Investing

I put GoCompareInvestments.co.uk to the test by inputting details into its online enquiry form. The following day I was telephoned by someone who said he was from CIG Fund Management with a view to telling me about regulated investments. He gave an FCA registration number, 696225, which does match the number for CIG Fund Management. … [Read more...] about Google accused of profiting from crooks posting adverts for scam investment websites

“It’s a relatively safe place to put your money. The average investor can get a share of their favourite songs or band but they need to be careful. These sorts of rights are the most complex and difficult part of the music industry to understand, and a writer may only have a fraction of a fraction of the rights to a song they were involved with. There can be lots of others in the chain rinsing the royalty pie before it gets to you.” … [Read more...] about Justin Bieber remix of Despacito part of £200m song catalogue sale

In the decade since he started his fashion label, the Royal College of Art graduate has become to the menswear fashion industry what Stella McCartney is to womenswear – the leading advocate of sustainability and responsibly sourced style. His brand’s “remade, reduced, recycled” ethos permeates everything that comes out of his design studio in Hackney Central and has done from the start. … [Read more...] about Success is sustainable for designer turning waste into fashion statement

Find brands you know you can trust and enjoy wearing them Truman Brewery in London will be a utopian parallel shopping universe this week, filled with brands and clothes you can trust. Organised by fair trade activist and pioneer Safia Minney, the founder of People Tree and now the CEO of vegan footwear brand Po-Zu shoes, there will be events, talks and guilt-free shopping. While you are there, you can invest in a pair of Po-Zu’s linen and pineapple “leather” sneakers, along with the latest collections by People Tree, knitwear by Lowie and menswear by Brothers We Stand. Ask any of them who made the clothes and they will be able to tell you. We hope that one day this will be the norm. For times and details of events, visit the Facebook page. … [Read more...] about Fashion Revolution Week: seven ways to get involved

The appointment of David Beckham as ambassadorial president of the British Fashion Council (BFC) this year has further boosted London fashion week men’s. The former footballer, who will present a catwalk show for his brand, Kent & Curwen, on Sunday, told the Guardian: “More than ever, we have a real responsibility to engage and promote young and emerging creative talent. … [Read more...] about London fashion week men’s makes a grab for the zeitgeist