Woodford stays in top spot despite UK investors going international
Neil Woodford’s equity income fund grabbed its frequent position at the top of the fund sales charts in November despite UK investors increasingly opting for non-UK focused funds.
Neil Woodford’s equity income fund grabbed its frequent position at the top of the fund sales charts in November despite UK investors increasingly opting for non-UK focused funds.
Christmas is just around the corner, but who could cash in on the festivities? Ian Forrest, investment research analyst at The Share Centre, gives investors his tips on the 12 companies he thinks could benefit from the festive season.
Markets were unimpressed by Royal Mail’s second consecutive quarter of meagre sales growth, dragging its shares down by 6.4% to 467.2p on Thursday morning.
Deals made by short term investors have decreased by 12% year-on-year ahead of Britain’s European Union referendum, according to The Share Centre.
Woodford leads The Share Centre’s 2015 top traded funds list, after having hit the top spot seven times over the 12 month period.
Market volatility is prompting investors to favour a familiar name as CF Woodford Equity Income topped The Share Centre sales chart for the third month running.
Softer than expected unemployment and wage growth numbers have further muddied the waters in terms of forecasting when the Bank of England will raise interest rates.
Profits made by FTSE 350 companies have fallen 7.7% on a like for like basis to £1.44tr, according to the Share Centre’s Profit Watch UK report.
Royal Dutch Shell shares have shaken off a 56% plunge in profits revealed this morning.
Barclays has set aside £800m to cover potential fines relating to manipulating foreign exchange markets, it revealed today.
The United Kingdom gross domestic product numbers published yesterday provided a timely reminder that headline GDP figures are at best a rough guide to the health of an economy and at worst deceptive.
Tesco shares have had a volatile morning as it released dismal full year results.