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Albion Ventures, known as Alboin, a venture capital investor, announced today that it has raised over £21m across its six venture capital trusts through its Offers for subscription in the 2013/14 and 2014/15 tax years after offers closed yesterday...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has warned those who invested in the EEA Life Settlements Fund to consider making a complaint to the firm they were advised by as they are likely to have been mis-sold the product...

easyGroup’s latest venture easyProperty – an online letting agent – has now closed its crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube after raising more than £1...

Gold demand benefits from all stages of the economic cycle – in times of expansion as well as times of duress – according to a new paper published by the World Gold Council...

Yesterday the Royal Bank of Scotland Group (RBSG) announced the final pricing of the initial public offering (IPO) of Citizens Financial Group, Inc...

Schroder Property has announced the appointments of two property analyst roles within its Global Property Securities (GPS) team...

AXA Wealth has today launched a new range of investment options aiming to make investing easier for advisers and investors...

The big news of the moment is that Scotland has decided to remain in the UK. Of course, this means a lot of things for a lot of different people, but for investors, it shows that the Scotts are taking a rational, sensible approach to their economy...

Whether you’re completely new to trading and investment, or you’re a seasoned investment veteran, it’s always good to learn new techniques that can help you to be a safer investor...

It is often claimed that all forms of investment are inherently risky, and although this might be the case, it must also be understood that some forms of investment are more risky than others...

As the Scottish public said no to the chance of becoming an independent country with the ‘No’ campaign claiming 55 per cent of the vote, a range of industry insiders have commented on the fall-out for investors and savers: Mark Dampier, Head of Investment Research, Hargreaves Lansdown commented: “From an investor’s perspective, it is a relief to resolve this uncertainty and the markets look to react accordingly...

Despite an increase in the number of organisations investing in private rented residential property, market fragmentation and supply shortages are preventing larger-scale investment, according to research from property investment managers Mill Group...

After selling over 100,000 copies since its publication in 2005, The Naked Trader is now available as a fourth edition...

The Peer-to-Peer (P2P) lending industry in the UK is now worth over £2 billion, according to figures from AltFi Data...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined and banned Peter Carron, a financial adviser, for misadvising eleven clients...

While there is genuinely no such thing as a safe investment, it is possible to minimise risk and optimise your chances of earning a considerable return on your outlay...

A week today the people of Scotland will go to the ballot box to decide on the future of their country, consumer investment platform Trustnet Direct has taken a look at the impact of the referendum on investors:   Market volatility    It's no secret that financial markets detest uncertainty, so it would be no surprise to see some skittish behaviour for London-listed stocks as the date of the vote nears...

At the start of this month two of the three top-performing asset classes in terms of consumer confidence were Sterling-denominated, according to the monthly Lloyds Bank Private Banking Investor Sentiment Index...

Schroders has announced the departure of Julie Dean, whose predominant role was managing the Schroder UK Growth Investment Trust...

Less than a week before launching, easyProperty, the new online estate agent from easyJet founder Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou and property entrepreneur Rob Ellice, has announced a crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube...