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The DNA of the Indian market
Thursday 28 Oct 2021The Indian economy is one of the economic success stories of the last 50 years with its economy, despite a pandemic-led wobble, increasing in size 12-fold over the last five decades. This is underpinned by favourable demographics with a study recently published in Lancet suggesting the country will...
How to turn £10,000 into £100,000
Thursday 21 Oct 2021Wouldn’t it be nice to turn £10,000 into £100,000 by investing in the stock market, and not having to wait a lifetime for it happen? It is possible but not necessarily easy. The level of difficulty really depends on your timeframe and risk appetite as we shall explain in this article. We have...
Oxford Nanopore puts London back on map for modern company IPOs
Thursday 21 Oct 2021In recent months market commentators have highlighted the diminishing appeal of the London equity market as a destination for fast growing life science and technology companies to make their stock market debut. However, there are still reasons to be optimistic. A fifth of all companies that...
Electra break-up could offer big upside
Thursday 21 Oct 2021Private equity trust Electra ( ELTA ) is entering the final stretch in its strategy to sell off assets, which include controlling interests in Fridays (74% of NAV (net asset value)) and Hotter Shoes (10% of NAV). Fridays (formerly branded TGI Fridays) is an iconic American themed restaurant and...
A simple way to invest: 3 low-cost funds to grow your wealth
Thursday 21 Oct 2021Do you want to start investing in an ISA without the hassle of researching lots of stocks? Exchange-traded funds (known as ETFs for short, or sometimes tracker funds) could be the solution as they are a low-cost and simple way to create a diversified portfolio. In this article we talk about the...
UK stocks helping individuals with mental health issues
Thursday 21 Oct 2021Mental ill health has been moving up the agenda for some time, and now represents the most common medical complaint for UK adults according to a study by not-for-profit healthcare firm Benenden Health. Illnesses related to mental health including depression and anxiety were the most commonly...
Netflix: Tune in or switch off?
Thursday 14 Oct 2021Some share prices can seem immune from market turbulence, as has been the case for Netflix recently. While major indices like the FTSE 100, S&P 500, Nasdaq, Eurostoxx 50 and Hang Seng have struggled since the start of September, the streaming TV and movies giant has defied gravity. Over the...
Next’s Total Platform could prove a game-changer
Thursday 14 Oct 2021A good deal of the excitement surrounding e-commerce play The Hut Group, aka THG ( THG ) , is linked to its Ingenuity logistics and technology platform. This is an end-to-end solution offered to third parties in the same way Ocado’s ( OCDO ) online groceries platform is sold to global supermarkets...
Three reasons the Chinese sell-off could be reversed
Thursday 14 Oct 2021The sell-off in China looks to have gone too far. The MSCI China index has declined by 20% over the last three months. Investor sentiment in the region has been undermined by a wave of policy tightening and stringent regulation targeting sectors from property to technology. These fears have been...
Tesco plots new course to maximise earnings and shareholder returns
Thursday 14 Oct 2021On 6 October supermarket Tesco ( TSCO ) surprised the market with better than expected first half results, an increase in full year profit guidance and its first share buyback. Alongside these milestones were the outlines of a new strategy which the group hopes will not just see it maintain its...