At the moment it feels like there are only two types of country: nations that have handled coronavirus well and those facing criticism because they have not. Although this story has a long way to run and our assessments may look very different in 12 months, it makes sense for investors to make some judgments … Read more
‘This time next year, we’ll be millionaires.’ That was the regular boast of Del Boy to brother Rodney in TV comedy Only Fools And Horses when he had stumbled across ‘the next big thing’. But in recent times such hype has been applied to investing in crypto-currencies – an easy way of turning tech nerds … Read more
REVEALED: Coronavirus cuts leave just five FTSE 100 firms that have delivered on a decade of dividend growth Just five companies in the UK’s blue chip index have paid a dividend every year for the past decade and forecast dividend growth of at least 2 per cent this year The same can be said for … Read more
Legal fight looms over Hargreaves Lansdown’s role in Woodford fund RGL Management is edging closer to launching a group legal claim against HL The claim is against HL’s promotion of Woodford Equity Income ahead of its closure in June last year It believes investors who bought the fund were not fully informed of the risks … Read more
The stock picker who delivered a 2,550% return: Marlborough’s veteran UK small cap fund manager Giles Hargreave to step down after 22 years Hargeave will be removed as named manager on Marlborough’s UK small cap range as part of its long-term succession planning strategy He has managed the £1.1billion Marlborough Special Situations fund since 1998 … Read more
Online casino game specialist Gaming Realms made a major change in direction two years ago when it switched from being an operator to a content developer and licensor. Management realised that with tighter regulation, rising taxation, and falling margins to compete in the operation of the games (Real Money) was becoming very tough for a … Read more
Terry Smith is one of the shrewdest investors to come out of this country in a long, long time – although he now runs his successful investment operation Fundsmith from the sun-kissed island of Mauritius in the middle of the Indian Ocean rather than the UK (currently enjoying its own bit of sun-kissing). What Smith … Read more
Fortune favoured smaller companies at last in April, as funds and investment trusts holding them bounced back after a torrid time. Their rebound came after smaller companies were battered by the coronavirus stock market storms in February and March, falling harder and faster than shares in larger firms. Smaller companies are known to shine in … Read more
MIDAS SHARE TIPS UPDATE: Drugs packager Mpac is healthier after giving up cigars By Joanne Hart for The Mail on Sunday Published: 22:15 BST, 9 May 2020 | Updated: 16:18 BST, 12 May 2020 If you’ve not heard of Mpac, you might remember Molins, a tobacco-packaging business founded by a cigar-maker in Havana. In a … Read more
MIDAS SHARE TIPS: Hip replacement company Smith & Nephew can ease the pain of lockdown for investors By Joanne Hart for The Mail on Sunday Published: 22:15 BST, 9 May 2020 | Updated: 16:20 BST, 12 May 2020 It is a painful business being a hip replacement company in a pandemic, and Smith & Nephew, … Read more