Numis sees revenues plunge amid Brexit uncertainty and lower share prices March 29, 2019 London-based stockbroker Numis has warned shareholders today that it expects to deliver revenue approximately 26 per cent lower in the first half of 2019 than it did in the same period a year before. Read more: Numis warns of Brexit hit to trading performance In a trading statement released this morning the company, which is [...]
Best 5 US stocks for an ISA March 28, 2019 | City Talk By Rodney Hobson from interactive investor. Brexit makes investing overseas especially attractive now, argues our commentator, author and columnist. Rodney Hobson is an experienced financial writer and commentator who has held senior editorial positions on publications and websites in the UK and Asia, including Business News Editor on The Times and Editor of Shares magazine. [...]
Invest in Isas like it’s 1999 March 28, 2019 The Individual Savings Account (Isa) is approaching its twentieth birthday, and since its inception it has been hugely popular. In the last tax year alone, 10.8m adult Isas were opened. But despite this popularity, have savers made the most of the opportunity? Big benefits When the Isa launched in 1999, it had an annual allowance of [...]
Most acquisitions and divestments don’t maximise value – even when some dealmakers think they do March 27, 2019 | City Talk Most acquisitions and divestments don’t maximise value – even when some dealmakers think they do. But acquirers who prioritise value creation at the onset outperform peers by as much as 14 per cent. Cass Business School provided the market analysis for a PwC and Mergermarket study of 600 global senior corporate executives which found that [...]
Opinion divided on Next shares March 27, 2019 | City Talk After a drop below £50 for the first time this month, buyers are back. Our head of markets explains why. As expected, full-year profits at Next (LSE:NXT) have dipped slightly although in line with previous guidance, whilst revenues are ahead of expectations. The difference between the fortunes of stores and online is becoming increasingly marked. [...]
Millions from London Capital & Finance flowed through accounts of four men, say administrators March 26, 2019 Millions of pounds of money invested in collapsed mini-bond company London Capital & Finance flowed through the accounts of four men, the administrators report said today. The report said Andy Thomson – LC&F’s chief executive, Simon Hume-Kendall – the chairman of one its biggest borrower London Oil & Gas, Elten Barker – who was a [...]
Nine UK shares that tick all of Warren Buffett’s boxes March 26, 2019 | City Talk By Kyle Caldwell from interactive investor. Looking for equity-based ISA inspiration? We run through the investment checklist of the Berkshire Hathaway chairman to identify UK shares that pass his stockpicking rules. American investor Warren Buffett is to the world of investment what Lionel Messi is to football: the greatest of his generation in the profession [...]
ASOS and Bonmarche in share price collapse March 25, 2019 | City Talk By Graeme Evans from interactive investor. Investors in these two high-profile retailers ran for the hills following the latest trading updates. While ASOS (LSE:ASC) and Bonmarche (LSE:BON) operate in two very different retail worlds, the pair have plenty in common from an investor viewpoint after their December profit warnings were followed by more disappointment last [...]
Cutting the ‘Hemline Index’ down to size March 25, 2019 | City Talk Created by economist George Taylor just three years ahead of the 1929 Wall Street Crash, his theory of the on the so-called ‘Hemline Index’ holds that when share prices go up, so do hemlines. By the same token, during tougher economic periods, skirts and dresses get longer. The original thinking seems to have run that, [...]
Growth investor VGC Partners closes £50m fund March 25, 2019 Growth capital investor VGC Partners has closed its second fund at £50m following the success of its debut fund which was anchored by Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin. The new fund will target UK-based consumer, media and technology companies, and make investments of between £2m to £5m for minority stakes in high growth firms. Read more: [...]