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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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Original Broadcast: Consuming Issues
Deborah Hargreaves, founder of the High Pay Centre, joins Georgie Frost in the studio to discuss the biggest finance stories of the last 24 hours. On the agenda today, HMRC call-handling delays cost personal tax payers £97million, the Marks and Spencer boss to cut prices and hire more staff, lack of awareness could cost us thousands in our pensions, and much more. Consuming Issues goes out with Georgie Frost every day from 9 to 12 on Share Radio.
Guests: Deborah Hargreaves
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The Scottish Affairs Committee holds its second evidence session to examine the EU Referendum and its potential impact on Scotland. The first session took place in Scotland on 9 May, and the Committee heard from representatives of key industries, such as NFU Scotland and Universities Scotland. In the second session in Westminster today the Committee hears from in/out campaign groups and UK ministers. Share Radio's Maurice Smith joins Morning Money
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Eurozone finance ministers have agreed to extend further bailout loans to Greece as well as debt relief, in what they call a "major breakthrough". After late-night talks in Brussels, the ministers agreed to unlock 10.3bn euros in new loans. The move came two days after the Greek parliament approved another round of spending cuts and tax increases demanded by international creditors. Nick Malkoutzis, Editor of the economic analysis website macropolis.gr told Share Radio that lenders had to back down.
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Every week The AIM Show hears from the boss of one of the companies listed on the Alternative Investment Market.
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