London has recently been crowned joint fintech capital of the world alongside Singapore maintaining its lead in the sector. The news comes as London hosts a treasury backed international conference this week aiming to showcase what it has to offer and attract investors. Speaking to share Radio's Tom Hill founder of London Fintech Week and Blockchain Conference, Luis Carranza, explains why the city is so important.
Guests: Luis Carranza,Tom Hill
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Barclaycard has published its consumer spend data for March today showing spending up 4.6 per cent year-on-year last month. The first quarter saw record rises in supermarket spending in January - 2.9 percent - and in the amount spent on petrol - 19.2 percent in February. To find out more about the figures Sue Dougan was joined by Paul Lockstone, Managing Director at Barclaycard.
Guests: Paul Lockstone
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Original Broadcast: Share Radio Morning
Financial heavyweights Lindsay Cook and Andy Webb join Sue in the studio and look at the rise of leasehold properties, and tell you everything you need to be aware of when buying one. Plus, they discuss how you can use gifts to cut down your inheritance tax bill. And which bank gets the Sucker Punch this week?
Guests: Lindsay Cook,Andy Webb
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Every week we catch up with the UK Money Blogger community. On Monday around 100 experts in all, take to the social media site to kick off the week and share experiences, tips and questions on anything money related. Last night they discussed all things Easter. To find out more Sue Dougan was joined by Eileen Adamson -whose site is : http://www.yourmoneysorted.co.uk/.
Guests: Eileen Adamson
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On Track Record with Sue Dougan today is the CEO at EQ Investors and the EQ Foundation, John Spiers. He started his career with British Airways pension fund in the mid 1970s, before founding Bestinvest in the late 1980s. He sold Bestinvest in 2007, then set up the Spiers Family Foundation. He later took over EQ Investors and now runs that, and the relatively new EQ Foundation.
Guests: John Spiers
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Original Broadcast: Share Radio Morning
Today on the agenda, Sue Dougan and Personal finance expert Kevin White discussed the latest inflation figures. Plus they look into why drivers are paying over 100 pounds more for their car insurance on average this year - compared with 2016. All these stories and more on The News Review.
Guests: Kevin White
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Original Broadcast: Share Radio Morning
Boris Johnson has asked G7 to consider fresh sanctions against Russia and Syria, claiming Putin is ‘toxifying’ Russia’s image and says Kremlin has to choose between withdrawing support for Assad or facing penalties. And Theresa May and Donald Trump have agreed a "window of opportunity now exists" to persuade Russia to drop its links with the Syrian government.
Guests: Colin Bloom
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Original Broadcast: Share Radio Morning
Joining Sue Dougan for the latest market headlines was Nigel Cassidy, starting with some inflation figures this morning. Plus, JD Sports has reported record profits with an 81% increase in pre-tax profits last year to £238.4m. And around 700 jobs are under threat at luxury fashion chain Jaeger.
Guests: Nigel Cassidy
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Original Broadcast: Share Radio Morning
Sue Dougan is joined by Jodine Boothby, the founder of Gummee Glove. Jodine had the bright idea of a teething mitten for babies when her own son was a baby and she couldn't find the very thing she needed in baby shops. She started the company with her last £500, and has built it up into a business supplying baby stores in the UK, Ireland and overseas.
Guests: Jodine Boothby
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Original Broadcast: Share Radio Morning
On this edition of Track Record, Sue Dougan speaks with the Director of Subway, UK and Ireland, Sacha Clark.
Guests: Sacha Clark
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