magazine 19 Apr 2018
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One key ingredient in the success or failure of a company is the quality of its management. Change at the top can often act as a catalyst for a share price boost, as revealed in this week’s issue of Shares.
Also this week: Shares debates investment risk in retirement. It asks which is more important for stock picking: quality or valuation? And the digital magazine explains why the next batch of US corporate earnings is important for UK investors.
Learn about one of the biggest tech IPOs in the UK for some time; and discover why Whitbread, Saga and Croda have caught investors’ attention.
We look at who is in charge of UK companies and the challenges many of them face
Why tracking the performance of chipmakers can offer valuable insights
Trainers-to-tracksuits king continues to defy high street doom and gloom
Shares lose 85% of their value after failure on key lupus drug
The company hopes to fire up discussions with struggling rival
Private equity ownership of rail assets would face political opposition
Currency movements could help explain the underperformance of the FTSE 100
Technology company to tap pent up online defence demand
Suse Linux spin-out or complete sale believed to be possible options
Activist investors with a history of pushing for change now control 10% of Whitbread
Plans to boost spending on warehouses, automation and technology haven’t gone down well
Recent stock market arrival could beat quoted rival Bango in the quest for positive earnings
Despite a market sell-off in February, this asset manager looks well positioned
We explain the importance of MSCI including more than 200 Chinese A-shares in its emerging markets index
Everything you need to know about cashing out of a DB pension or staying put
Balancing growth and risk is crucial as life expectancy increases
We want you to join in the debate about ways in which to pick stocks
Shares in property firm are now trading well below the recent takeover-inspired highs
The company has racked up £8m of operating losses during the past six years
Web-based sales surge at resilient value-for-money homewares leader
With forecast growth at its highest level since 2011, we look at why the next batch of US results is relevant for many UK investors
Company looks to bounce back from slightly disappointing fourth quarter performance
Investors will be eagerly awaiting management's view of the first quarter
Consumer health and hygiene giant needs to address market’s sales and margin concerns
The IT projects specialist could re-rate substantially as earnings quality improves
The equity valuation appears to be fully discounting recent setbacks to the business
Enterprise software supplier must win back investor confidence quickly
The company is targeting a market worth $2.5bn through Incotec
It is delivering strong sales growth but investors are worried about the impact of UK's exit from EU
Our trade on the small cap franchise expert is handsomely in the money
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