Don't panic about the Hargreaves Lansdown takeover
WEBAug 20, 2024 · This may be a better reason to look elsewhere than the takeover on its own. Hargreaves is a fairly expensive platform – although it does depend a lot on whether you invest in funds or listed securities as well as how much you trade – and a key selling point has always been that it provides outstanding service in return.
Investment Ideas - Investors Chronicle
WEBJohn Baron: Six healthcare trusts to boost your portfolio. Expert Portfolio: Our investment trust expert explains why now is the time to invest more in the healthcare sector. September 10.
Simon Thompson: My views on 2023 - Investors' Chronicle
WEBDec 15, 2022 · Simon Thompson speaks to Dan Jones about how to invest in 2023. Published on December 15, 2022. by Dan Jones. Stock market performance has improved in recent weeks, but a lot of people are understandably still hunkering down. Are we at or near the point where investors should be thinking this is a great opportunity?
The best renewable energy infrastructure trusts
WEBJul 6, 2022 · The Foresight Solar Fund (FSFL), for example, has seen its NAV rise 36 per cent since June 2021, Gresham House Energy Storage (GRID) is up 31.2 per cent over the same period. In contrast, the Triple Point Energy Efficiency Infrastructure (TEEC) trust is up only 2.2 per cent. Recent launches such as HydrogenOne Capital Growth (HGEN) have had a ...
Can Ruffer turn it around? - Investors' Chronicle
WEBOct 10, 2023 · Ruffer’s bearishness has been a headwind in 2023. But it should act as a hedge if recession hits hard. It could have acted more quickly to combat the discount. Ruffer Investment Company (RICA) has struggled this year, leaving investors wanting on its promise of “consistent positive returns, regardless of how the financial markets perform”.
How to prepare for the scrapping of paper share certificates
WEBJan 2, 2024 · To get replacement certificates, you need to complete a letter of indemnity form and get countersignature by an authorised UK bank or insurance company that is a member of the Association of British Insurers. It has to underwrite any possible liability of the certificate being used fraudulently, so there is often a fee for a countersignature.
Life after Wirecard: should you buy Darwall's investment trust?
WEBFeb 11, 2021 · Having at one point backed the stock to the tune of a 17 per cent allocation, Darwall still had a double-digit position in Wirecard via European Opportunities Trust (JEO) when auditor EY said it could not confirm the existence of €1.9bn (£1.67bn) in cash at the firm on 18 June 2020. This has dented the once top-performing trust's returns, as ...
Are innovative finance Isas worth the risks? - Investors Chronicle
WEBApr 14, 2022 · Innovative finance Isas invest in P2P loans which can pay attractive rates of interest. This type of debt has a number of risks including default, insolvency and lack of liquidity. There are fewer P2P options for private investors than previously. Innovative finance individual savings accounts (Ifisas) have their roots in the fallout from the ...
Trainline accelerates as profits surge - Investors Chronicle
WEBNov 2, 2023 · Trainline accelerates as profits surge. Trainline's (TRN) shares were marked up by over 8 per cent after it tightened up its guidance and revealed solid earnings growth despite ongoing industrial action headwinds. The digital ticketing company now expects full-year revenue growth of 15-20 per cent and net ticket sales growth of 17-22 per cent ...
SigmaRoc enters the big time with €1bn acquisition
WEBNov 22, 2023 · SigmaRoc (SRC:50p), a group pursuing a buy-and-build strategy in the heavy building materials sector, is acquiring certain non-core European lime businesses from larger rival CRH (CRH) in a €745mn (£645mn) transaction. CRH has also granted SigmaRoc options to acquire further businesses in the UK and Poland for €255mn (£220mn). They are not currently standalone entities, so will need to ...
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