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Sarah Lowther

Morning Money: The commuters taking Southern Rail matters into their own hands

Sarah Lowther
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Morning Money

Morning Money: The commuters taking Southern Rail matters into their own hands
Passengers are enduring overcrowding, delays and chaos on Southern trains as a strike by RMT union members continues. So as the deadlock continues, the Association of British Commuters has launched a crowdfunding campaign to raise £25,000 in order to legally challenge the Department for Transport over their dealings of the Southern disruption. They ended up raising over £26,000 and campaign co-ordinator Emily Yates, Co-Founder of the Association of British Commuters, joined Share Radio Morning Money.
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Chris Bailey, Emily Yates


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Sarah Lowther

Morning Money: The measurement of fund performance

Sarah Lowther
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Morning Money

Morning Money: The measurement of fund performance
A new fund spun out from leading firm Odey Asset Management will not charge investors performance fees. The decision follows the move by renowned fund manager Neil Woodford not to award performance bonuses to staff earlier this year. As sentiment in the industry seems to turn against fees and bonuses, digital technology is enabling investors to demand greater transparency around how the fund is actually performing. Robert Van Egghen reports.
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Robert Van Egghen


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Sarah Lowther

Morning Money: Is the government unprepared for a robotic revolution?

Sarah Lowther
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Morning Money

Morning Money: Is the government unprepared for a robotic revolution?
Advances in robotics and Artificial Intelligence hold the potential to fundamentally reshape the way we live and work. Yet the Government does not yet have a strategy for developing the new skills citizens will need to flourish in a world where AI is more prevalent. That is the conclusion of the Science and Technology Committee Robotics and Artificial Intelligence report published today. So what issues are raised? Oliver Smith, Senior Technology Reporter at The Memo, joined Share Radio to discuss.
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Chris Bailey, Oliver Smith


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Simon Rose

The AIM Show: Impax Asset Management- an investment firm which focuses on environmentally sustainable and resources

Simon Rose
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The Share Radio Evening Show

The AIM Show: Impax Asset Management- an investment firm which focuses on environmentally sustainable and resources
As we do every week, we're going to hear from the boss of one of the companies listed on AIM. This week, we'll be taking a closer look at Impax Asset Management- an investment firm which focusses on environmentally sustainable and resources, and manages approximately £4.5bn. To find out more about the company, Gregor Watt spoke to its chief executive, Ian Simm.
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Ian Simm


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Georgie Frost

Money Fight Club- Taking on wills.

Georgie Frost
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Consuming Issues

Money Fight Club- Taking on wills.
This week financial journalists Vix Layton and Lindsay Cook look at the excuses people make not to write wills as well as office etiquette. Plus why premature Christmas sales are getting the Sucker Punch award.
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Vix Leyton, Lindsay Cook


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Georgie Frost

CEO of eMoov estate agent, Russell Quirk, on The News Review 11/10/16

Georgie Frost
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Consuming Issues

CEO of eMoov estate agent, Russell Quirk, on The News Review 11/10/16
Georgie Frost is joined by Russell Quirk, CEO of online estate agent eMoov. Today they discuss calls for Samsung Galaxy Note 7 owners to switch off their phones over safety risks as well as the news of another round of strikes on Southern Rail. Plus should rich pensioners leave money to their grandchildren to help them onto the property ladder? All these stories and more on The News Review.
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Russell Quirk


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Sarah Lowther

Morning Money: Putin backs efforts for an oil production cap

Sarah Lowther
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Morning Money

Morning Money: Putin backs efforts for an oil production cap
Oil rose to its highest level in a year after Russian president Vladimir Putin said that he backed efforts for a production cap in the clearest sign yet that the country would join any global supply pact. Speaking at an energy conference in Istanbul, Mr Putin said he hoped that the OPEC producers’ group would agree on output curbs for member nations at its next ministerial meeting in November. For more, Kevin Baxter, Global Commodities Spot Editor at the Wall Street Journal, joined Share Radio.
Guests:

Chris Bailey, Kevin Baxter


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Sarah Lowther

Morning Money: The business impact of high speed and intelligent transport

Sarah Lowther
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Morning Money

Morning Money: The business impact of high speed and intelligent transport
Driverless vehicles, low carbon propulsion and high speed rail are now concrete projects that will become reality in the future. But despite the opportunities, there are potential disruptions arising from these changes. To talk more about this David Bailey, Professor of Industry at Aston Business School, joined Share Radio Morning Money.
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Chris Bailey, Professor David Bailey


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Simon Rose

Gadgets and Gizmos - Episode 84

Simon Rose
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Gadgets and Gizmos

Gadgets and Gizmos - Episode 84
Gadgets and Gizmos with Share Radio's technology editor Steve Caplin.
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Steve Caplin


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Ed Bowsher

Crowdfunders: Personal Jetpacks and Hi-fi speakers

Ed Bowsher
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Crowdfunders

Crowdfunders: Personal Jetpacks and Hi-fi speakers
In this edition of Crowdfunders Ed's covering two companies that are raising money on equity crowdfunding platforms at the moment. One is raising money to enable people to fly with a simple jet-pack, the other has developed new speaker technology which means that the price of high-end speakers and headphones could fall.

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