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Morning Money: Is Britain open for business following the budget?

Nigel Cassidy
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Morning Money at 6:00

Morning Money: Is Britain open for business following the budget?
George Osbourne stated in his budget speech on Wednesday, that Britain is "Open for business". Matt Cox spoke to Justin Urquhart Stewart, Co-Founder of Seven Investment Management, about the announcement and what it means for UK businesses.
Guests:

Matt Cox, Justin Urquhart Stewart


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Morning Money: What does the CMA investigation report reveal?

Nigel Cassidy
Original Broadcast:

Morning Money at 7:00

Morning Money: What does the CMA investigation report reveal?
The Competition and Markets Authority has published its long-awaited "remedies". It says the report will fix the broken energy market and it follows a long investigation which found the ‘Big 6’ were over-charging loyal customers. Will Heinzelmann, energy analyst at Good Energy, joined Nigel Cassidy and Steve Clarke to explain the report and look at what will happen now as a result.
Guests:

Steve Clarke, Will Heinzelmann


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Morning Money: Sam Bowman on the key reforms & tax cuts the Chancellor should announce

Nigel Cassidy
Original Broadcast:

Morning Money at 7:00

Morning Money: Sam Bowman on the key reforms & tax cuts the Chancellor should announce
Chancellor George Osborne has dropped plans to end or alter tax relief on pension contributions. But we know he will need to find other ways to save money. So what could he do? Sam Bowman, Executive Director of the Adam Smith Institute, joins Share Radio to outline the key reforms and tax cuts it hopes to see the Chancellor announce.
Guests:

Steve Clarke, Sam Bowman


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Morning Money: David Emm explains the increasing number of ransomware attacks

Nigel Cassidy
Original Broadcast:

Morning Money at 8:00

Morning Money: David Emm explains the increasing number of ransomware attacks
David Emm, Principal Security Researcher at Kaspersky Lab, joins Share Radio to talk about the increasing number of companies being attacked by Ransomware. Ransomware, one of the fastest-growing types of cyber threats, encrypts data on infected machines, then typically asks users to pay ransoms in hard-to-trace digital currencies to get an electronic key so they can retrieve their data.
Guests:

Louise Cooper, David Emm


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Morning Money: Moving from paper and broadcast to digital

Nigel Cassidy
Original Broadcast:

Morning Money at 7:00

Morning Money: Moving from paper and broadcast to digital
The Digital Media Strategies Conference is an annual affair organised by the Media Briefing Organisation and has publishers from all over Europe sharing problems and best practice. Digital Strategist, Nic Newman, is speaking at the event and he joins Share Radio to discuss his talking points.
Guests:

Louise Cooper, Nic Newman


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Morning Money: Bill Gibbons of Discover Ferries talks about the ferry industry

Nigel Cassidy
Original Broadcast:

Morning Money at 7:00

Morning Money: Bill Gibbons of Discover Ferries talks about the ferry industry
Bill Gibbons, Director of industry body Discover Ferries, joins Share Radio to talk on the UK ferry industry after the release of new statistics. 2015 Ferrystat figures, released by Discover Ferries, shows 8.61 million cars were carried by UK operators last year, an increase of 1.3% on the previous year. So how has the ferry industry adapted and what challenges does it face?
Guests:

Paul Sedgwick, Bill Gibbons


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Morning Money: What will the latest non-farm payroll numbers tell us?

Nigel Cassidy
Original Broadcast:

Morning Money at 6:00

Morning Money: What will the latest non-farm payroll numbers tell us?
Just as the jobless figures in the UK are seen as an important economic indicator, so are US labour market figures. After a robust employment scene towards the end of 2015, job creation has been slowing across the pond. Kully Samra, from US broker Charles Schwab, spoke to Nigel Cassidy in a look ahead to the latest non-farm payroll numbers.
Guest:

Kully Samra


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Morning Money: Are businesses taking cyber security seriously?

Nigel Cassidy
Original Broadcast:

Morning Money at 7:00

Morning Money: Are businesses taking cyber security seriously?
Businesses are not taking cyber security seriously enough, the Institute of Directors (IoD) has warned, with under a third of cyber-attacks being reported to the police. In a new report supported by Barclays, named: ‘Cyber Security: Underpinning the Digital Economy’, the IoD revealed that companies were keeping quiet even though half of attacks resulted in interruption of business operations. Professor Richard Benham is author of the report, and he discussed the digital economy.
Guests:

Rachel Winter, Professor Richard Benham


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Morning Money: What’s the BCC's message on the referendum?

Nigel Cassidy
Original Broadcast:

Morning Money at 6:00

Morning Money: What’s the BCC's message on the referendum?
John Longworth, Director General of The British Chambers of Commerce, will today claim that voters have a choice "between the devil and the deep blue sea" in the referendum on Britain's membership of the European Union. John joined Nigel Cassidy and Rachel Winter to talk about the BCC’s stance, whilst also looking ahead to their annual conference: ‘Britain’s Economy: New Dawn or Back to the Future?’.
Guests:

Rachel Winter, John Longworth


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Morning Money: Oscars actor points - do the points really mean prizes?

Nigel Cassidy
Original Broadcast:

Morning Money at 6:00

Morning Money: Oscars actor points - do the points really mean prizes?
The Oscars have taken place in the US. British actor Mark Rylance won his first Oscar with Best Supporting Actor for Cold War drama Bridge of Spies, whilst Leonardo Di Caprio also won his first gong, for his lead actor role in The Revenant. But how does winning an Academy Award help an actors career, and their earnings? Matt Cox spoke to film expert, critic and broadcaster James Cameron Wilson, who explained the confusing system of actor points and whether they really do mean prizes.
Guests:

Matt Cox, James Cameron Wilson


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