus continuing the festive theme we look at the demise of the Christmas card in modern manners.
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Lindsay Cook

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Georgie Frost

Ludovic Huraux, CEO of Shapr explains his new Tinder-like app for businesses

Georgie Frost
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Share Radio Morning

Ludovic Huraux, CEO of Shapr explains his new Tinder-like app for businesses
Shapr allows its users to make new business connections and network by offering up relevant potential contacts in a Tinder-like format. Georgie Frost spoke on the line to Shapr's CEO Ludovic Huraux to discuss his app.
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Ludovic Huraux

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Georgie Frost

Jonathan Chippindale, CEO at Holition talks about the need for traditional bricks-and-mortar high street shops

Georgie Frost
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Share Radio Morning

Jonathan Chippindale, CEO at Holition talks about the need for traditional bricks-and-mortar high street shops
Could high street shops we obsolete by 2050? With more of us going online - is there a need any more for traditional bricks and mortar? Georgie Frost was joined in the studio with Jonathan Chippindale, CEO at Holition to discuss the possibility of our high street disappearing.
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Jonathan Chippindale

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Georgie Frost

Lynn James AKA ' Mrs Mummypenny' discusses Christmas budgeting

Georgie Frost
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Share Radio Morning

Lynn James AKA ' Mrs Mummypenny' discusses Christmas budgeting
This week as Christmas celebrations get going - things can get pretty expensive what with office parties and drinks, dinners out and that's before you include presents and other festive spending. Georgie Frost spoke to blogger Lynn James on how we can keep to a budget, avoid the curse of contactless payments, and find ways to keep things cheap.
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Lynn James

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Sarah Lowther

“Fraud protection needs to be improved – it needs to be real-time” – Tech Consultant Chris Green

Sarah Lowther
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Share Radio Breakfast

“Fraud protection needs to be improved – it needs to be real-time” – Tech Consultant Chris Green
A new report claims it’s “frighteningly easy" for cybercriminals to get security details for a Visa debit or credit card. According to research published by Newcastle University, fraudsters used a form of "guesswork", called a Distributed Guessing Attack, to work out expiry dates and security code numbers by making multiple invalid attempts. Share Radio’s Matt Cox spoke to tech consultant Chris Green to understand the research better.
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Matt Cox, Chris Green

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Sarah Lowther

What should investors make of the Italian story so far?

Sarah Lowther
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Share Radio Breakfast

What should investors make of the Italian story so far?
Many commentators have forecast financial market turmoil over Italy. But Italian shares have actually risen in the days since, as investors bet on a new caretaker government and no snap election. So what should investors make of the Italian story so far, and in what way is this a turning point? Chris Hiorns, Manager of the EdenTree Amity European Fund, joined Share Radio Breakfast to discuss.
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Chris Bailey, Chris Hiorns

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Sarah Lowther

What impact will Brexit have on fintech start-ups?

Sarah Lowther
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Share Radio Breakfast

What impact will Brexit have on fintech start-ups?
One of Europe's leading venture capital firms, Balderton Capital, has warned that the UK's dominant position in Europe's tech industry could be at risk if Brexit makes it harder to attract foreign employees. So, what impact will Britain’s exit from the EU have on fintech start-ups? Antoine Baschiera is the CEO of Early Metrics, the first rating agency for start-ups and innovative SMEs, and he joined Share Radio Breakfast to look into this.
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Chris Bailey, Antoine Baschiera

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Sarah Lowther

Transport Secretary to take track maintenance control away from Network Rail

Sarah Lowther
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Share Radio Breakfast

Transport Secretary to take track maintenance control away from Network Rail
In a speech later, Transport Secretary Chris Grayling will announce a plan to take track maintenance responsibilities away from Network Rail, and give them to the train operators. He says it will make things simpler and more accountable to passengers. But not everyone's happy about the changes, with some experts worried it could cause a decline in safety standards. Share Radio’s James Brydges spoke to Lianna Etkind, from the Campaign For Better Transport.
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James Brydges, Lianna Etkind

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