Investments
February 2024 - Monthly House Views - The Last Mile
Inflation fell sharply in 2023 but remains above the central banks’ 2% target and the “last mile” could prove a long haul. Resilient economies with robust labour markets are keeping up the pressure on wages and hence prices. In these circumstances, central banks are likely to cut rates ...
January 2024 - Monthly House Views - 2024: Back to Normal?
Hopes for big central bank rate cuts in 2024 underpinned the sharp rally of nearly all asset classes at the end of 2023, making good much of the decline seen in 2022. Investors believe the worst period of inflation is now behind us and price pressures and monetary policy are moving back...
Business confidence up and uncertainty down for UK CFOs
Sentiment among UK CFOs has risen for the third consecutive quarter; Uncertainty has fallen to a two-and-a-half-year low, back to levels seen in summer 2021 when lockdown restrictions were ending; Corporate risk appetite has risen, but CFOs maintain a defensive strategy stance; Cyber...
Monumo listed No.19 in this year's Sustainability60
We're delighted to be listed No.19 in this year's Sustainability60 produced by Tech Round, which celebrates entrepreneurs using tech to solve global climate issues.. Congratulations to all the other winners listed: https://techround.co.uk/competitions/19-monumo/ ...
Startup and Investor Networking event
To celebrate Springboard's 2024 startup grant we are holding a networking event for eligible companies and investors at our office in Cambridge, with the opportunity to ask questions and meet our grant assessment panel. ...
Chinese consumer tech companies’ visit to Cambridge - innovation and exchange of ideas
VR, AI, IoT, industrial innovation, just some of the topics we covered in one day – what a productive visit for these Chinese consumer tech companies in Cambridge! Last Friday Crayfish hosted a delegation of Chinese tech companies visiting from Shenzhen, Shanghai and ...
Empowering Female Investors
According to Finder.com, stocks and shares are the most popular investment type with 5.3 million women in the UK investing in this type and this statistic is on the rise. This is something we can appreciate as we are seeing more prospective female clients wanting to speak wit...
Chris Dunn Consulting among the SMEs invited to meet ministers at Business Connect: 18th March 2024
Representing the Association of Business Mentors at the Business Connect Conference was a privilege. As was being part of an invited audience of SME leaders from across the UK hearing Rishi Sunak announce several new measures targeted at helping small businesses to grow. ...
CryoLogyx completes £500k seed funding round
Funding round led by private UK business angels and the Wider Oxford Technology Angel Network Investment to support commercialization of pre-plated, assay-ready, cryopreserved cells for drug discovery, diagnostic and cell therapy applications CryoLogyx to showcase innovative cryop...
Peter Cowley: From post-traumatic stress to post-traumatic success (a Cambridge Network event)
Cambridge Network’s next evening networking event will feature serial entrepreneur and investor well-known to many people in Cambridge and far beyond, Peter Cowley. In public, entrepreneur Peter Cowley is one of Europe’s best-known angel investors and active supporters of British...