Our look into the world of all things travel-related. From how to save money on your daily commute, to how to get the best value on your holiday, to what you need to know about doing business abroad.
Guests: Sarah Tucker
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Share Radio's senior analyst Ed Bowsher, joins Georgie Frost in the studio to discuss the biggest finance stories of the last 24 hours. On the agenda today, ministers to announce plans to cut the steel industry's pensions deficit, two firms which supplied BHS have fallen into administration, oil prices have pushed above $50 a barrel for the first time this year, plus much more. Consuming Issues goes out with Georgie Frost every day from 9 to 12 on Share Radio.
Guests: Ed Bowsher
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Original Broadcast: The Investment Trust Show
This is the Investment Trust Show in association with Henderson Global Investors our guest in the studio today besides our Senior Analyst Ed Bowsher, is Ben Lofthouse, a fund manager from Henderson Global Investors. The topic up for discussion today is investing within the US.
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Heads of states are gathering in Japan today to mark the start of this year's G7 Summit. The major industrialised nations -- that's Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the United States -- will debate the big issues facing the world. Concerns about the health of the global economy and Europe's refugee crisis are inevitably going to be at the forefront of many of the discussions. Matt Cox has been hearing from Nick Beecroft, Chief Economist at HP Economics to find out more about what economic issues will be on the table.
Guests: Nick Beecoft
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Ministers will announce plans later to allow an overhaul of British Steel pensions. The changes would slash billions of pounds from the scheme's liabilities, but are likely to mean a cut in workers' benefits.
Guests: Gareth Stace
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Original Broadcast: Crowdfunders
This is 'crowdfunders' the show that covers the fastest growing sector in finance. This week, host Ed Bowsher talks to a company called Positiveitea, we have a platform profile of crowdcube, major news about LendingClub & also Ed is joined by a co-founder of Zopa, Bruce Davis. Zopa is the world's first peer-to-peer marketplace lending site.
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Original Broadcast: Ed's Macro-Economic View
There is less than a month to go before the EU referendum and voters face an onslaught of claims, counter-claims, arguments and warnings over whether staying or leaving is the best option. Britain's relationship and role within Europe has been a matter of debate for centuries, more intensely since the war and continuously since membership of the EEC, now the EU, 43 years ago. Former Secretary of State for Trade, Peter Lilley, cabinet member under Margaret Thatcher and John Major has experienced that debate at some crucial stages, particularly the Maastricht treaty. He joins Ed Mitchell, host of Investment Perspectives, in studio.
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Original Broadcast: Small Cap Investors
This is Investment Perspectives' regular look at investing in small cap companies with host Ed Mitchell & today's guest, Daniel Whitestone of BlackRock Throgmorton Trust plc.
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Original Broadcast: Global News Perspectives with Ed Mitchell
The Institute for Fiscal Studies says the UK could face a further 2 years of austerity measures if we vote to leave the EU. Economists in the Leave camp disagree and say economic growth would accelerate following an exit. Carl Emerson is the author of the IFS report, Deputy Director at the IFS, Carl Emerson. He joins Ed Mitchell for more discussion.
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Original Broadcast: Consumer News Review
Call-handling delays by HM Revenue and Customs have cost personal taxpayers £97million in the last year. The government's spending watchdog says staff cuts resulted in poor customer service. Tom Wilson and Helen Knapman from Moneywise have been looking at what has been going wrong. Plus, are property guardians the answer to the housing crisis? And, have new data roaming rates lowered bills.
Guests: Tom Wilson,Helen Knapman
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