The Board of the Association of Investment Companies (AIC) has appointed Susie Farnon as a non-executive director with effect from 1 April 2018.

2018 earnings forecasts, Edison view: “Geopolitics will in our view continue to present headline risk for the rest of the year. The US/China trade détente has broken apart as the US administration addresses the prospect of China challenging for dominance in the world economy.”

Nigel Green, founder and chief executive of deVere Group, comments on The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) cryptocurrency review. 

Leading small business finance provider Liberis has secured £57.5m in combined funding from British Business Investments, Paragon Bank, BCI Finance, and Blenheim Chalcot. This new facility and equity investment will accelerate Liberis’ growth to help support an estimated 100,000 UK jobs by 2020, providing huge social and economic benefit to the UK economy.

The Financial Conduct Authority has released a statement on the requirement for firms offering crypto derivatives to be authorised.

Invoice finance and asset-based lending in the UK stood at £22.2 billion at the end of 2017, up five per cent on the funds advanced at the end of 2016, figures published by UK Finance reveal. The number of clients remained stable at around 42,000.

Tikehau Capital, the alternative asset management and investment group, has acquired a stake in Filiassur to support the company’s expansion and growth in Europe. Tikehau Capital is investing EUR 30 million in Filiassur, France’s leading direct distributor of personal insurance.

ELITE Club Deal, London Stock Exchange Group’s private placement platform for ELITE companies and professional investors, today announces the completion of its first equity transaction. Supported by ELITE Club Deal, with Rothschild acting as the exclusive financial adviser, social trading and investment platform, eToro, secured $100 million of

Stellar has launched its Estate and Succession Planning (ESP) Portfolio Services as part of its ongoing commitment to provide greater choice, 

Tora, the world’s leading supplier of asset management technology and Kenetic a leading blockchain and cryptocurrency investment firm have today announced the launch of Caspian, a joint venture providing institutional investors with a full-stack crypto trading and risk management platform. 

WiseAlphahas been named Best Investment Provider award in the British Bank Awards 2018.  In addition,