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LAW DEBENTURE: The dividends keep flowing at £773m investment trust By Jeff Prestridge for The Mail on Sunday Published: 22:16 GMT, 6 February 2021 | Updated: 10:34 GMT, 7 February 2021 Investment trust Law Debenture will soon announce the final quarterly dividend payment to shareholders for its 2020 financial year. Although it refuses to reveal … Read more
The past year has been one of the toughest in living memory for businesses and many have suffered. But Britain’s entrepreneurial spirit has also come into its own, as companies have adapted to coronavirus-induced restrictions and made the best of it. Many are now starting to surprise investors, with better than expected figures for the … Read more
It is 35 years since Margaret Thatcher revealed her dream of a society ‘where owning shares is as common as having a car’. Yet despite dogged attempts by the finance industry to get people investing, little changed for decades. For years, car owners outnumbered those with an investment account by almost four to one. But … Read more
MR MONEY MAKER: How investing in hot air could help you to clean up By Justin Urquhart Stewart For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 GMT, 5 February 2021 | Updated: 22:00 GMT, 5 February 2021 What’s Happening? When it comes to hot air, the past week has been full of it in the investment world … Read more
AstraZeneca shares trading 6% lower than a year ago despite being in the headlines throughout Covid pandemic By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 GMT, 5 February 2021 | Updated: 21:51 GMT, 5 February 2021 Whether it is because of the firm’s breakthrough Covid-19 jab or its row with the EU, AstraZeneca has … Read more
Worried that the stock market may be in a bubble? Diversify your savings before it bursts By Anne Ashworth For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 GMT, 5 February 2021 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 5 February 2021 Worried that the stock market may be in a bubble? Wondering whether to take your leave before it bursts, … Read more
Progress in legal disputes was behind sharp share price rises for Clear Leisure and Ascent Resources this week. Investment company Clear Leisure, which has a penchant for investing in companies where court-led recoveries of misappropriated assets is a possibility, has seen its shares virtually double in February after a business update that read more like a … Read more
With just over two months to go until the end of the tax year, AJ Bell’s financial analyst Laith Khalaf outlines some important issues savers and investors should be considering to strengthen their financial position. 1. Use your Isa and pension annual allowances Isas and pensions are a great way to save for the future … Read more
After a quiet few years, the FTSE is set to welcome a wave of fresh blood. Alongside Dr Martens and Moonpig – both of which joined the FTSE this week – a number of multi-billion pound companies are preparing to ‘go public’. This will be the first time these companies will be open to retail … Read more
Online retailing, gaming and eCommerce activity generally has surged during the lockdowns, which has highlighted the rapid progress at mobile payments specialist Bango. The AIM-listed company recently announced its first notable trading profit as yearly sales jumped three-fold to £12million. For some years Bango had been steadily laying the groundwork of its payments platform but … Read more