FEATURES
Slaying the active-passive myth
James Norrington explodes the myth that passive is better than active and suggests situations where paying for active management represents real value for money
IC Book Club: The self-help route to wealth
A new study offers the opportunity to test some of the outlandish prescriptions of self-improvement gurus. Tom Dines reports.
SEVEN DAYS
Our take on the biggest business stories of the past week
NEWS
Glencore spots sanctions loophole
McCarthy & Stone hit by softening house prices
CYBG-Virgin – a genuine challenger emerges?
Unilever FTSE100 move presents opportunity
Petropavlovsk showdown, part deux
Indivior’s patent conundrum sparks another sell off
News Spotlight – Yellow Cake hopes for nuclear reaction
Economic Outlook – Attention split between central banks and trading rhetoric
COMMENT
The Editor – Time to retire?
Simon Thompson – Profit from the deal of the year, Bango dials the right number in Chile, Cambridge Cognition gains recognition, Seeking more alpha, Volvere’s record results
No Free Lunch – Whose company is it anyway?
The Trader – ECB changes tack
Q&A – How can I get our tax back?
MONEY
Reasons to loosen your retirement purse strings
Portfolio Clinic – Reduce your holdings, don’t duplicate positions and get tax advice
TIPS
Take profits on Lindsell Train IT before the premium collapses
Tip Updates
FUNDS
IA decision to split property sector should make fund comparisons easier
Big Theme – Protect against market storms
SHARES
Taking Stock – A lean Rolls Royce in search of critical mass
Sector Focus – Wealth management: is growth diverging?
Stock Screen – Small caps offering genuine value
Results
DIRECTORS DEALINGS
Draper Esprit CEO & COO bank £2.4m
Kingspan founder lightens the load
