Original Broadcast: Consuming Issues
Georgie Frost is joined in the studio by Vix Leyton from cashback site Quidco.com. Today they discuss Sports Direct's decision to guarantee hours to workers on zero-hours contracts as well as the gender disparity in pay increases. Plus why complaints about payday loans have more than tripled in the first six months of the year. All these stories and more on The News Review.
Guests: Vix Leyton
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Original Broadcast: Morning Money at 7:00
Diederik Vos, CEO of software company SQS Group, joined Share Radio Morning Money to talk through his company’s half yearly report. The company say that if you're struggling to keep up with the pace of change in IT, they have solutions at hand. But what have they revealed today about their performance and what is the outlook?
Guests: Chris Bailey,Diederik Vos
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Original Broadcast: Morning Money at 6:00
Figures from Barclaycard reveal consumer spending in August reached a 13-month high of 4.2%, as warmer weather prompted shoppers to splash out on clothes and entertainment. It conflicts with BRC data however, which showed that consumers cut back on spending. So which to believe? Paul Lockstone, Managing Director at Barclaycard, offered his views.
Guests: Chris Bailey,Paul Lockstone
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Original Broadcast: Conversations From Africa
Conversations from Africa with Share Radio's Alex Clark and Chris Bishop of Forbes Africa Magazine. This week: the troubles of South African finance minister Pravin Gordhan continue, Zuckerberg makes a first visit to Sub-Saharan Africa, and the Guptas pack up and leave.
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Original Broadcast: The Investment Hour with Ed Bowsher
John Barass and Jason Baxter from the Wealth Management Association to find out more about the launch of their new stock market indices: Conservative, Income, Growth, Balanced, Global Growth. They explain what these indices measure and how you might choose between them.
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Original Broadcast: Consuming Issues
Georgie Frost is joined by Hannah Maundrell, editor of Money.co.uk. Today they discuss protests over Calais' jungle camp as well as the price cuts to products in many of Britain's supermarkets. Plus how to set up a bank account using a selfie. All these stories and more on The News Review.
Guests: Hannah Maundrell
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Original Broadcast: Morning Money at 7:00
Conrad Ford, Chief Executive of online business finance supermarket, Funding Options, discussed the record £32.4 billion that was paid in corporation tax by 'real economy' UK businesses last year. So is there now scope for the government to reduce the corporation tax rate for SMEs?
Guests: Rachel Winter,Conrad Ford
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Original Broadcast: Morning Money at 6:00
The G20 summit is drawing to a close in the Chinese city of Hangzhou, and for many the worry is this could herald an end to the so called gold age of mutual trade relations cultivated between Bejing and Britain. Dr Kegang Wu, Executive Director at BCC LinkToChina, discussed whether wider trade relations could be impacted.
Guests: Rachel Winter,Dr Kegang Wu
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This week on inside music we continue the new music history segment with Gareth Murphy discussing the comparison between the early days of the record history and the current industry landscape. Share Radios Frey Linsday and friend of the show Digital accounts manager at Proper Music Distribution Andy Belmont give their music industry analyses . And of course throughout the show there's the soundcloud artist of the week, this week Braille Face from Melbourne, Australia
Guests: Andy Belmont,Gareth Murphy,Frey Lindsay
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