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This week's articles 18 October 2019

All the articles published in this week's magazine in one place
October 17, 2019

FEATURES

 

Britain’s best bosses

Our companies team assess whether a batch of new bosses at FTSE350 companies can deliver outperformance for shareholders

 

Four simple ways to fix audits

Steve Clapham sets out four simple steps that could be taken to dramatically improve audit quality. Additional reporting by Algy Hall

 

SEVEN DAYS

 

Our take on the biggest business news of the past week

 

NEWS

 

Equity research quality declines under Mifid II

Seplat launches £382m Nigeria oil consolidation

Mondi hit by lower prices

Tristel’s new three-year plan

 

News Spotlight – Woodford debacle: shares hit as HL faces the music

Economic Outlook – On de-industrialisation, Next week’s economics

 

COMMENT

 

The Editor – Brexit breakthrough?

Simon Thompson – Bargain Shares: golden opportunities? Ixico upgrades guidance again

Chris Dillow – Lessons of the bear market, Why defensives outperform

Mr Bearbull – The segregation myth

The Trader – How team China keeps it together

Phil Oakley – Putting rented assets on a company’s balance sheet is long overdue

No Free Lunch – Keeping the ‘success’ in succession

 

TIPS

 

Buy into the Next stage

Mine Anglo’s buried value

Hilton Food: more to it than meat

Buy online with Macfarlane

Buy European for potential discount tightening

 

Tips Updates

Sophos

Marston’s

Castleton Technology

Vesuvius

Renishaw

 

FUNDS

 

Woodford debacle: manager calls time on fund industry

 

IT Geek – Jupiter Euro Opportunities: heed risks as well as rewards

 

Big Theme – How to avoid the trade war fall-out

 

SHARES

 

Taking Stock – Rate suppression is negative for equities

 

Stock Screens – Top value stocks

 

Sector Focus – Gambling & Brexit: the move to Malta

 

Results

Bellway

River and Mercantile

Volution

Dotdigital

Asos

N Brown

Morses Club

 

WEEK AHEAD

 

TAKEOVERS

 

DIRECTORS DEALINGS

 

Greggs chief trims his holding

CVS CEO sells down