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This week's articles 28 December 2018

All the articles published in this week's magazine in one place
December 28, 2018

FEATURES

Brexit and the UK economy

In easy to digest charts and tables, Philip Ryland provides a fact-packed assessment of the UK’s economy at a profound juncture.

Tips of the week: 2018 review

A tale of woe, some success and lots of tips.

Uncalculated risks

Both institutional investors and companies often fail to make sense of geopolitical risk. Derek Leatherdale asks what ordinary investors should do about it.

365 DAYS

Our take on the biggest business stories of the past year

 

NEWS

GSK to spin out consumer health

Burford secures sovereign wealth backing

National Grid dividend in doubt

Serco/G4S bulls over eager

 

News Spotlight – The big retail sell off

Economic Outlook – Wage inflation: not a problem, Next week’s economics

 

COMMENT

The Editor – A year to forget

Simon Thompson – Inland’s low rating hard to justify, Strix ready to simmer again, BigBlu’s game changing deal

Chris Dillow – Being right (and wrong), Equities to recover

Mr Bearbull – Thank you, dividends

Property Matters – House prices set to move sideways at best

Phil Oakley – Shares prices contain valuable information: here’s how to use it

 

MONEY

Portfolio Clinic – Model your cash flows to meet your goals

 

TIPS

Countryside: more than houses

Joules still a sector winner

PageGroup surprisingly resilient

Centamin climbing out of the pit

Invest in economically resilient companies via Polar Capital Global

 

Tips Updates

Ultra Electronics

Acacia Mining

Reach 

SThree 

WANdisco

 

FUNDS

 

Investment trust fee cuts on the rise

The Interview - Don’t write off retailers

Tread carefully through alternatives

 

SHARES

 

Taking Stock – Retail inventories a pointer to profits in 2019

 

Sector Focus – Is hydrogen the fuel of the future?

 

Results

Purplebricks

Tui

Sports Direct

IntegraFin

Begbies Traynor

 

WEEK AHEAD

 

TAKEOVERS

 

DIRECTORS DEALS

 

Abcam founder’s wife tops up

Taylor Wimpey boss buys in