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This week's articles: 27 May 2016

All the articles published in this week's magazine in one place
May 27, 2016

FEATURES

Top 50 ETFs

Kate Beioley reveals our updated selection of 50 core building block ETFs for use in all types of portfolios.

Understanding investment in 50 objects

A Charles Dickens novel and an iconic calculator show how interest rates are at the heart of everything to do with investment

SEVEN DAYS

Our take on the biggest business stories of the past week

NEWS

Axa’s move to divest tobacco may not be replicated quickly

Passive funds could be forced to wade into China

Royal Mail dodges bullet

Serco’s profits buoyed by temporary effects

Bar brawl is settled at Stock Spirits

News Spotlight – Lord O’Neill calls for antibiotics levy

Economic Outlook – Consumers' warning, Next Week’s economics

COMMENT

The Editor – Income opportunity

Simon Thompson – Bargain Shares updates: May 2016

Chris Dillow – Against ‘income stocks’, High risk low returns

Mr Bearbull – Brexit insurance

Property Matters – Capped rent scheme looks unworkable

Chronic Investor – How much is too much?

The Trader – Fabulous Fibonacci

YOUR MONEY

How safe if your workplace pension?

Portfolio Clinic – Reduce and rebalance to be retirement ready

TIPS

Britvic’s prospects underrated

Aggreko to surge back

Self-help electrifies TT Electronics

Cash in with contrarian copper play, Atalaya

TR Property offers good performance at a discount

Tips Updates

Cisco

Telit Communications

Bacanora Minerals

GVC

Rolls Royce

FUNDS

Access trusts yielding more than 4% at discounts

Big Theme – More China for your emerging markets?

The Interview – HINT spots opportunity in European banks

SHARES

Taking Stock – BT has (so far) played a regulatory blinder

Stock Screens – Three deep value plays

Sector Focus – Diamonds, an emotional investment

Results

National Grid

On The Beach

SSP

Stride Gaming

SABMiller

UDG Healthcare

Mitchells & Butlers

Electrocomponents

Royal Mail

Investec

Booker

Mothercare

Euromoney

Bloomsbury Publishing

Grainger

3i

Thomas Cook

Brewin Dolphin

Ryanair

Young & Co’s

Shanks

Mitie

Tissue Regenix

Dairy Crest

Paragon

Hogg Robinson

Scapa

De La Rue

Renew Holdings

Homeserve

Topps Tiles

Sirius Real Estate

Marks & Spencer

Aveva

Entertainment One

MedicX Fund

Big Yellow

Helical Bar

Severn Trent

Intermediate Capital

Babcock International

Cranswick

UK Mail

Mediclinic

Shaftesbury

Pennon

CYBG

McKay Securities

Wizz Air

WEEK AHEAD

DIRECTORS DEALINGS

Vernalis directors buy into fund raise

Keywords directors cut stakes