Archive for June, 2020

  • Jun302020
    Equity financing: Person working at a laptop with view from balcony across a bay.

    Corporate finance:What is equity financing?

    Equity financing is used to describe the process by which a company raises capital by issuing shares in the business to investors in…

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  • Jun262020
    Compensation order: Man sitting at a desk about to sign an official document

    The use of Compensation Orders by the Insolvency Service

    In January 2020, in a landmark case for the Insolvency Service, the High Court ordered a disqualified director to repay…

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  • Jun242020
    Mini bonds: Heating control thermometer in yellow against a yellow background

    What are mini-bonds? A summary overview for investors

    Mini-bonds are a relatively recent financial innovation which emerged shortly after the 2008 credit crunch. As small and medium sized…

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  • Jun232020
    Share buyback: A hand drawn graph with pens and ruler scattered on table

    Investing in shares: What is a share buyback? 

    A share buyback is where a company purchases its own shares either on the open market through a broker or…

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  • Jun222020
    What are bonds: Section of a library shelf containing ancient looking books

    What are bonds: A brief introduction for beginners 

    Companies can raise money in many different ways: issuing shares to investors; taking out a commercial loan from a bank;…

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  • Jun192020
    Convertible bonds: Close up image of reading glasses resting on the page of an open book

    Debt financing: Understanding convertible bonds  

    Corporate finance is the general term given to the different types of finance used by companies to fund their business…

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  • Jun082020
    Investing in silver: Looks like silver foil that has been scrunched up

    What to think about before investing in silver

    If you are thinking of investing in silver, this article looks at how the quality of silver is assessed and…

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  • Jun082020
    Mining for silver: Polaroid land camera (model 95a) in silver

    How the process of mining for silver works

    Mining for silver, like many mining operations, is a challenging, capital intensive and high-risk area of activity. If you are thinking…

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  • Jun052020
    Money management apps: woman surrounded by helium balloon with a smiley face one covering here face

    A roundup of some the more popular money management apps 

    Innovation in financial technology has revolutionised many aspects of money management services: from online banking to mobile payments to foreign…

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  • Jun052020
    Pension Apps: Money jar on a table with a post-it note attached

    A roundup of some of the more popular pension apps

    Historically, management of your pension fund was left to professional asset managers who would make decisions around the appropriate investment…

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