2015 was a year of volatility in equity and debt markets, driven by tumbling oil prices, political issues and Greece taking the Eurozone stage. On the upside however, UK bank… read more →

So where are we now following the UK Spending Review? The UK government spending review and stock market reactions have been rather uneventful; with ratings agencies like Fitch outlining that… read more →

House prices in the UK are rocketing, the Greek crisis has faded into the background while creditors decide on the release of the next tranche of the €2bn rescue package… read more →

We have been plagued with volatility in both world markets and the commodities sector over the last year. There has been a well-publicized slump in oil prices and now we… read more →

As graphically illustrated in a recent Guardian Article the secrecies and myths of the Trans-Pacific Partnership were one of the big concerns from protesters, as 12 nations agreed one of… read more →

This week the Trade Finance Market (TFM) platform was launched. The platform provides investors access to an asset class worth over $10 tn pa. Trade finance concerns international trade and… read more →

What is happening in the world economy and what is the latest on Greece? We have seen market volatility from China in recent weeks, starting with a large sell off… read more →

We spoke to Kati Suominen from TradeUp Capital Fund about Crowdfunding and Export finance, and how technology is allowing businesses to access finance to trade internationally. What are the main… read more →

Back to our favourite topic – Greece! It is crunch time with the economy and the Greek stock market is closed until Monday as a reflection of the uncertainty surrounding… read more →

The days of judgement are upon us. We are at a point after five years and over $240bn worth of bailouts later Greece could reverse the decision to enter the… read more →