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New drug approvals ease fears of a regulatory slowdown
Thursday 24 Aug 2017Drug approvals by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are making a strong comeback after a lull in 2016. Market intelligence firm Evaluate says 28 new drugs were given the green light in the year to 19 July 2017, which has already exceeded the 26 approved in 2016. Evaluate believes the FDA is...
Most popular UK equity fund
Thursday 24 Aug 2017Despite the economic and political uncertainty in the UK, Lindsell Train’s UK Equity Fund (GB00B18B9X76) has attracted $648m in new money this year. This makes it the best selling active UK equity fund according to data from fund information provider Lipper. Managed by Nick Train, it’s top holdings...
Shrinkflation sparks competition
Thursday 24 Aug 20172,500 Is the number of products which have fallen prey to so-called shrinkflation and reduced in size since 2012, according to data from the Office for National Statistics. One of those is Mondelez’s Toblerone which came under fire last year as it underwent a dramatic shape change to reduce the...
ASDA sales suggest supermarket strength
Thursday 24 Aug 2017Sales at supermarket Asda were up 1.8% in the second quarter of the year, as consumers splashed out over Easter – it’s the first time the firm has reported positive quarterly sales figures for three years. Official figures show that UK retail sales were up by 0.3% overall, despite fears that rising...
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Gaming machines limit likely
Thursday 17 Aug 2017Research from Credit Suisse suggests there is an increased chance the Government will slash the maximum stake for fixed odds betting terminals from £100 to £2 in a review later this year. This could mean a big hit to profitability at bookmakers William Hill ( WMH ) and Ladbrokes Coral ( LCL ) . The...
Decade since French bank fund freeze
Thursday 17 Aug 2017It is now 10 years since the event which for many marked the onset of the financial crisis. On 9 August French bank BNP Paribas moved to freeze redemptions from three funds with interests in collateralised debt obligations (CDOs) which it realised it could not value. CDOs were the vehicles which...
Odey enthusiasm for Sky bid wanes
Thursday 17 Aug 2017Hedge fund manager Crispin Odey is pondering dropping his support for 21st Century Fox’s bid to buy Sky ( SKY ) on the basis the £11.7bn bid undervalues the pay-TV broadcaster. Odey is only the 15th biggest shareholder in the company with a stake of 1%, but if further support erodes off the back of...