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This week's articles 17 May 2019

All the articles published in this week's magazine in one place
May 16, 2019

FEATURES

 

The Activist Effect

How private investors can profit from boardroom battles

 

Private Investors Diary – Setting myself a tougher target

Our diarist, John Rosier, compiled a unique and demanding benchmark for performance comparisons

 

Further Reading – Fund managers are human after all – that’s the problem

Fund manager are expensive. Their biases are even more so. Nilushi Karunaratne reports

SEVEN DAYS

 

Our take on the biggest business stories of the past week

 

NEWS

 

Centrica customer exodus continues

Crest Nicholson sales slowdown continues

Acacia and Barrick spat turns investors bearish

Superdry warns on profits as founder returns

 

News Spotlight – Metro Bank in race against time

Economic Outlook – Tariff madness, Next week’s economics

 

COMMENT

 

The Editor – Fantasy investing

Simon Thompson – An Elegant investment, SimplyBiz the Defaqto play in financial services, Conygar’s hidden value revealed

Mr Bearbull – How to spend it

Chris Dillow – Small cap warning, Momentum in commodities

The Trader – Changing agri prices in a green , vegan world

Phil Oakley – Reality is catching up with the dividend dogs

 

MONEY

 

Portfolio Clinic – ‘I worry about crash risk to £200k lump sum’

 

TIPS

 

Buy Games Workshop’s growth wizardry

Robert Walters winning the war for talent

EMIS set to hit new highs

Galliford Try risk ratchets up

Back the world to win with Rathbone Global Opportunities

 

Tips Updates

Portmeirion

Zytronic

Tyman

Charles Stanley

Aston Martin Lagonda

 

FUNDS

 

IT performance benchmarks to change as AIC overhauls sectors

 

Big Theme – Reap rewards and diversify by going against the grain

 

SHARES

 

Taking Stock – Watches of Switzerland – a mistimed admission

 

Stock Screens – Six zeitgeist stocks

 

Sector Focus – Have insurers’ income prospects diminished?

 

Results

BT

N Brown

Phoenix Global Resources

Character

Diploma

Vodafone

Victrex

Compass

DCC

Land Securities

Premier Foods

On The Beach

Ei Group

Stock Spirits

Experian

Marston’s

British Land

Speedy Hire

ITE

Brewin Dolphin

CYBG

 

WEEK AHEAD

 

TAKEOVERS

 

DIRECTORS DEALINGS

 

Outgoing Medica boss cashes in

Nanoco boss sells 2m shares