Then there’s the issue of making money. In our messy system, which combines elements of a socialist planning system with a haphazard attempt at a Thatcherite free market, this is at the heart of the ...
De La Rue (DLAR) has agreed to sell its authentication business to technology company Crane NXT (US:CXT) for an enterprise value of £300mn, marking the break-up of the 200-year-old group.
So it makes sense these assets are overvalued compared with the amount of measurable ‘output’ they produce. However, this asset bubble could also be the product of demographic change. In a recent ...
Oil prices fell as reports circled about Israel’s response to Iran, with indications they are likely to refrain from targeting oil or nuclear infrastructure. Prices were already looking soft as Opec ...
In this episode of IC Interviews, Paul ffolkes Davis and funds editor Dave Baxter discuss the Japanese small and mid-cap specialist fund, which has proven to be quite fruitful for investors.
Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group (FRAS) has upped its potential offer for Mulberry (MUL), and attacked the board and management, saying there was “no current commercial plan, turnaround or otherwise”. The ...
Our large-cap screens give a spread of ideas for a portfolio of UK-listed income shares. When judging the small-cap and Aim-listed results, however, the investment case can instead often be one based ...