In the first of a seven-part series for Master Investor, Glenn Martin, author of 7 Successful Stock Market Strategies, discusses seven strategies for boosting UK tracker returns. Over the last 10 years UK equities have outperformed all other non-physical UK asset classes, producing a real annual return of 4.1% compared with the miserable negative return…
By Connor Campbell With Bwin.Party Digital Entertainment (BPTY) the belle of the takeover ball at the moment, it makes sense to investigate the company’s current standing, and whether or not it’s a gamble worth taking. Currently the bidding war appears to be between 888 Holdings (888) and GVC Holdings (GVC), the latter being backed by…
By Stewart Dalby Aminex’s recently released Interim Management Statement inevitably has a backward looking aspect to it since it reports on events in first quarter 2015 which have already been extensively reported. But there is some new detail in the statement and the question that obviously arises — and the release attempts to answer– is…
Two thousand and fourteen wasn’t the best year for Hurricane Energy to drill its breakthrough well in the West of Shetlands. The company, which made its debut on AIM in February 2014 to add another £17 million to its balance sheet, delighted its new shareholders when its Q2 horizontal appraisal well on its Lancaster oilfield…
By Eithne Treanor American stockpiles continued their decline for the third week and the geopolitical situation remained volatile. This added further uncertainty to the oil market, but the price held strong. In early trading on Friday, Brent crude was priced around US$66 with WTI back above US$60 a barrel. The volatility on the market will…
UK Government borrowing dropped to £6.8 billion in April, down from £9.3 billion in the same month of 2014 and the lowest April figure since 2008. The Office for National Statistics revised its full year estimates upwards to £87.7 billion, which remains below the government’s target of £90.3 billion. However, this target may be further…
The Thomas Cook (TCG) results for the second half and full year to 31st March 2015 appeared this week. I observe that the share price reached a new high of just over 160p in advance of the figures, from which it has fallen – last seen – to 149.5p. It is a moot point as…
I am surprised that Plus500 (PLUS) has come back from suspension since it had death wish stuck all over its intellectual mien this morning. However, the RNS accompanying the restoration of trading is merely further dissembly. Readers are warned that it is difficult or impossible to borrow stock – a constant feature of frauds. But,…
I have often sung the praises of set-top box manufacturer (and Cambridge silicon fen resident) Amino Technologies (AMO), and the recent takeover of Pace (PIC) by US telecoms firm Arris prompts me to revisit the investment case. Obviously, this is a sector where great change is prompting big players to look to M&A action in…
Plus 500 (PLUS): I have nothing special to say save that a bookmaker must pay out customer deposits and Plus500 does not. It is announced that the suspension is temporary but, in the light of the very serious allegations that cannot be dealt with until entirely cleared, I think this suspension could go on for…
