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This week's articles 22 March 2019

All the articles published in this week's magazine in one place
March 22, 2019

FEATURES

 

How to win at Brexit

James Norrington considers how to make the risks and rewards of Brexit stack up for your portfolio

 

The Paradox of Islamic finance

Islamic finance introduced investors to the ideas of ethical investment centuries ago. Now, its adherents say that it needs to embrace the present. Alex Janiaud reports.

SEVEN DAYS

Our take on the biggest business stories of the past week

 

NEWS

Worldpay bought – again

Private equity consortium orbiting Inmarsat

JD Sports buys Footasylum

Asos second quarter disappoints

 

News Spotlight – Interserve enters administration

Economic Outlook – The deficit that matters, Next week’s economics

 

COMMENT

The Editor – The power of slow

Simon Thompson – Alpha alert for financial gains

Chris Dillow – Weak sentiment, high returns, On optionality

Mr Bearbull – How to treat bids

The Trader – Markets hate uncertainty

No Free Lunch – Number of the beast

Phil Oakley – Has time been called on JD Wetherspoon’s growth prospects

 

MONEY

 

Portfolio Clinic – Build a solid core and add riskier investments later

 

Don’t overlook the flexible benefits of Isas

 

TIPS

 

SLA dividend prospects weaken

Marshalls builds on its success

Spectris: the future of productivity

Somero not ready to fall flat

Tap into consumer growth at a discount via Aberdeen New India

 

Tips Updates

RedT

Allergy Therapeutics

Bloomsbury

Speedy Hire

Domino’s Pizza

 

FUNDS

 

Growing Asian dividends help trusts deliver consistent income

 

Top 100 Funds update – Making a clean profit from a desire for yield

 

SHARES

 

Taking Stock – Shareholder yield and buyback distortion

 

Stock Screens – Sixteen stocks going for growth

 

Sector Focus – The future of transportation

 

Results

Restore

Marshall Motor

Manx Telecom

Hikma Pharmaceuticals

Charles Taylor

Safecharge

Gem Diamonds

Kenmare Resources

Advanced Medical Solutions

StatPro

Gamma Communications

PRS Reit

Hutchison China Meditech

EKF Diagnostics

DFS Furniture

Just Group

Oxford Biomedica

Cineworld

Capital & Regional

Savills

Capita

Impellam

OneSavings Bank

Kin + Carta

Brooks Macdonald

JD Wetherspoon

Restaurant Group

Volution

Judges Scientific

Applegreen

Polypipe

Mortgage Advice Bureau

Antofagasta

Mears

TP Icap

Wood Group

JPJ

Gym Group

Learning Technologies

Team17

SDL

Emis

Kier

Zotefoams

Curtis Banks

Genel Energy

Elecosoft

Kingfisher

Ten Entertainment

IQE

Softcat

Empiric Student Property

Raven Property

 

WEEK AHEAD

 

TAKEOVERS

 

DIRECTORS DEALINGS

 

AB Dynamics director deals in – and out

Derwent director cashes in