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This week's articles 5 October 2018

All the articles published in this week's magazine in one place
October 5, 2018

FEATURES

 

What’s happening to house prices?

Taking stock of the UK residential property market

 

Investment trust portfolio – The UK market – the future is small

John Baron explains why he is defying the sceptics and increasing exposure to smaller companies

 

SEVEN DAYS

Our take on the biggest business stories of the week

 

NEWS

Just Eat rival Deliveroo is growing fast

RSA warns on higher than expected losses

Ryanair: walkout weakens profits

Shell’s fast route to Asia

 

News Spotlight – Serco beats expectations, but political risks intensify

 

Economic Outlook – Costs of the trade war, Next week’s economics

 

COMMENT

 

The Editor – Stop KIDding around

Simon Thompson – Pennant’s contract momentum buildingTrinity primed for profitable growth, Summer fundraise a game changer

Chris Dillow – Housing as diversification, When track records mislead

Mr Bearbull – Cinderella’s slipper

Phil Oakley – Spirax-Sarco – an outstanding British company

 

MONEY

 

Want an easy retirement? Avoid these common mistakes

 

Portfolio Clinic – A portfolio to provide a £40,000 annual income

 

TIPS

 

Halfords road to recovery

Untapped potential in Vectura’s pipeline

SThree benefits from STEM

Raven Property for a double-digit dividend

Access leading emerging market companies with Hermes GEM

 

Tip Updates

Royal Mail

Entertainment One

Eckoh

Burford Capital

Gordon Dadds

 

FUNDS

 

Fidelity bond veteran Ian Spreadbury steps down

The Interview – We see a richer range of opportunity in bio-energy

 

SHARES

 

Taking Stock – Putting all your eggs in one basket case

 

Stock Screens – 11 cheap small caps on steroids

 

Sector Focus – What will happen to Help-to-Buy?

 

Results

 

Tesco

AG Barr

LoopUp

Premier Technical Services

Time Out

Hotel Chocolat

Bushveld Minerals

Next Fifteen

Ferguson

Circassia

Clinigen

Hansard Global

CVS

Phoenix Spree Deutschland

Indus Gas

Petropavlovsk

Sirius Minerals

888

FairFX

Saga

Allied Minds

Revolution Bars

 

WEEK AHEAD

 

TAKEOVERS

 

DIRECTORS DEALINGS

BCA chairman sells down

Medica CEO reduces his stake