The benefits of self-managed investment trusts

Investment trusts can often be tricky vehicles to understand because they have extra features over open-ended funds such as unit trusts and Oeics.

Being listed...

Thu, 06/12/2018 - 00:00


Sharp increase in FTSE 100 CEO departures

The announcement that Paul Polman is stepping down next year as chief executive (CEO) of consumer goods giant Unilever (ULVR) is significant for...

Thu, 06/12/2018 - 00:00


Clinigen reveals strategy in bid to become the Amazon of hard-to-access drugs

Clinigen (CLIN:AIM)

Gain to date: 0.1%

Original entry point: Buy at 865p, 11 October 2018


We...

Thu, 06/12/2018 - 00:00


Schroder’s trust is a winning way to invest in European property

We believe Schroder European Real Estate Investment Trust (SERE) is an excellent means of getting property exposure in your portfolio which is partly...

Thu, 06/12/2018 - 00:00


Why the UK stock market is currently on the defensive

All of the headlines regarding to the UK stock market may well be dominated, in the short-term at least, by the result of the 11...

Thu, 06/12/2018 - 00:00


Can stocks fight back after US-China truce?

The final quarter of 2018 was shaping up to be a bruising period for investors as stocks drifted in September and then capitulated in October...

Thu, 06/12/2018 - 00:00


First look at the stocks inside Fundsmith’s new Smithson fund

The UK’s biggest ever investment trust launch Smithson (SSON) has unveiled its top holdings and the stocks which have contributed to its performance...

Thu, 06/12/2018 - 00:00


Large earnings upgrades at Marlowe following strong trading

Marlowe (MRL:AIM) 434p

Gain to date: 1.9%

Original entry point: Buy at 426p, 28 June 2018


The safety...

Thu, 06/12/2018 - 00:00


Glaxo, Kier, Intu, Thomas Cook and other news

Pharmaceuticals giant GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) suffered a big fall in its share price on 3 December after announcing the $5.1bn acquisition of US cancer...

Thu, 06/12/2018 - 00:00


Woodford Patient Capital Trust: analyst says ‘buy now’

Stifel analyst Iain Scouller believes now is the time to buy investment trust Woodford Patient Capital Trust (WPCT), trading on a 13% discount to net...

Thu, 06/12/2018 - 00:00


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