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Fixed Income

29 Mar 2025 Company News

Aviva’s Preference Share Offer: A Reasonable Offer, But Could It Be Better?

Introduction: A Second Bite at the Cherry On March 11, 2025, Aviva PLC announced a tender offer and a proposed cancellation of its 8.375% and 8.75% Cumulative Irredeemable Preference Shares. This follows a similar, and highly controversial, attempt in 2018, which was ultimately withdrawn after…

Investment Strategies

9 Nov 2023 Investment Strategies

Bonds

This article reflects the opinions of its author and not necessarily those of ShareSoc. Is it time to buy bonds? I have personally been a huge sceptic of…

Economics

29 Sep 2022 Economics

Pension Fund Hedging and the Bond Market

The Bank of England had to step into purchase gilts yesterday (28th September) after the bond market looked like collapsing totally. Some £65 billion was spent to do…

Collective Investments

30 Jan 2021 Collective Investments

Wellesley Investors Action Group

By Cliff Weight, Director, ShareSoc I encourage members to join the Wellesley Investors Action Group. You can do so here https://www.facebook.com/groups/wellesleyp2pcreditorsactiongroup Neil Taylor has brought this to my…

Accounting and Audit

14 Nov 2019 Accounting and Audit

Mello Event, ProVen and ShareSoc Seminars and Lots More News

It’s been a busy last two days for me with several events attended. The first was on Tuesday when I attended the Mello London event in Chiswick. It…

ShareSoc

2 Oct 2017

A 6% Yield & Money Back in 2023, What’s Not to Like?

The answer to the question, in short, is “plenty” IMO. In this era of low interest rates, an investment offering a “guaranteed” 6% yield and return of capital…

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