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The anniversary of a dark day for investors approaches. On June 3, 2019, the Woodford Equity Income fund was suspended. The revelation that a supposedly staid fund held so many near-valueless unquoted stocks shocked the thousands of people who had entrusted savings to the manager Neil Woodford. It also caused a wider tremor of unease. … Read more
When Feedback started trialling its app for doctors at the Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust in December 2019 it could not predict the opportunity arising from the current coronavirus pandemic. Bleepa is a communication tool for healthcare professionals, which allows them to share and discuss medical images and patient cases. It means that chest X-rays … Read more
Savers hit as global dividends could fall by 35%, report warns, but it says US and Asia are where investors have been best protected The best-case scenario for global dividends in 2020 is a 15 per cent drop, based on cuts and suspensions already confirmed, and which accounts for $213billion Banks, discretionary consumer sectors and … Read more
The sporting industry has taken a huge hit thanks to the coronavirus, with the suspension of the Olympics, the NBA season and Euro 2020. Meanwhile, the enforced closure of large gatherings and gyms has put the kibosh on thousands of people’s exercise routines. But star fund manager Terry Smith has not been put off and … Read more
Shares in Galileo Resources have enjoyed a significant boost in recent weeks as the company moved to consolidate its ground position in Zambia, where it holds licences for the Star Zinc and Kashitu projects. Galileo’s chief executive Colin Bird describes those developments more as a ‘mopping up exercise’ than as anything drastically new. A more … Read more
It was only a matter of time. So Friday’s announcement that fund manager Mark Barnett – dubbed ‘Son of Woodford’ – had left investment house Invesco by ‘mutual’ consent hardly took financial experts by surprise. Speaking to a number of investment advisers on Friday, the consensus view was that he should have been jettisoned by … Read more
Trojan Global Income’s boss sensed turmoil ahead before coronavirus pandemic hit By Jeff Prestridge, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:58 BST, 16 May 2020 | Updated: 21:58 BST, 16 May 2020 Investment house Troy Asset Management, established 20 years ago by Lord Weinstock, is a ‘conservative’ investor in financial assets. It is as much concerned … Read more
When it comes to the Covid-19 pandemic, every day is a school day – and that isn’t just because many parents (myself included) are having to teach our children about fronted adverbials at the same time as working from home. As we scan the news for information, we are all learning a great deal about … Read more
Wherever you turn, the numbers are shocking. The economy shrank by nearly 6 per cent in March alone, the worst fall since monthly records began in 1997. The Bank of England expects an economic slump of 25 per cent in this quarter and 2020 is set to suffer from the deepest recession since 1706. Even … Read more
MIDAS SHARE TIPS UPDATE: Begbies Traynor is another insolvency specialist that should benefit from gloom and doom By Joanne Hart, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:55 BST, 16 May 2020 | Updated: 21:55 BST, 16 May 2020 Begbies Traynor is another insolvency specialist that should benefit from the gloom and doom. Focused on small and … Read more