Tag: Investment

BCCT: Advocating for British Businesses in Turkey

BCCT: Advocating for British Businesses in Turkey

The British Chamber of Commerce in Turkey (BCCT) is an independent, non-profit organization that works to promote trade and investment between the United Kingdom and Turkey. Chris W. J. Gaunt joined in 2004, and the chamber has been expanding ever since. How does the BCCT...

The Metaverse Investing Tips

The Metaverse Investing Tips

The Metaverse Investing Tips The Metaverse is here and investors of all shapes and sizes are trying to get on the investing bandwagon. Some are playing millions of dollars for virtual land. One user recently paid $450,000 to be Snoop Dogg’s neighbour in a virtual...

Crypto Investors Are In The Market For The Long-Term

Crypto Investors Are In The Market For The Long-Term

Around two out of five investors in cryptocurrencies have been in the market for three or more years, underlining how the market is moving into the mainstream, new research from UK-based money app Ziglu shows. [caption id="attachment_98118" align="aligncenter" width="1067"] Crypto Investors Are In The Market...

Financial Planning: The purpose of EIS

Financial Planning: The purpose of EIS

In 2021, it is still remarkable when you hear financial advisers dismissing investment opportunities out of hand. My guesstimate, based on a decade of experience in the financial services sector, is that approximately 30% of advisers in the UK will consider Enterprise Investment Scheme funds...

Twelve Universities Join Forces To Launch Impact Investment Fund

Twelve Universities Join Forces To Launch Impact Investment Fund

Twelve leading universities have joined forces to create an impact investment fund, Impact 12 (www.impact12.com), to support mission-led university ventures. The ten-year, multi-million-pound fund will support social ventures created within the twelve participating universities across the UK. The fund will support ventures motivated by beneficial...

Global Green Finance Index 7 – Amsterdam Took 1st Place

Global Green Finance Index 7 – Amsterdam Took 1st Place

Every six months the Global Green Finance Index (GGFI) evaluates the depth and quality of 78 financial centres. GGFI serves as a valuable measure of the development of green finance for policy and investment decision-makers. The top 20 centres in GGFI 7 are shown in...

The UK’s Most Financially-Savvy Cities 2021 Report

The UK’s Most Financially-Savvy Cities 2021 Report

It is surprising that Londoners register low number of financial searches and London is not the UK’s most financially-savvy city. When we think of financial literacy in the UK, our minds typically jump to London. So, we decided to take a closer look at just...

Environmental, Social, and Governance ESG Investment Blueprint

Environmental, Social, and Governance ESG Investment Blueprint

[caption id="attachment_2192" align="aligncenter" width="1068"] Environmental, Social, and Governance ESG Investment Blueprint[/caption] Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance (ESG) investment is a critical term that is often used synonymously with modern sustainable investing. This type of investment is based on three central factors to measure the sustainability...

UK Future Fund launches to high-growth Innovation British businesses

UK Future Fund launches to high-growth Innovation British businesses

[caption id="attachment_1880" align="alignnone" width="925"] Future and tech and cities, images by citiesbac[/caption] UK Future Fund launches to high-growth Innovation British businesses The government’s £500 million Future Fund opens for applications today (Wednesday 20 May) with innovative and high-growth British businesses able to secure investment to...