This is the time when we are all out shopping for the perfect present for our friends, families or even ourselves. But the gift that keeps on giving is to turn yourself into a more successful investor in 2020. Here are five ways to add shine to your savings: New year resolutions: While it’s important … Read more
MURRAY INTERNATIONAL: Trust aims to give its investors an above-average dividend relative to the share price By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51 GMT, 20 December 2019 | Updated: 21:51 GMT, 20 December 2019 The Murray International Trust aims to give its investors an above-average dividend relative to the share pric What does … Read more
PUNT OF THE WEEK: West Africa-based miner Hummingbird Resources thinks it has struck ethical gold By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 GMT, 20 December 2019 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 20 December 2019 Hummingbird Resources is gearing up to restart drilling at its Yanfolila gold mine in Mali What is it? Hummingbird Resources … Read more
Hargreaves Lansdown boots M&G Recovery fund off its Wealth 50 list after 12 years as its value investing falls short Fund has been managed by Tom Dobell since 2000 who follows a value style But performance has struggled since 2012 compared with the broader market The platform has also raised concerns over exposure to early-stage … Read more
The stock market bounced last week the moment the exit poll indicated the Conservatives had won the General Election with a decisive majority. The FTSE 100 Index was up 3.5 per cent and the FTSE 250 up 4.5 per cent on Monday from pre-election-result levels — a welcome boost to the value of our pensions … Read more
Markets have soared after the Conservatives won the election, and prompted a rush to reassess the investment prospects of UK companies. Financial experts reckon funds invested in smaller or mid cap firms and the more contrarian and value-oriented players are best placed to exploit the decisive result, which has brought some certainty to the Brexit … Read more
Financial markets have been pinning their hopes on a Conservative victory ever since the General Election was announced in late October. But even the most optimistic of City brokers did not expect Boris Johnson to romp home with the biggest Tory majority in more than 30 years. Their response? Exuberance, mixed with more than a … Read more
JUPITER EMERGING & FRONTIER INCOME: The adventurous investment trust with a 4.5% yield that is set for take-off in the long term By Jeff Prestridge for The Mail on Sunday Published: 22:00 GMT, 14 December 2019 | Updated: 11:04 GMT, 16 December 2019 Although it is still early days for Jupiter Emerging & Frontier Income, … Read more
At last, there is light on the horizon. A brilliant light. A yellow brick road to Brexit and beyond – with swashbuckling Boris Johnson leading the charge, backed by his 364 joyous Conservative MPs. So goodbye to Jeremy Corbyn (hopefully sooner rather than later) and his dream of turning the country into a socialist state … Read more
Woodford savers set to lose up to 42% of their investments locked in collapsed Equity Income fund Savers who put their money in at the peak in 2017 are facing losses of up to 42% Blackrock said it was ready to begin returning cash to investors on January 20 So far, it has sold enough … Read more
TRUST WATCH: Aberforth Smaller Companies By City & Finance Reporter for the Daily Mail Published: 22:01 GMT, 13 December 2019 | Updated: 10:33 GMT, 14 December 2019 WHAT IS IT? The Aberforth Smaller Companies trust is the largest of its kind within the UK Smaller Companies sector. It aims to make a return greater than … Read more
PUNT OF THE WEEK: Watches of Switzerland sees profits rise 112%, but is it wise to invest luxury companies? By City & Finance Reporter for the Daily Mail Published: 22:01 GMT, 13 December 2019 | Updated: 10:33 GMT, 14 December 2019 What is it? The international luxury watch retailer is the UK’s biggest seller of … Read more
A whole host of fund managers have blamed Brexit uncertainty and Westminster’s intense political wrangling for their problems over the past year. Just this week, former Neil Woodford protege Mark Barnett was fired from managing the £1.1billion Edinburgh Investment Trust. The board of the £700million Perpetual Income and Growth investment trust, another fund he runs, … Read more