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
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
HENDERSON HIGH INCOME INVESTMENT TRUST: The fund valiantly battling to live up to its name By Jeff Prestridge for The Mail on Sunday Published: 22:16 BST, 9 May 2020 | Updated: 10:09 BST, 10 May 2020 Although it’s still not quite halfway through its financial year, investment trust Henderson High Income is valiantly battling to … Read more
In 1936, when tensions were rising across Europe, the War Office acquired Monkton Farleigh, a disused quarry near Bath. It transformed the mine into the largest underground ammunition depot in the world, keeping thousands of weapons secure and hidden throughout the Second World War. The mine fell into disrepair, but in 2008 it was acquired … Read more
MIDAS SHARE TIPS UPDATE: ‘You can be sure of Shell’ was one of the most famous advertising slogans of recent decades – now you cannot By Joanne Hart, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:59 BST, 2 May 2020 | Updated: 21:59 BST, 2 May 2020 Royal Dutch Shell has maintained or increased its dividend every … Read more
Property’s position as a safe source of income for investors has been thrown into disarray by the coronavirus pandemic and the lockdown of the UK economy. Companies are having to ponder very hard about postponing or even scrapping their dividends where only a few months ago it would have been unthinkable. Against that background, the … Read more
When all this is over – and that time will come – people will look back and remember which companies looked after their customers, staff and investors, and which rode roughshod on those crucial stakeholders. The more considerate firms should benefit from greater demand for their wares, a more committed workforce and, ultimately, stronger share … Read more
HERALD INVESTMENT TRUST: In search of tomorrow’s big winners By Jeff Prestridge for The Mail on Sunday Published: 22:21 BST, 25 April 2020 | Updated: 22:21 BST, 25 April 2020 Although investment trust Herald has had a difficult start to the year – like most funds – its long-term performance remains mightily impressive. A point … Read more
MIDAS SHARE TIPS UPDATE: Insurer Admiral’s coronavirus refunds and initiatives should boost business over the longer term By Joanne Hart for The Mail on Sunday Published: 22:21 BST, 25 April 2020 | Updated: 22:21 BST, 25 April 2020 Insurer Admiral has always been a bit different from its peers. That holds true today, more than … Read more