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Does RateSetter’s takeover by Metro Bank mean the end of casual P2P investing?

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Last December, the chief executive of the peer-to-peer lending platform RateSetter, Rhydian Lewis, described new rules designed to better protect casual investors in the sector as ‘a Darwinian process… that will lead to a stronger industry’. But just eight months later Lewis’ platform, one of Britain’s ‘big three’ in peer-to-peer investing, announced it had been … Read more

SMALL CAP SHARE IDEAS: Rosslyn Data Technologies

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SMALL CAP SHARE IDEAS: Analytics firm Rosslyn Data Technologies is a Covid-resistant investment primed for take-off By Ian Lyall, Proactive Investors, For This Is Money Published: 15:06 BST, 10 August 2020 | Updated: 15:14 BST, 10 August 2020 A company’s share price is supposed to be a forward indicator of what is likely to occur … Read more

How to hedge your bets all over the world as UK returns fall

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Investors seeking new ways to boost their income following the collapse in UK dividend payouts should consider exploring overseas funds, experts say. While average dividends have tumbled by about 50 per cent in Britain, those companies based abroad have lowered payouts closer to 20 per cent. And while overseas yields – the payout you get … Read more

JOANNE HART: Why smaller firms could be a lifeline for profit seekers

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While Britain’s biggest companies have wrestled with dividend payments, smaller firms have found the battle even harder. Hundreds have suspended, postponed or cut dividends and more are likely to follow. However, some jewels remain – firms that have rewarded shareholders and, crucially, look set to continue doing so. Among the FTSE 250 index, companies such … Read more