London may have had its strongest opening six months for Initial Public Offerings in seven years but concerns are mounting that it is losing its appeal as high growth tech firms snub the City in favour of New York. The number of UK listed companies has fallen 40 per cent from its peak in 2008 … Read more
Dividend payouts by FTSE 100 firms are forecast to rise for the first time in three years to nearly £77billion as companies start to recover from the pandemic. Many of the biggest UK-listed companies were forced to suspend or cut their dividend payments to conserve cash in the wake of the pandemic last year, including … Read more
Invest in property with a difference: Charity Mencap’s property arm launches third retail bond and promises a 3.25% annual return Golden Lane Housing is the property arm of disability charity Mencap It is issuing its third retail bond and promises a 3.25% annual return It offers an opportunity for savers looking to invest ‘according to … Read more
MIDAS SHARE TIPS: Coal can still power a portfolio, as Glencore proves by taking on full ownership of huge Colombian mine for £427m By Rosie Murray-west, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:52 BST, 3 July 2021 | Updated: 13:58 BST, 4 July 2021 Old King Coal may have been a merry old soul in the … Read more
Multi-asset funds are designed to make life easy for investors. They purport to offer a one stop ‘mini portfolio’ so that investors don’t have to construct one themselves. The idea is that instead of battling the complexity of picking a range of funds, equities, bonds and other assets, investors can simply pick one. The fund … Read more
MR MONEY MAKER: Commercial property covers a wide market and Palace Capital is fit for your portfolio By Justin Urquhart Stewart For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 BST, 2 July 2021 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 2 July 2021 What’s happening? After all the pandemic lockdowns and economic shutdowns, possibly the most surprising thing has been … Read more
SMALL CAP MOVERS: Zinnwald Lithium goes all in on Deutsche Lithium while Helium One flies high after discovery at its Rukwa project By John Harrington, Proactive Investors For Thisismoney.co.uk Published: 08:50 BST, 30 June 2021 | Updated: 08:50 BST, 30 June 2021 Zinnwald Lithium got a big thumbs-up from the market for its move to … Read more
BROWN ADVISORY US SMALLER COMPANIES TRUST: Secret of success…the three Gs! By Jeff Prestridge, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:52 BST, 26 June 2021 | Updated: 22:43 BST, 26 June 2021 It hasn’t taken long for Baltimore-based Chris Berrier to make an impact at Jupiter US Smaller Companies, a fund he was appointed to run … Read more
Everyone loves a bargain, particularly private equity firms. But disappointment may yet await Clayton Dubilier & Rice (CD&R), the group which this week launched a £5.5billion 230p-a-share bid for Morrisons, the UK’s fourth largest supermarket. Not only has the approach fuelled the controversy over private equity takeovers of British businesses – a scandal exposed in … Read more
The National Infrastructure Bank launched last week as part of the Government’s ‘levelling up’ agenda. The pandemic has undoubtedly had an impact on the infrastructure sector, which has also faced other turbulence such as Brexit. The Treasury-backed bank will partner with the private sector and local authorities which as a result will have a knock-on … Read more