GUINNESS GLOBAL EQUITY INCOME: The fund investing in companies that have not cut dividends

GUINNESS GLOBAL EQUITY INCOME: The fund investing in companies that have not cut dividends so far By Jeff Prestridge for The Mail on Sunday Published: 22:04 BST, 11 April 2020 | Updated: 22:04 BST, 11 April 2020 Guinness Global Equity Income is a rare breed among income-orientated investment funds. Since launch at the end of … Read more

Let ordinary investors buy shares in wave of coronavirus cash calls

Britain’s stock market-listed businesses urged to allow ordinary investors to buy shares in wave of coronavirus cash calls A raft of London-listed firms have launched emergency rights issues  But so far, only institutional investors like hedge funds have been taking part Individual investors are being shunned despite their pre-emption rights But app PrimaryBid allows retail … Read more

Dodge the dividend strike: Choose trusts that have put aside money

The much-publicised move by the big banks to cancel their dividends has left investors with mixed emotions and many questions.  Like the rest of Britain, savers were shocked by their apparent disinclination to act in the interest of the economy until they were strong-armed by the Bank of England.But the loss of this income will … Read more

SMALL CAP MOVERS: Tiziana Life Sciences doubles in value

What a session it’s been for London- and New York-listed minnow Tiziana Life Sciences, which doubled in value. Not only has it found a potential treatment for the complications of coronavirus that have hospitalised Prime Minister Boris Johnson, but it has also developed an inhaler that means the effects of the medication should be almost … Read more

Basset & Gold investors mis-sold its mini-bonds could receive compensation

Investors mis-sold inflation-busting mini-bonds from an unregulated firm which went bust at the start of April could be in line for payouts of up to £85,000, the Financial Services Compensation Scheme said. Basset & Gold Plc, which sponsored West Ham United football club, raised as much as £36million from 1,800 investors between its founding in … Read more

SMALL CAP SHARE IDEAS: GraniteShares brings hedge fund savvy to the investment mainstream 

Exchange-traded fund specialist Will Rhind and his team launched GraniteShares in the US in 2016, and set it with a mandate to shake up the commodity investment space. It has very quickly grown into something much more than this, with £632million of assets under management and products listed in New York and London. ‘The great … Read more

Neil Woodford’s former protege Mark Barnett fired from Perpetual Income and Growth Investment Trust

Neil Woodford’s former protege Mark Barnett fired from Perpetual Income and Growth Investment Trust for underpeformance Mark Barnett had been manager of the £418million trust since 1999 The trust has lost 40% of its value over the past two years, putting him under pressure The decision comes days after Invesco wrote down the value of the … Read more