Chinese stocks battered by storm of negative news

When it rains, it pours seems to be an appropriate adage for Chinese stocks at the moment with investors in the country hit by a...

Thu, 01/04/2021 - 00:00


Softcat gains on latest upgrades with scope for further upside

SOFTCAT (SCT) £17.73

Gain to date: 84.8%

Original entry point: Buy at 959.5p, 1 August 2019


There is still ‘significant upside...

Thu, 01/04/2021 - 00:00


Specialist lender Arbuthnot plots course to higher returns

For a private bank which made its name financing foreign trade in the 19th century and coming up for its 190th anniversary, Arbuthnot Banking (...

Thu, 01/04/2021 - 00:00


Call for investment trust dividend cover transparency

Given the extraordinary events over the last year which resulted in UK dividends falling an unprecedented 44.1%, research group Stifel argues more transparency is needed...

Thu, 01/04/2021 - 00:00


Deliveroo off to ugly start as stock plunges

Takeaway platform Deliveroo’s (ROO) much-hyped stock market debut was a disaster as the stock plunged as trading in its shares began (31...

Thu, 01/04/2021 - 00:00


Computer games maker tinyBuild has big ambitions

Recently-listed tinyBuild (TBLD:AIM) is a computer games company with a difference.

The firm has created a partnership model which is designed to fully align...

Thu, 01/04/2021 - 00:00


GameStop mania made me look at shares. How can I invest sensibly?

This is the latest part in a regular series in which we will provide an investment clinic based on hypothetical scenarios. By doing so...

Thu, 01/04/2021 - 00:00


Avoid the ESG fakers: how to spot the best responsible investments

If the 2010s represented the temperamental teenage years of sustainable and ethical investing, 2020 marked its ‘rite of passage’ to adulthood. During the first quarter...

Thu, 01/04/2021 - 00:00


Keeping an open mind on Boohoo despite ESG failures

Investors increasing use environmental, governance and social filters to screen out companies that seemingly do bad things. But what if a company can realise the...

Thu, 01/04/2021 - 00:00


Doing the maths: the benefits of using the new ISA allowance immediately

Right now, many investors will be rushing to make their ISA contribution for the current tax year before the 5 April deadline. But there is...

Thu, 01/04/2021 - 00:00


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