One of the most unusual property investment trusts is the Tritax Big Box REIT (LON:BBOX), which invests in warehouses for large blue-chip clients. It has delivered strong returns since the launch in 2013 and expects a further boost from Brexit as more companies look for UK warehouse facilities to avoid the new border controls. BBOX…
QuotedData, the award-warning research house, has come on board as a sponsor for Master Investor Show 2018 and will join the Main Stage line-up on Saturday, 17 March, at London’s Business Design Centre. QuotedData’s CEO Edward Marten will host a panel session titled ‘Investment Companies – why are they the largest and fastest growing sector…
Given the fact that you can barely watch the news today without the “B” word rearing its head, I thought it could be timely to take a look at the fortunes of the pound versus its nearest currency neighbour, the euro. The market convention is actually to quote this the other way around to what…
The Brexit negotiations have entered a critical phase. Decisions made by both sides in the next three months will have long-term consequences. In a state of conflict, all sides become extreme. A modern English Civil War The classic schoolboy pseudo-history 1066 And All That asserted that, during the English Civil War, the Cavaliers were “Wrong…
It’s been an uncertain decade for the defence industry. Disappointing economic performance across the developed world has prompted a period of cutbacks to military budgets. This has created a headwind for many defence-related businesses, which has caused disappointing financial performance and falling share prices in many cases. Today, though, the prospects for the industry seem…
Master Investor is partnering with SyndicateRoom to bring you The Future of Fintech, an evening talk for fellow private investors delivered by the inimitable Nick Ogden. Practically defining Fintech before the word was coined, he now on his third billion-pound Fintech start-up. He’s most famous for founder of Worldpay, which merged with Vantiv for £9.1…
The film industry is glamorous, award-winning and lucrative. Investment opportunities are available for those who want to be a part of the industry; but recent events and press stories of those with negative experiences, or illegal tax avoidance schemes, are overshadowing the huge positives and (perfectly legal) financial gains one can enjoy by investing in…
Spend one day at Master Investor Show and benefit your investment strategy for the next 364 days Countering the notion that investing is a dull affair, Master Investor Show gets thousands of ordinary private investors to head to Islington, London on a Saturday morning. Now in its 16th year, the event initially began with a…
As it happens I have decided to ease back on MPAC (LON:MPAC) since Family Cawkwell has got quite enough – several hundred thousand at, now, 182p. Although there is no dividend, today’s results are really very encouraging. Not highlighted was the fact that the pension fund surplus has increased from negligible to something of the…
RIT Capital Partners (LON:RCP) delivered a solid NAV total return of 8.2% last year and remains defensively positioned. It is chaired by Lord Rothschild and aims to deliver long-term capital growth, whilst preserving shareholders’ capital. Since it was launched in 1988 the fund has achieved the impressive feat of participating in 75% of market upside,…
