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24 Nov 2016 / Blog

Chancellors Autumn Statement – How Does It Affect Investors?

The Chancellors Autumn Statement yesterday was effectively a cold shower for those who might be positive about the economy. Government debt is going to be allowed to rise…

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Education

18 Nov 2016 / Education

FCA Study of Asset Management – Interesting Interim Results

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published an interim report on its Asset Management Market Study. Some of the results are not that surprising, but others are. For…

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ShareSoc

9 Nov 2016

Trump Victory – What’s the Impact for Investors?

With Donald Trump being elected President of the USA, what is the impact for investors? Will he create “high anxiety” as the unexpected head of that great democracy…

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Corporate Governance

31 Oct 2016 / Corporate Governance

FRC Lab Report on Business Model Disclosure

Do you ever have difficulty understanding how a company really makes its money? If so it’s worth noting that the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) have recently published a…

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Nominee Accounts

23 Oct 2016 / Nominee Accounts

WH Ireland Stop Offering Personal Crest Accounts

I have been advised that stockbroker W.H. Ireland are to stop offering Personal Crest Accounts. Existing clients using such accounts will have to move into a nominee account,…

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Blog

18 Oct 2016 / Blog

When in a Panic, Call Lord Pannick

The name of Lord Pannick has cropped up twice recently. He is one of the leading QCs on public and commercial law. So it was not surprising perhaps…

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Blog

16 Oct 2016 / Blog

TD Direct Acquired by Interactive Investor

Interactive Investor Plc has agreed to buy TD Direct Investing from TD Bank Group (its European direct investing business) in a deal financed by private equity group J.C.Flowers…

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ShareSoc

4 Oct 2016

Charles Stanley Direct Raise Charges

Charles Stanley Direct, one of the more popular execution only on-line trading platforms for retail investors, have announced they are revising their charges. This follows on from a…

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Corporate Governance

28 Sep 2016 / Corporate Governance

AIM – Is Enough Being Done to Protect Investors?

Last night (27/9/2016) BBC Radio covered the topic of the AIM market and asked whether enough was being done to protect investors. See File on Four www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07wby0z .…

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ShareSoc

26 Sep 2016

BBC Radio Programme on AIM

Are British investors being ripped off by unscrupulous businesses exploiting the AIM market? This is one of the questions being tackled on the BBC tomorrow night (27/9/2016) in…

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Company News

21 Sep 2016 / Company News

Autumn Mists, and Profit Warnings

Autumn, the season of mists and mellow fruitfulness to quote Keats, or in the case of small cap stocks the season for profit warnings it seems. As many…

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Company News

12 Sep 2016 / Company News

Tesco Fraud Charges, Cattles and Globo

The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has charged three former managers of Tesco in relation to the overstatement of profits that occurred over several years and which came to…

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