Do TV and Film Investments Make Money?

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Trends in television The introduction of video-on-demand (VOD) services including Amazon and Netflix has revolutionised the way we watch TV. They are each gaining millions of new subscribers each year and produce ever more of their own award-winning…

‘Should I put my £60,000 into a fixed-rate bond?’

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Deciding where to put a lump sum is a significant challenge in the context of a declining savings market. It is getting harder and harder to eke out a decent return, and the situation doesn’t look set to improve as long as Bank Rate remains…

CONFUSED BY RETAIL BONDS? Retail Bonds Explained

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Retail bonds are bonds which are offered to ‘retail’ investors (general public) and traded on the Order Book for Retail Bonds (ORB). Bonds of this nature tend to be issued by larger-listed companies such as Tesco and National Grid. They…

The social bond: how Allia is making cash available to social ventures

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Bonds can be a great way of raising funds, and Allia in Cambridge has become a leader in doing this for social ventures. Jenny Chapman went to see Phil Caroe at the Future Business Centre. There was a time when stockbrokers were up there…

THE PICK OF THE BUNCH! Our pick of the best fixed-rate savings bonds

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With Bank Rate at a seven year low, savers are starting to feel the pain. Since January, interest rate cuts have outnumbered rises and customers may be left wondering if there any decent deals currently available. The fixed-rate bond…

Automakers Rev Up Green Bonds for Hybrids and Electric Vehicles

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Investors expect more automakers to tap the green bond market after auto companies raised $2.5 billion in 2016 to finance electric and hybrid vehicles. This month, the financial arm of Toyota Motor Corp. sold a $1.6 billion green bond to…

TRAINING! How To Invest In Corporate Bonds

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Corporate bonds are issued by companies and are either publicly traded or private. Bond rating services such as Standard & Poor's, Moody's and Fitch, calculate the risk inherent in each bond issue - the chances of a default or failure to…

NOSE DIVE! Bad News for Cash and Bonds as Inflation Falls

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Inflation has unexpectedly fallen to 0.3% for the month of April, down from 0.5% in March. Without inflationary pressure the MPC is unlikely to vote to raise interest rates Inflation has fallen for the first time since September, down to 0.3%…

New savings minnow launches best buy fixed-rate bonds at up to 3.2% – but is Milestone Savings a safe place to squirrel away cash?

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A savings provider that very few people are likely to have heard of has launched a range of best buy fixed-rate bonds. Milestone Savings – which is part of Gatehouse Bank, an investment bank based in London - has one-year and five-year fixes…

DESERTED? Fund Review: Corporate Bond

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Fixed income sectors have struggled in the past year and the Investment Association (IA) Sterling Corporate Bond sector is no exception, returning an average of just 0.03 per cent over the past 12 months. But the sector’s relative stability…