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New Woodford Income Focus fund
Woodford Investment Management is expected to launch a new income ‘focus’ fund in March.
Investment Association investor behaviour statistics
Ryan Hughes, head of fund selection at AJ Bell comments on the Investment Association’s statistics on UK investor behaviour for 2016.
SSE to warm cockles of income-hunters’ hearts
The week ahead: 30 January 2017 – Interest Rates, SSE and Shell
Central banks take centre stage this week with the Bank of Japan, US Federal Reserve and Bank of England all delivering their latest monetary policy decisions. Russ Mould, investment director at AJ Bell, looks at some of the key points to keep an eye out for in those announcements, as well as the trading updates from SSE and Royal Dutch Shell.
Trump’s TPP and tariff plan fails to account for the rise of the robots
PM’s industrial strategy has plenty of long-term potential
UK inflation gathers pace on back of weak pound and rising oil price
M&S beats low expectations but still has much work to do
Festive figures suggest Argos could yet prove a coup for Sainsbury’s Coupe
Seasonal supermarket sweep takes Morrisons’ shares to three-year high
William Hill still under the whip as key Cheltenham Festival approaches
Can the FTSE 100 extend its winning streak?
Persimmon offers some reassurance to investors in house builders
Mortgage approval figures hold firm as builders look to bounce back from Bovis
Trinity Mirror: absolute New Year bargain or vicious value trap?
The Fed finally moves on US interest rates but will it stick to the 'dot' plot
Russ Mould, investment director at AJ Bell comments on the Fed’s decision to raise US interest rates.
Berkeley buyback plan reassures investors but it does raise questions too
House builder Berkeley’s shares are up 4% today.
FTSE 100 changes
FTSE has just announced the latest changes to the FTSE 100 index.
Bank of England stress tests highlight the dangers to banks’ dividend payments
Mortgage approval figures offer house builders grounds for hope
FTSE reshuffle - Continence care trumps gold and construction as ConvaTec prepares to enter FTSE 100
Wednesday will see the latest reshuffle in the constituents of the FTSE 100 and on the basis of their market capitalisations gold miner Polymetal and Travis Perkins will drop out after three-month and three-year stays respectively, with market newcomer ConvaTec certain of promotion, given its £4.8 billion market valuation.
Unchanged third-quarter GDP growth estimate offers comfort but still raises questions
Autumn statement - stock market winners and losers
FCA asset management market study
The impact of charges on active fund management performance is brought into stark contrast by the FCA market study.
Snapchat float - investors should tread carefully
“Two factors make it perfectly understandable why Snapchat’s parent company, Snap Inc., is reportedly working on a flotation,” says AJ Bell investment director Russ Mould.
Surprise dip in inflation but a big jump in producer prices shows what may lie ahead
US election - tariffs, protectionism and inflation the key fears as Trump takes the White House
Tough first six months at M&S for Steve Rowe
A 20% slide in the shares during Steve Rowe’s first six months in office is the worst start to a tenure in office of any of M&S’s last six bosses, in share price terms.
Tough first six months at M&S for Steve Rowe
A 20% slide in the shares during Steve Rowe’s first six months in office is the worst start to a tenure in office of any of M&S’s last six bosses, in share price terms.
M&S abandons financial engineering to focus on its operations but must now find its fashion handwriting
A flat interim dividend, the abandonment of both the share buyback scheme and special dividends and a restructuring programme at home and abroad shows that Marks & Spencer boss Steve Rowe is sensibly focusing on managing the underlying business rather than just the reported numbers.
HSBC shrinks its way to share price increases as banks pain trade intensifies
Inflation overshoot and static interest rates
Perky pound could bring domestic stocks and sectors back onto investors’ radar
“Today’s High Court ruling that Parliament should get to vote on whether Article 50 is triggered is already sparking a recovery in sterling,” says Russ Mould, AJ Bell’s investment director.
Fed has election jitters over interest rate hike
Shell’s numbers hit the spot as BP encounters a bump in output
“Today’s results from the UK’s two oil majors are better than expected, both firms are continuing to cut costs and investors will be particularly pleased to see maintained dividend payments as Shell and BP report their third quarter-numbers,” says Russ Mould, investment director at AJ Bell.