Investments
Deloitte CFO survey: Debt falls out of favour with UK finance chiefs
Against a backdrop of elevated interest rates, Deloitte’s Q3 CFO survey shows finance leaders continuing to focus on defensive balance sheet strategies. UK CFOs now rate bank borrowing as being more unattractive as a source of corporate financing than at any time since the survey began,...
ENVISICS; the Star of Holographic Technology; a Fireside chat with Cambridge Future Tech
A fireside chat with Dr Jamieson Christmas (Founder & CEO of Envisics) and Cambridge Future Tech, the DeepTech venture builder in Cambridge. ...
IP Corner: Commercialising your IP in China
Your IP in China, apart from protecting it, you can also capitalise on it. Is there value in commercialising their intellectual properties in China for UK businesses? How do you go about it? Take a look at the driving forces behind China’s commercial IP market and you may find the clue....
Allia Future Business Centre Cambridge celebrates 10 years of positive impact
Since 2013, the centre has welcomed over 100 tenant companies & provided business support to over 1,400 ventures ...
Boards: too much delving, or just doomed? Insights from Horizon37
Horizon37 writes...Are some boards just doomed? We used this question to prompt a discussion on boards and the relationship between the investor and the scale-up company, especially when the relationship is sour. ...
Fundraising extension to >£20m for Eagle Genomics and appointment of new leadership
Eagle Genomics is pleased to announce it has raised additional financing of £3 million (USD $4 million) to further deploy its pioneering software platform that enables corporate customers to explore and monetize on microbiome-related research. The current funding brings Eagle’s total ca...
Financial planning with Investment Trusts
In 1868, Queen Victoria sat on the British throne, but she was not yet Empress of India. Most homes were still lit by candlelight, as the light bulb hadn’t been invented. The Foreign & Colonial Investment Trust was founded in 1868, with the objective to “provide the investor of mod...
Future-proof your wealth – the importance of estate planning
Some say there are only two certainties in life, death and taxes. Whilst this may be true, steps can be taken to reduce the impact of the latter or even, in some circumstances, remove that impact entirely. Inheritance Tax (IHT) is a tax of up to 40% and is a growing source of rev...
Navigating Responsible and Ethical Investing with MM Wealth
Following decades of unbridled industrial expansion, population growth and globalisation, the world is slowly waking up to the environmental and social challenges this has created. In response, investors are increasingly using their capital as a powerful tool for positive change. Beyon...
Investing in a better future for my children
It’s a subject that can mean different things to different people. According to the Mortgage Advice Bureau, the Bank of Mum and Dad contributes 26% of funds to the UK housing market, making it the ninth biggest lender in the market. 84% of parents now help their children to get on the ...