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Car premiums are rocketing, so why are insurance shares down?
Thursday 06 Jul 2023While motorists have benefitted from falling petrol and diesel prices this year – helping to offset some of the increased cost of the weekly shop – many are finding their motor insurance quotes have gone through the roof, typically with no explanation. According to the ONS (Office for National...
Why there’s much more to Associated British Foods than Primark
Thursday 06 Jul 2023Discount fast-fashion chain Primark dominates discussions around Associated British Foods ( ABF ) . But as well as being the company behind the budget retail brand, now the UK’s largest clothing, footwear and accessories seller by volume, the Weston family-controlled conglomerate also encompasses...
The UK-listed shares where investors might not be paid the full dividend amount
Thursday 06 Jul 2023Most investors probably think they only need to fill in paperwork on dividends if they are investing in stocks listed in other parts of the world – but that is not necessarily the case. Withholding tax is levied by the government of an overseas company on dividends received by people who are not...
Rate shock: How are housebuilders, estate agents and property firms coping?
Thursday 06 Jul 2023June’s larger-than-expected half percentage point interest rate rise has pushed the FTSE 100 index back into negative territory for the year and triggered fears of recession among investors and market observers. Moreover, there seems little doubt the UK central bank will raise rates again at its...
Revealed: the companies which could join the exodus from the UK market
Thursday 29 Jun 2023There are an increasing number of large firms which are thinking about changing their main share listing from the UK to the US or elsewhere, raising fears London is losing its importance. This article explains why companies are giving serious thought to this issue and who might be next to press the...
Investing for children: How to give them a head start in life
Thursday 29 Jun 2023There are important things to consider if you want to invest for your child. For example, what age to start investing, what investment strategy to adopt and whether you should get your children involved in picking stocks and funds. We will now go through the key points. The average cost of raising...
Investing in ‘under-owned, underappreciated and undervalued’ emerging markets: 30 years of change
Thursday 29 Jun 2023The co-manager of Templeton Emerging Markets Trust (TEM) , Andrew Ness, has a nice line when questioned on how these markets have changed since he started following them professionally nearly three decades ago. ‘These aren’t your grannies’ emerging markets,’ he says. He has seen three substantive...
The bull market is back: why stocks have rebounded 20% from recent lows
Thursday 22 Jun 2023The commonly accepted definition of a bull market is when an index gains 20% or more from previous lows and by this measure the S&P 500 index entered a new bull phase on 8 June 2023. It isn’t a hard and fast definition and there are investors who think it is a bear market rally rather than the...
The prospect of higher interest rates could create a scramble for income
Thursday 22 Jun 2023If, as is being widely suggested, the Bank of England is likely to continue tightening monetary conditions by raising rates close to 6% in its effort to combat inflation, we suspect investors are going to want a higher degree of income protection than they have so far this year. The good news for...
Standard Chartered: will it receive a new bid or ditch the UK stock market?
Thursday 22 Jun 2023If most of us are asked to name a bank with large exposure to Asia, the likelihood is the first name that comes to mind is HSBC ( HSBA ) rather than its smaller rival Standard Chartered ( STAN ) . In fairness, having been established in Hong Kong and Shanghai more than 150 years ago to help finance...