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About four years ago I set up a currency transfer service (it was called Berry FX if you must know). Because more years ago than that I used to be a prime broker for client-facing foreign exchange services. We used to convert some (relatively speaking) large amounts and deliver around £20m Euros, USD, Danish Krone etc.
I don’t go into The City as much as I’d like these days, but when I do I always find myself taking pictures of adverts on the tube. I’m not sure why, maybe it’s because, like the conductors jauntily abusing commuters on the platform for not “minding the gap”, adverts on the tube tend to
There’s an expression that bands around the city: “during the floor”. It’s said in the tone of Uncle Albert from Only Fools and Horse when he would recount stories to Del Boy from “during the war”. It’s often used when old LIFFE floorers are boring on about their piped jackets back in the day, as
First, off why did you set up Crowdcube and what’s been your proudest moment since founding the company to date? I’d been running my own businesses and as an entrepreneur I realised first hand how difficult it is to secure investment. I’d had a great experience from angel investors but they’re in high demand, and
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Way way back in 2013 I exchanged a few emails with Jeff Lynn the original CEO and founder of Seedrs about the prospect of a secondary exchange for crowdfunding investments. It was to be called “Seedaq” and be a market place for all the UK crowdfunding sites where investors could see an aggregated feed of
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I remember being in touch with Bill Morrow the original founder of Angels Den many years ago when I was considering raising funds for one of my many failed ventures. What I liked about Angels Den back then was that in the Wild West days of equity crowdfunding, they had comparatively higher criteria for listing
Adrian Enache, Angels Den CEO on putting their money where their mouth is… Read More »
Philip Adler, newly appointed CEO of ETX Capital tells us what his plans are for the CFD broker and why he views trader education as such a critical part of his strategy. There have been many changes in the spread betting and CFD industry over the past year or so. With the restriction of marketing
Life is pretty unfair really. All the (seemingly) best stuff is reserved for people with the most money. And finance is no different. If you’re taking out a massive mortgage for an eight-bed, detached mansion on a private estate you can borrow at interest rates that are lower than for an ex-local studio flat. When
One thing it seems some investors simply can’t get enough of is risk. And when it comes to investing in companies there is nothing quite as risky as investing in ones that are unlisted, illiquid, start-ups, that in some case have no revenue and no product. But, with great risk comes the potential for great
The US Forex brokerage market has been through a fair amount of consolidation over the last few years. However, new forex brokerage licenses are being granted to overseas brokers wanting to offer Forex trading services to non-US residents. So, we talk Vatsa Narasimha, CEO of OANDA, a US Forex broker with a global client base, established
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