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FT Money Show

Summary: The FT Money Show brings you engaging and insightful coverage of the week’s major personal finance issues. Claer Barrett and her team of FT journalists dissect the news with the help of leading industry commentators and discuss how the latest events will affect you and your pocket. The FT Money Show is produced by Lucy Warwick-Ching. You can find more personal finance news from the Financial Times on our website and listen to more episodes of FT Money Show on iTunes, Stitcher, Audioboom or Soundcloud.

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 Royal Mail shares, DIY investors and ethical investing | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:20:31

Royal Mail shares start trading this week after unprecedented public interest. Have the changes to the way financial products are sold made any difference to the customer experience? And why many ethical funds are not quite what they seem.

 Workplace pensions, fund charges and Help to Buy | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:18:30

Saving schemes for employees - will the next phase be a success? Passive investment funds - are they still the cheapest option? And why aren't banks signing up to the government's Help to Buy plan?

 Student housing, small caps and changing your bank | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:17:06

Student housing - are traditional terraced properties still a good buy? Small caps - why are they outperforming larger companies. And changing your bank, have you been convinced yet?

 Lloyds sell-off, university costs and manorial rights | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:18:51

The government starts to sell its stake in Lloyds - but will the public get a look in? As higher education costs rise we look at what the future might hold. And why manorial rights could be more than mere bragging rights.

 Royal Mail privatisation, interest rate rises and concerns over annuities | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:20:04

Royal Mail privatisation - could the flotation mean good news for investors? The Bank of England and the markets have radically different views about when interest rates will rise. Who has got it right? And the financial regulator faces fresh calls to intervene in the £15bn-a-year annuity market.

 Vodafone, self-invested pensions and unusual investments | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:18:45

Vodafone's blockbuster deal - what it means for individual shareholders. Why there is less choice these days in self-invested pensions. And the unusual asset classes that have trounced shares, bonds and property

 First time buyers, financial technology and property syndicates | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:15:51

First-time buyers are back - but is it good news or not. How advisers are using computer games to get you to engage with your investments. And property syndicates - should we be clubbing together?

 Gold, gilts and cash versus card payments | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:16:54

Gold is in the headlines again - but is it an insurance against disaster or a volatile fringe asset? Gilts are up - does this mean recovery is on the way? And if banks are right that cash is on its way out - what is going to take its place?

 Self-certification loans, pensions and current account rules | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:20:32

Easier access to mortgages for the self-employed - but should we worry about reckless lending? How we can fix the looming pensions crisis? And the competition hots up in current accounts.

 Interest rates, investing in commercial property and childcare expenses | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:19:52

What the Bank of England’s forward guidance means for you, the options for investing in commercial property and the government’s consultation on reforms to childcare.

 Crowdfunding, tax avoidance and financial advice rules | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:18:46

Celebrities are after your money to back their pet projects - should you trust them? Why the wealthy are growing less interested in avoiding tax. And how the new rules on paying for financial advice aren't quite working out as planned.

 Funding for Lending, peer-to-peer loans and premium bond odds | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:19:20

Funding for Lending one year on - what has the impact been for savers and borrowers? Peer-to-peer lending - higher risks, but also higher rewards. And how the odds of winning the premium bonds just got lighter.

 Annuities, emerging markets and minimising IHT | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:17:51

Relief at last for annuity buyers as gilt yields inch higher. Are emerging markets worth the extra risk? And how to minimise the impact of inheritance tax?

 First-time buyer mortgage, the hidden costs of investing and workplace pension schemes | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:20:14

The 0 per cent mortgage - what's the catch? The hidden costs of investing - how much is your portfolio costing you each year? And what to do if your workplace pension scheme is transferred to an insurance company?

 Aim shares, investing for the long term and gold prices | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:19:21

Coming soon to your Isa - shares from Aim. Investing for the very long term - what will the world look like in 2050? And the debate about gold - should private investors own it at all?

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