The data that proves the Santa rally is real
Santa may as well be real for UK investors after analysis revealed the FTSE 100 does indeed rally over the Christmas period.
Santa may as well be real for UK investors after analysis revealed the FTSE 100 does indeed rally over the Christmas period.
This year’s FTSE 100 promotions have one thing in common – they reflect investors’ insatiable appetite for growth, growth and more growth.
Imperial Brand was the top riser of the FTSE 100 on Tuesday, as markets ignored the impact of positive currency movements and fixated on yet another 10% dividend hike.
The average FTSE 100 dividend cover for 2017 is thinning out and many historically high yielders are in the danger zone.
The UK’s top companies are reducing the publication of quarterly reports with an increasing number abandoning them altogether, the Investment Association has found.
Royal Mail and Provident Financial have been ejected from the UK’s top 100 listed companies following the index’s latest quarterly rebalance.
The gap between stated and adjusted profit in FTSE 100 companies is at a 10-year high, according to AJ Bell which has raised fears firms are intentionally “muddying the waters”.
A fall in chief executive pay means FTSE 100 companies are starting to listen to the demands of their shareholders, but more work is needed to close the gap with the rest of the workforce, a report has found.
With the FTSE 100 on an almost continual rise, which are the ‘red flag’ stocks that investors should watch out for? Investment bank Liberum lists the seven ‘sinful’ stocks in the top 100 they would “prudently seek to avoid”.
The financial health of FTSE 100 companies is at “significant risk” from the escalating liabilities of their pension schemes, a report has found.
One year on from the shock of the Brexit referendum and the UK’s decision to leave the EU, we delve into the data to find out exactly how the result has hit investments.
Global markets edged to record highs in early trading on Friday amid a flurry of positive economic data.