Were you lucky to own shares in the star performers?

MARKET CAP £1bn and above

ANGLO AMERICAN +287%

Few people would have predicted a year ago that 2016’s best large cap performers on the stock...

Thu, 22/12/2016 - 00:00


Ben Lofthouse on 2017: fiscal austerity no longer the focus

What does Henderson International Income Trust (HINT) do?

The Trust’s mandate is to generate dividend growth and capital appreciation over the medium to...

Thu, 22/12/2016 - 00:00


Six stocks with electric share price momentum

Renewed momentum in the stock market saw the FTSE 100 index break through the 7,000 mark in mid-December after another bout of sterling weakness.

An...

Thu, 22/12/2016 - 00:00


Velocys unveils big growth plan

A long-awaited strategy update (13 Dec) from small-scale gas-to-liquids (GTL) play Velocys (VLS:AIM) offers a window into considerable upside which critically should not...

Thu, 22/12/2016 - 00:00


Shares’ 2016 Picks in Review

Our ‘Big Picks for 2016’ portfolio gained an average of 2.2% versus a return on the FTSE All-Share of 12.9%. It’s a disappointing performance compared...

Thu, 22/12/2016 - 00:00


FreeAgent looks to the small to get bigger

Statistics suggest 90% of the UK’s 5.5m businesses employ less than 10 staff and half of them are still using basic spreadsheets or even...

Thu, 22/12/2016 - 00:00


Capita CEO Parker buys the dip

Andy Parker, the chief executive of Capita (CPI), has indulged in a bit of festive bargain hunting with a £95,100 purchase of the...

Thu, 22/12/2016 - 00:00


A good year to invest

For all the twists and turns in the world during 2016, it has been a pretty good year for investors. Running the numbers on...

Thu, 22/12/2016 - 00:00


Big Sofa jumps 26% on IPO

Big Sofa Technologies (BST:AIM) enjoyed a successful IPO (initial public offering) on 19 December with its share price rising 26% to 21.5p...

Thu, 22/12/2016 - 00:00


Why the funds route is good for micro caps

The smallest companies on the stock market can be high risk investments. So-called micro caps either make investors lots of money or lose them significant...

Thu, 22/12/2016 - 00:00


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