Sports bets have helped stave off stagnation
Nick Train, manager of the Lindsell Train Global Equity fund, is increasingly seeing strong performance from the media companies in his portfolio, and in particular those with exposure to sports rights.
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ten verdicts on the Autumn Statement
Reacting on everything from the revisions to the UKs growth outlook to changes to VCT, ISA and tax rules, 12 experts have their say on the Chancellors Autumn Statement.
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Best and biggest and UK growth and income trusts
Morningstars Jackie Beard, director of closed-end fund research, takes a look at one of the most densely packed AIC sectors to spot the winners among the biggest and the newest UK growth and income trusts.
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Five steps to picking the right platform
Geoff Mills, Rayner Spencer Mills Research director, reveals the secrets of picking the right platform.
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How Gam manager Linsey is playing strained EMs
The performance of emerging markets has suffered in recent years, however, many of the key issues are not new or unusual, wries Matt Linsey, manager of the GAM Star North of South EM Equity Fund.
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UK Equity Income Oeics wave goodbye to 300m
UK equity income funds in the open-ended space have waved goodbye to roughly £300m following the announcement Neil Woodford would leave Invesco Perpetual.
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Kames Snowden defends CoCo purchase
Kames Capitals Stephen Snowden has made his case for holding on to Contingent Convertible Notes, or CoCo bonds, as those issued by Lloyds in 2009 were nicknamed but his jury is out on the comparable new product by Barclays.
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why analysts believe Tesco is a buy
Little more than a year ago funds guru Neil Woodford sold out of Tesco, telling investors that although he was loathed to sell a company so cheap, the risks made him feel uneasy. Consensus on the stock is turning, though.
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infrastructure investors government spend
The government this morning has unveiled £375bn of infrastructure spending over the next 20 years, with insurance companies investing £25bn.
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IT and redundancy costs weigh on Brewin profits
The national wealth manager says office closures are likely a thing of the past and has vowed to look to the future by focusing on three core areas, in spite of multi-million pound redundancy and computer software costs pulling its pre-tax profit down.
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Monks revamp pays off
Narrowing its holdings has paid off for £1bn Monks, with companies like Facebook that promise strong future returns helping drive performance.
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Legg Mason unveils high alpha macro fund
Legg Mason has launched a high alpha Macro Opportunities Fund, headed by Western Asset co-CIO Kenneth Leech and Prashant Chandran.