Retail Bond Expert

Retail Bond Expert confirms the need for caution as borrowers tempt investors with a whole range of both listed and unlisted bonds, and asks if it is time for industry standard product definitions.

"World can run without money and currencies but not without business and trade.” Amit Kalantri

Retail Charity Bonds PLC announces the early closure of the Charities Aid Foundation Retail Charity Bond offering 5% due 2026

The North Sea oil operator has breached a covenant of its retail bond and raised the coupon on its 2022 bond from 5.5% to 7.0%

£3.3bn bond buyback declared legal depriving retail investors of up to 16% interest

As a champion of the market RBE has become increasingly concerned by a number of recent issues and the risks they present to investors.

As part of its ongoing campaign to see investors better educated, RBE’s Mr Bond lifts the lid on some of the markets worst excesses - 'don’t take shareholder risks for bondholder rewards'

‘Too good to be true’ Providence Financial bonds prove to be just that

As mini-bonds issuer Providence Financial goes bust taking £10m of income seekers hard-earned with it, Retail Bond Expert’s Mr Bond explains the importance of its listing venue when considering a bond as an investment.

Pre-Christmas cheer for income seekers with only the fourth issue on ORB in 2016

Retail Charity Bonds plc has announced that award winning care home provider Greensleeves Care has closed the books on its retail bond fully ten days before its planned deadline of 12 noon on 24th March.

Retail Bond Expert’s Mr Bond considers whether there’s a ‘third way’ in the ongoing quest for income

Chief exec David Armstrong to step down as Wasps seem likely to refinance its retail bond

Burford Capital, a company that provides litigation finance and in which rock star fund manager Neil Woodford holds a 10% stake has launched a retail bond offering investors a coupon of 5% over nine and a half years

Lead manager Peel Hunt pulled stumps early on its most recent retail bond issue as Burford Capital raced to £175 million in just one week.

Retail Charity Bonds PLC today announced the launch of The Dolphin Square Charitable Foundation Retail Charity Bond offering 4.25% due 6th July 2026.

Mortgage lender LendInvest is looking to raise £50 million by issuing a five-year retail bond offering 5.25%

Retail Bond Expert’s Mr Bond considers whether there’s a ‘third way’ in the ongoing quest for income

Vanguard, the world’s second-largest asset manager, has continued to target the UK market by announcing the launch of an actively managed bond fund

Select Property Group has today announced the offer of sterling-denominated retail bonds offering 6% p.a. due 2023

New platform allows retail investors to invest in corporate bonds and choose their return and duration

Investors that had been staring down the barrel of a £7.5m loss look set to be compensated after the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) upheld two complaints against Independent Portfolio Managers (IPM)

Heylo Housing Group has issued a retail bond offering 1.625% due 2028 with both the coupon and redemption value rising in line with RPI

The Bonds that still have not come in from the cold; why investors keep getting the flu

Issuer of 6.5% retail bond due 2022 investigated after it breached financial covenants

FCA urges investors to sign up with lifeboat fund as SFO investigates

Provider of home credit and digital lender International Personal Finance (IPF) is offering DIY investors a rare opportunity with a new retail bond offering an eye-catching coupon of 7.75% p.a.

MPs call for FCA chief to quit as investors sweat on potential loss of £236m

Treasury announces a full enquiry into doomed mini-bond issuer, and also a wider policy review

David Beacham explains Goji's term based diversified lending product

More and more are taking control in pursuit of financial independence; here is an introduction to income investing

Why more and more people are taking personal control of their finances

Ethical Investing: Environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria are a set of standards for a company’s operations that socially conscious investors use to screen potential investments.

Retail Bond Expert’s Mr Bond looks at the factors that suggest we may have been in recession since the Global Financial Crisis and the contrasting fortunes of two recent retail bond issues trying to lure income investors on ORB

Chancellor has previously advocated an AIM-style exchange for SME retail bonds

£36m at risk as mini-bond issuer follows payday lender into administration