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Standard Life profits rise just ahead of merger

Thursday 17 Aug 2017

Insurance and asset manager Standard Life enjoyed a 6% jump in profits for the first half to 30 June just ahead of its £11bn merger with Aberdeen Asset Management. Operating pre-tax profits hit £362m, higher than analysts expected despite investors pulling out £3.7bn worth of assetes during the six...

318% up and still going

Thursday 17 Aug 2017

Shares in IQE ( IQE:AIM ) have caught fire in 2017 on a wave of exciting commercial breakthroughs. The stock closed out 2016 at 37.75p on 30 December only to soar to 126.5p records on 10 August. That’s a stunning 231% gain in less than eight months. The Cardiff-based company develops specialist...

Most Popular Funds & Investment Trusts

Thursday 10 Aug 2017

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Pearson no longer an income stock

Thursday 10 Aug 2017

Academic publisher Pearson ( PSON ) has slashed its first half dividend by 72% from 18p to 5p as it launches a new wave of restructuring. The stock has historically been a favourite holding for income funds but no longer fits the bill based on investment bank Liberum Capital’s forecast full year...

Emerging smart micro grids

Thursday 10 Aug 2017

Global micro smart grid electricity generation capacity is expected to jump six-fold by 2021, according to research by investment bank Berenberg. Micro smart grids are small networks of electricity generation and battery storage run separately from a nation’s main power grid. They are particularly...

942% profit on Paysafe

Thursday 10 Aug 2017

Investors who followed our ‘buy’ tip on Paysafe ( PAYS ) six years ago would now be sitting on a 942% paper profit, thanks to a £2.96bn takeover offer by Blackstone and CVC. We said to buy the shares at 56.6p in December 2011 when the business had just changed its name from Neovia Financial to...

Hipgnosis IPO delayed for third time

Thursday 10 Aug 2017

Investment trust Hipgnosis Songs Fund has delayed its IPO (initial public offering) for the third time while it waits for potential cornerstone investors to complete due diligence. In a slightly odd move, the music royalties-focused Hipgnosis says it will also introduce a clause whereby it can buy...

10% gold demand decline

Thursday 10 Aug 2017

Global gold demand fell by 10% to 953 tonnes in the second quarter of 2017 versus the same period last year. The World Gold Council attributed the drop to a slowdown in investors putting money into gold-related exchange traded funds. Central banks continue to buy gold, albeit at a more modest pace...

Rightmove has solid foundations

Thursday 03 Aug 2017

The UK housing market may be slowing down but online property portal Rightmove ( RMV ) is still demonstrating its ability to post solid growth by deriving more from its estate agent clients. Average revenue per agent was up £81 per month to £911 in the first half despite an 8% year-on-year decline...

Fevertree is full of fizz

Thursday 03 Aug 2017

The share of the value growth Fevertree Drinks ( FEVR:AIM ) has driven in the entire UK mixer category within retail in the past 12 months stands at 99%. The premium carbonated mixers marvel now holds a 30% value share. This statistic demonstrates the extent to which Fevertree is transforming the...

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