Podcasts

Emerging Opportunities with Gavin Serkin and Simon Rose, is dedicated to global, emerging and frontier markets. This week they talk to Farrukh Khan, senior director of business development at Acumen - a pioneer of investing with social impact. Gavin Serkin is managing editor of the Frontier Funds Consultancy and author of Frontier: Exploring the Top Ten Emerging Markets of Tomorrow.

Parliament and the Supreme Court Brexit ruling has been the hot topic of the day. After a rather overwhelming defeat for the government, MPs must be given a vote on triggering Article 50. It has been recently announced that the government will introduce the article 50 bill on Thursday. For more reaction, Simon was joined by Stephen Gethins, MP for Fife North East and an SNP Europe spokesperson, Peter Lilley, MP for Hitchin and former secretary for trade and industry and for social security.

The dust has begun to settle on the Supreme Court ruling that parliament must vote on whether the government can start the Brexit process. Shortly after the ruling, David Davis, the UK's Brexit minister, promised a parliamentary bill within days. Sterling rose on the news, but has fallen back since, following the additional ruling that the UK's devolved assemblies will not have a veto on leaving the bloc. For this story and more, join Share Radio's Simon Rose as he investigates this and what else has been happening in the bourses and businesses of Britain and the world. To put the day's events in context, he's joined by Chris Bailey, founder of Financial Orbit - the investment research and consultancy service.

2016 was a great year for stock markets. However, many investors are worrying that the old adage of what goes up must come down may apply in 2017 with some commentators speculating that the markets may indeed be overvalued. For more on this, Share Radio's Ed Bowsher spoke to Dan Kemp, Chief Investment Officer at Morningstar, the investment research and investment management firm. They began by examining what was behind the bumper year enjoyed by many of the world's stockmarkets.

For reaction to the Supreme Court's Brexit ruling, which means Prime Minister Theresa May must allow MP's and peers to vote on Article 50 before it's triggered, Simon was joined by Rishi Patel of FTI Consulting.

For an update on the Supreme Court ruling Share Radio's Ed Bowsher spoke to one of the key plaintiffs Gina Miller --founding partner for the firm SCM Private

Oil prices rose this week on evidence on news that production from OPEC is falling, but an increase in drilling in the United States could keep a lid on prices. Fergus Marcroft, Senior Advisor to investment bank Hannam & Partners, joined Share Radio's Ed Bowsher to explain.

BT shares slumped as the telecoms giant warned again on profits following the Italian accounting scandal, Easyjet results softer on weak pound but strong Christmas sales for Dixons Carphone and posh tonic water company Fever-Tree bubbles along. All the big company news of the day with Financial Times deputy companies editor Daniel Thomas and Share Radio's senior analyst Ed Bowsher.

A New Year means a new diet for many, but some of the most popular food fads may be causing more harm. To separate fact from fiction and get the scientific verdict Georgie was joined by nutritionist Dr Sarah Schenker.

This week financial heavyweights Lindsay Cook and Andy Webb from Be Clever with Your Cash enter the ring to fight for your rights in the financial world. They take on what exactly is going on with credit card rates and how can we avoid the hikes on interest. They also deliver the Sucker punch to direct debits.