Better apart: Why company break-ups can release hidden value and benefit shareholders

Demergers are back in fashion with five companies in the FTSE 350 index each preparing to split into two separately-listed entities. Another one has just...

Thu, 21/06/2018 - 00:00


Bookies hoping for World Cup betting bonanza

Bookmakers will be rubbing their hands in glee during the World Cup with thousands of punters likely to have a flutter on football’s blue  ribbon...

Thu, 21/06/2018 - 00:00


Promising early signs from rebooted investment trust

The first set of results to include a full 12 months’ trading since the merger of BlackRock Income Strategies Trust and Aberdeen UK Tracker make...

Thu, 21/06/2018 - 00:00


Where next for the gambling sector after major events in the US and UK?

The gambling sector has this year experienced a mixture of very good and very bad news, prompting wild share price movements.

Now is an opportune...

Thu, 21/06/2018 - 00:00


Operational gearing can have a nasty impact when things go wrong

Rapid growth in e-commerce demand may lead some investors to conclude that transportation companies fulfilling orders would be superb investments. You may think again after...

Thu, 21/06/2018 - 00:00


Are you spending too little in retirement?

How much of your pension pot should you spend in retirement? If you’re intending to remain invested through drawdown in your later years, this question...

Thu, 21/06/2018 - 00:00


JO Hambro fund celebrates a decade of dynamism

‘I am higher conviction than I’ve ever been on how we add value, why we do what we do, how it works and why it works,’...

Thu, 21/06/2018 - 00:00


British American Tobacco shares struggle to fight back after 33% slump

Shares in British American Tobacco (BATS) have fallen by a third in value over the past 12 months as the market prices in...

Thu, 21/06/2018 - 00:00


Follow investor B.P. Marsh as it picks financial services winners

An investor in early stage financial services companies, B.P. Marsh (BPM:AIM) has a stellar record and should soon have greater firepower thanks to...

Thu, 21/06/2018 - 00:00


AVEVA impresses with first full year figures after mega-merger

FTSE 250 engineering design software supplier AVEVA (AVV) beat forecasts for its first full year results since its multi-million pound merger with Schneider...

Thu, 21/06/2018 - 00:00


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