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How will the Carillion collapse affect listed infrastructure funds?

Two funds operating in the listed infrastructure sector have announced that they have significant exposure to Carillion through the subcontracting…

Boeing is flying high but SpaceX has lofty ambitions

In the global airframe manufacturing duopoly that is Airbus versus Boeing, the balance of advantage has unexpectedly shifted towards Boeing.…

3 income stocks to replace politically-challenged utility shares

Investing in utility shares has been a popular means for investors to generate a high, dependable income which generally rises…

Capita looks vulnerable in the wake of Carillion’s collapse

At this stage nobody knows how much wreckage will emerge from the liquidation of Carillion (LON:CLLN). But far-sighted hedgies are…

How to prepare for the end of the bond bull market

Traditionally investors have been able to diversify fairly simply by using a mixture of bonds and equities, but with the…

Billionaire Jim Mellon to host Charlotte Ransom and Merryn Somerset Webb in Master Investor Show panel discussion

One of the City’s most prominent female entrepreneurs and founder of Netwealth Investments confirmed as speaker for Master Investor Show…

The only 2 words you need to know in 2018

To Benjamin Braddock (Dustin Hoffman in Mike Nichols’ film The Graduate), the well-meant one-word piece of advice was “plastics”. To…

Unemployment in Emerging Markets should not spook investors

Developing countries like Kenya tend to have shockingly high rates of unemployment. But that should not deter investors – rather…

Carillion and Caribbean Investment Holdings

I was told perhaps nine years ago that Carillion’s (LON:CLLN) accounting was highly questionable. And by no means was I…

2 stocks to survive a stock market crash

While the mood among most investors is relatively upbeat at the moment, it is almost inevitable that there will be…