Financial Insight
Financial Insight
IFA Magazine
IFA Magazine‘s ground-breaking weekly editorial perspective on the news that is shaping the global investment and economic landscape. Featuring exclusive conversations with the financial service’s most influential voices.
Why Infrastructure matters to the green transition
In this episode of Financial Insight we spoke to Alex Araujo from M&G about the role infrastructure plays in the green transition and how M&G's Global Listed Infrastructure Fund is faring in the current energy climate.
Apr 11, 2022
15 min
Why the Russian Invasion of Ukraine underscores the need for (Green) Energy Independence
In this episode we spoke to Randeep Somel, the Fund Manager of M&G's Climate Solutions Fund, about the Green Energy transition, and the importance of green energy independence in the face of the geo-political crisis in Ukraine. 
Mar 7, 2022
23 min
The Funding Gap Between Series A and Private Equity: VGC Partners
Parminder Basran, founder and CEO of VGC Partners, talks to us about Series A EIS funding and the gap in the market it is servicing. 
Mar 1, 2022
18 min
The Entrepreneurial Perspective to EIS: Haatch Ventures
Fred Soneya, Co-Founder and Partner of The Haatch Group, discusses Follow-On Funding and his unique, entrepreneurial perspective when it comes to investing. 
Feb 23, 2022
15 min
The Start-Up Factory: NOVA Growth Capital
Alistair Marsden, Director of NOVA Growth Capital discusses the groups approach to investing in Start-Ups through SEIS.     
Feb 15, 2022
17 min
Maria Municchi on the fight against modern slavery and the Just Transition
In this latest Podcast  Maria Municchi, Fund Manager at M&G, discusses the influence COP26 has had on the investment industry, the just transition and the strongest opportunities in the sustainable investment world.
Feb 14, 2022
16 min
Revolutionising Agriculture: Regenerate Ventures
We spoke to Paul Rous, Managing Director of Regenerate Ventures, about the opportunities in AgriTech. 
Feb 1, 2022
14 min
Does Smoothed Investment Mitigate Emotional Rollercoaster?
We Spoke to Paul Fidell, Senior Business Development Manager at Pru, about Pru's Smoothed Investment Fund and what benefits it provides to investors. 
Jan 27, 2022
12 min
If Omicron’s over, can we expect an Experience Economy Boom?
Harry Heartfield, Founder of Edition Capital, talks about Omicron and its impact on the experience economy. 
Jan 19, 2022
17 min
What are Donor Advised Funds?
We spoke to Lyn Tomlinson, Head of Impact & Philanthropy at Cazenove Capital, to discuss donor advised funds.  A donor advised fund account is a philanthropic fund established under a charity, that administers the fund to benefit specific causes on behalf of a donor. These are very popular in the United States, but less so in the UK, so Lyn explains why.  We also discuss the growing client demand for impact investing in a balanced portfolio, in the shadow of COP26 and ESG regulation. 
Dec 14, 2021
12 min
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