Podcasts

We can produce electricity from the wind and from burning wood or waste, but how about a new bio-energy power plant in the UK generating energy from cheese? Clearfleau is a company that provides the technology to produce bio-energy from cheese. Clearfleau’s Market Director Richard Gueterbock joined Share Radio Morning Money to explain all.

Our look into the world of all things travel-related. From how to save money on your daily commute, to how to get the best value on your holiday, to what you need to know about doing business abroad.

This is the Investment Trust show in association with Henderson Global Investors, this week, Lord Flight, non-executive chairman of the Aurora Investment Trust, James de Sausmarez, Director and Head of Investment Trusts at Henderson and Share Radio Senior Analyst Ed Bowsher will be helping Ed Mitchell look at the role of directors on an investment trust, board.

Investment Perspectives: In the wake of the Panama Papers revelations, The European Commission recently announced it would be taking steps to increase tax transparency, and crack down on off-shore havens. Under new proposals revealed on April 12th, the Commission will be putting forward legislation, requiring firms operating in Europe with sales of over £600m to publish details of how much they earn and how much tax they pay on a country-by-country basis. To offer his analysis of the proposals, Ed Mitchell from Investment Perspectives is joined by Alex Cobham, Director of Research at the Tax Justice Network.

Ed Bowsher, Share’s personal finance expert, joins Georgie in the studio for a look at the big stories of the day #BP boss pay #Debenhams results #groceries online #spending

Josh Lowe, reporter at Newsweek, discusses the Vote Leave campaign which has been announced as the official opposition in the Brexit debate. Josh discusses what this means and whether it matters, whilst also looking further into the John Whittingdale revelations and whether David Cameron is losing trust over the EU.

Mike Bowen, Business Development Director, Cash Centres at G4S, talks about the European Cash Report, that G4S has conducted, which analysed the use and future of cash verses electronic and internet payments. It's highlighted a widespread use of paper money across the EU, seemingly dismissing any claims of a demise, and Mike discusses the findings of the report.

This is Crowdfunders on Share Radio, the show that covers the fast-growing world of alternative finance, hosted by Share Radio’s Senior Analyst, Ed Bowsher. In today's show, Ed speaks to the founder of a company that's making pink gin using raspberries. The gin is called Pinkster and you can invest in the company on the Growthdeck platform. Also in the spotlight is an equity crowdfunding campaign for a company that is now in administration. The company is called Rebus, and the question is: did this crowdfunding campaign give investors all the relevant information? And over in the world of peer to peer lending, today's crowdfunders takes a look at the issue of tax. It's especially topical now that the innovative finance isa has been launched - it's supposed to protect any interest you earn on peer to peer sites from income tax.

Investment Perspectives: This is Share Radio's regular look at investing in smaller companies, either directly or indirectly through a fund managed by a full time professional manager. Ed Mitchell's guest today in the studio is Henry Lowson, UK fund manager at Axa Framlington where he has managed the Axa Framlington UK smaller companies fund since may 2012.

What might economic life outside of the E.U. in the event of Brexit look like? The think tank, Open Europe, says the referendum campaign has not adequately addressed this so far. Open Europe says it will be neither apocalypse nor utopia. They say there will be a short term shock followed by the potential for long term prosperity if liberal economic policies are followed. On the line is Stephen Booth, Co-Director of Open Europe.