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Champions of Europe: how to invest in the continent’s best stocks
Thursday 29 Feb 2024For years now, European equities have struggled to keep pace with their US counterparts, but the historically low valuations on the ‘old continent’ mean we could be at an inflection point with investors beginning to take notice at long last. European equities have attracted increased attention from...
Merger activity in the property sector heats up with bid battle for API
Thursday 29 Feb 2024At Shares , we have been flagging the potential for M&A in the investment trust space for months, not least in the REIT (real estate investment trust) sector due to the abundance of companies trading well below their net asset values. In the last month alone, three real estate mergers have been...
Why is Diversified Energy launching a tender offer and what are investors’ options?
Thursday 29 Feb 2024US oil and gas producer Diversified Energy (DEC) launched a tender offer on 26 February as an alternative to its dividend for the three-month period to 30 September. In this article we explain why the company has taken this decision and what options investors have. WHAT IS A TENDER OFFER? A tender...
How Latin American emerging markets compare
Thursday 29 Feb 2024There are five Latin American countries which are constituents of the MSCI Emerging Markets list. They vary considerably in terms of their performance and size. The biggest, and the best performer over the last decade, is Brazil whose fortunes are heavily tied to commodity markets given it is a big...
Emerging markets: China positive policy moves, US rates shift and what’s happening in Latin America
Thursday 29 Feb 20241. China policy recalibration: Following a sharp decline in the technology sector in January, policymakers in China are reviewing draft legislation titled, ‘Measures for the Administration of Online Games’. The legislation was designed to further restrict engagement and monetisation of online games...
Find out what Terry Smith thinks about obesity drugs and AI
Thursday 29 Feb 2024Fundsmith founder Terry Smith and head of investment research Julian Robins were in good spirits while chatting with AJ Bell’s editor in chief Dan Coatsworth in a video interview. As usual, Smith was candid and open to discussing various topics from investment strategy to individual stocks and...
How intangibles can be used to identify great businesses
Thursday 29 Feb 2024This article discusses the increasing importance of intangible assets over tangible or physical assets and explains how investors can exploit them to uncover great businesses. One of the iron-clad laws of economics is that high returns on capital are eroded over time by the effects of competition...
Six great funds for your ISA: These consistent names have delivered time after time
Thursday 22 Feb 2024The end of the tax year is fast approaching and with it the opportunity to maximise your £20,000 ISA allowance for the year. In this article we have identified six names from a list of some of the most consistent funds and fund managers in the UK which could be a good fit for your tax wrapper...
Why we have to teach ourselves about money
Thursday 22 Feb 2024Mark Gardner Award for Journalism The award was set up in memory of Mark Gardner, a member of the AJ Bell Media Team who sadly passed away in 2022. Well done to University of Salford student Mia Willemsen who took the £1,000 prize associated with the award. The brief for participants was to discuss...
Find out what’s next for TUI’s UK shareholders after delisting vote
Thursday 22 Feb 2024On 13 February shareholders in travel firm TUI (TUI) voted by an overwhelming majority (98.35% in favour) to cancel the group’s listing on the London Stock Exchange. WHY IS TUI DELISTING? TUI cited liquidity centralisation, simplification benefits associated with EU airline ownership and control,...