Quilter/Old Mutual & Countrywide

“It’s a bad start to the week for the FTSE 100, slipping 0.6% on Monday morning to 7,633. Share price weakness in banks, drug companies...

Mon, 25/06/2018 - 10:49


Markets and Woodford Patient Capital Trust

“The FTSE 100 only manages to nudge up 0.2% on Friday to 7,572 with no major corporate news to drive trading volumes. Next week sees...

Fri, 22/06/2018 - 10:11


Financial markets side with Project Fear, two years after the EU referendum

It is two years since the British public voted in favour of Brexit and financial markets continue to approach March 2019 with a degree of...

Fri, 22/06/2018 - 09:35


Dixons Carphone and Saga

“The FTSE 100 is regaining strength after a very patchy start to June. It nudged up 0.3% in early trading on Thursday to 7,651,” says...

Thu, 21/06/2018 - 10:32


magazine 21 Jun 2018

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Demergers are back in fashion with five companies in the FTSE 350 index each preparing to split into two separately-listed entities. The new issue of Shares looks at how unbundled companies can often outperform their former parent.

How to avoid the buy-to-let crackdown

The buy-to-let sector has faced a crackdown in recent years, with successive Government policies making it harder for landlords to make a profit. Particularly hit...

Thu, 21/06/2018 - 00:00


How to track down lost pensions and should you consolidate them?

The typical UK adult is now set to work for 11 different companies over the course of their career. The concept of a job for...

Thu, 21/06/2018 - 00:00


Latest twist in Sky saga as Comcast hunts Fox

Just when you thought the bid situation around pay-TV firm Sky (SKY) could not get any more complicated, US media conglomerate Comcast has...

Thu, 21/06/2018 - 00:00


N Brown could slim down through store closures

In the financial year ended 3 March, less than 2% (£15m) of specialist fashion retailer N Brown’s (BWNG) £922.2m group revenue was generated...

Thu, 21/06/2018 - 00:00


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