Podcasts

In need of a little extra cash for your Christmas present fund this year? Sarah Pennells is joined by Jasmine Birtles, Founder of money saving website Money Magpie, Naomi Willis from the money blog Skint Dad, and Abigail Dickinson, Communications Executive at cashback site Quidco, to look at ways to make and save those essential pennies for the Christmas shop.

Struggling to get on the property ladder? Sarah Pennells and Young Money Champion Olivia Rudgard look at the pros and cons of shared ownership with experts Lynda Clark, Editor of First Time Buyer Magazine, Kush Rawal, Sales and Marketing Director at Thames Valley Housing, and Paula Higgins, Chief Executive of Homeowners Alliance. Sarah and Olivia also hear from Alex Campbell who's bought a shared ownership property in Phoenix Quarter in Dartford in Kent.

The Business of Film with film critic, James Cameron Wilson looking at the biggest winners and losers at the box office this week.

Children are worryingly lacking in financial awareness with both teachers and parents to blame for not talking enough about money. According to new statistics from the Money Advice Service just 7% of 7-17 year olds had spoken to their teachers about finances whilst only around a third had received advice from parents. One charity trying to improve financial awareness amongst young people is MyBnk and our reporter Tom Hill spoke to their CEO Guy Rigden to find out more.

Black Friday and Cyber Monday started off as an American import- but has it become a key fixture in the UK shopping calendar? UK households will spend £175 on average on those days according to a survey by Gocompare.com. To find out more about this Simon Rose spoke to joined by Martyn John at Gocompare Credit Cards

Every week on The Entrepreneur Show we meet interesting people behind some interesting businesses around the UK. This week, Simon speaks to Dean Dempsey inventor of Naturelly- a healthy fruit jelly snack for children which is gelatin free.

The UK's entrepreneurial performance reached a five year high in the lead up to the EU referendum. According to Barclays' eighth Entrepreneurs Index, it increased by 10% since 2011, to an all time high, and is bouncing back after a decline in 2014. It's not all good news though, the index warns of a lack of new scale up businesses and that uncertainty could harm growth. To find out more, Olivia Demetriades was joined by Richard Heggie, Head of High Growth & Entrepreneurs at Barclays and began by asking how entrepreneurs fared in the run up to the Brexit vote.

It's time for A View from the Valley - our regular update from the US on the world of entrepreneurs and business. This week Simon spoke to Sarah Soule, Senior Associate Dean, and The Morgridge Professor of Organizational Behavior at Stanford Graduate School of Business about design thinking.

You don't need to earn millions to feel wealthy in the UK today. The latest research from Lloyds Bank reveals the perceptions of wealth in the UK. It found that those who claim to feel wealthy on average earn £65,810, with a household income of £86,170. However, many people who feel wealthy have significant levels of equity in their homes and own an investment property. To discuss the findings in more detail, Simon Rose was joined by Sarah Deaves, Private Banking Director at Lloyds Bank.

The City watchdog has put forward plans for a shake-up of the £7 trillion asset management industry to ensure investors get a better deal. To remedy this situation, the Financial Conduct Authority has proposed a single fee for investors in funds in the world's second largest asset management market but has stopped short of recommending a cap on fees. The Competition and Markets Authority, which has published the interim findings of its market study, found weak price competition in some areas, a lack of transparency, potential conflicts of interest and sustained profitability among asset managers, despite a large number of companies in the space. We got a reaction on the findings, Mark Pugh, PwC's UK asset management leader.