The short cut to diversification

Low cost, instant to trade and easy to understand – it’s no wonder that exchange-traded funds are becoming increasingly popular with investors.

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Thu, 18/04/2019 - 00:00


Hipgnosis is striking a chord

Musical rights investment firm Hipgnosis Songs (SONG) is issuing £100m in fresh equity for further acquisitions and ‘to satisfy demand for new shares...

Thu, 18/04/2019 - 00:00


BlackRock Latin American eyes spicier strategy

New managers at BlackRock Latin American Investment Trust (BRLA) are rethinking strategy to widen geographic reach and be less conservative on stock selection....

Thu, 18/04/2019 - 00:00


AEW UK Long Lease hit by tenant collapse

Commercial investment property owner AEW UK Long Lease REIT (AEWL) has served notice on its manager and may put the company up for...

Thu, 18/04/2019 - 00:00


Baillie Gifford UK Growth brushes off portfolio disappointments

Since Baillie Gifford took over the running of the trust from Schroders in 2018 Baillie Gifford UK Growth (BGUK) has enjoyed a strong...

Thu, 18/04/2019 - 00:00


Why Hollywood Bowl is on a roll

Hollywood Bowl (BOWL) 235.5p

Gain to date: 7.2%

Entry point: Buy at 219.5p, 20 December 2018


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Thu, 18/04/2019 - 00:00


Higher or lower: how to play the volatile pound

‘It’s tough to make predictions, especially about the future,’ as they say. Variations of this quotation have previously been attributed to physicist Nils Bohr, writer Mark Twain,...

Thu, 18/04/2019 - 00:00


Potential for 7% dividend yield from Gulf Keystone

It may have something of a chequered past but the future for Kurdistan oil producer Gulf Keystone Petroleum (GKP ) looks bright in the near-term. ...

Thu, 18/04/2019 - 00:00


Private equity firms eye WPP’s Kantar unit

WPP (WPP) 879.8p

Gain to date: 3%

Original entry price: Buy at 854p, 14 March 2019


Global advertising play WPP...

Thu, 18/04/2019 - 00:00


What a blockbuster US deal can tell us about the oil price

On 12 April US oil company Chevron made a $33bn swoop for Anadarko. As well as heralding a possible wave of mergers and acquisitions in...

Thu, 18/04/2019 - 00:00


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