The Telegraphadded this to Investing · 15hInvesting Terry Smith or Mark Mobius: which star manager should you buy?The Telegraph - By Jonathan JonesInvestment trusts run by star managers have had a bad run in recent years. The most high-profile case is under-fire manager Neil Woodford and his struggling Patient Capital trust, but he is far from alone.
The Telegraph · 23hPrivate Equity Troubled fund manager Woodford sells 20pc stake in Bristol tech firm Ultrahaptics for a ‘considerable profit’The Telegraph - By James CookNeil Woodford has sold his stake in hardware firm Ultrahaptics to private equity firm Mayfair Equity Partners. The troubled fund manager has faced criticism for the level of his illiquid stakes in early
Bernznzadded this to Virtual Virtuality · 7hPlay button Silicon Valley eyes Ultrahaptics, the £150m Bristol-based tech firm that lets you ‘feel’ virtual objectsThe Telegraph - By James CookYou raise your hand and press a holographic button in mid-air. Somehow, you can “feel” the button pressing back on your finger, as if it were a physical device. This is the disorientating effect of a at
Daily Mailadded this to Money · 1dMoney (UK) JEFF PRESTRIDGE: Fees must be waived at suspended Woodfordthisismoney.co.uk - Jeff Prestridge for The Mail on Sunday Investors with money in Woodford Equity Income continue to demand that the manager waive its fees until the suspended investment fund reopens. They …
Daily Mailadded this to Money · 1dMoney (UK) JEFF PRESTRIDGE: Don't panic, sit back and review your investmentsthisismoney.co.uk - Jeff Prestridge for The Mail on Sunday It has been a chastening few days for those with money invested in the stock market. Equities worldwide have reacted badly to a potpourri of bad news …
Daily Mailadded this to Money · 1dTesco STOCK MARKET WATCH: Tesco's own brokers stick it in discounts aislethisismoney.co.uk - Jamie Nimmo, Financial Mail On Sunday With share prices reeling over fears for the global economy, the performance of individual companies is also starting to hint at trouble ahead. Asda, …
CCornucopiaadded this to MONEY , HOME,BUDGETING & INVESTMENT 2019 💷 · 2dMoney (UK) Stick with shares for the long run as it pays to keep your nervethisismoney.co.uk - Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail August is proving a volatile month for global stock markets. With fears growing that a recession is around the corner, panicked investors are …
£1bn finance merger falls prey to City fears over Woodford crisissky.com - By Mark Kleinman City investors objected to the fallen star fund manager's holding in a combined Honeycomb and P2PGI, Sky News learns. The crisis surrounding Neil …
Daily Mailadded this to Money · 3dMoney (UK) RUTH SUNDERLAND: Burford Capital wading in muddier watersdailymail.co.uk - Ruth Sunderland There has been quite a change of tone at Burford Capital in its ding-dong with short-selling hedge fund Muddy Waters. Just a few days ago, the company …
Est1973added this to Have u heard da latest? · 3dMoney (UK) Who are the 1% in Britain and are you one of them?thisismoney.co.uk - Simon Lambert for Thisismoney.co.uk A concern that too much money is flowing to a small elite of the population, combined with people’s natural inclination to suspect others are being …
City A.M.added this to City A.M. Business · 4d Atom Bank, iwoca, Modulr Finance and The Currency Cloud awarded £40m from RBS banking competition fundcityam.com - Sebastian McCarthy Four UK financial firms have been handed a combined £40m today from an RBS fund aimed at boosting business banking competition. Atom Bank, iwoca, …
City A.M.added this to City A.M. Business · 5d Woodford to offload stake in Push Doctor-backer ADV to Legal & Generalcityam.com - James Warrington Beleaguered fund manager Neil Woodford is set to offload his firm’s stake in Accelerated Digital Ventures (ADV), which has backed startups including …
Woodford to offload stake in Push Doctor-backer ADV to L&Gsky.com - By Mark Kleinman The crisis-hit fund manager Neil Woodford is selling its stake in a backer of UK start-ups to Legal & General, Sky News learns. The embattled fund …
Daily Mailadded this to Money · 5dMoney (UK) ALEX BRUMMER: Lib Dems' Chuka fuels Cobham takeover rowthisismoney.co.uk - Alex Brummer for the Daily Mail The silence from Whitehall on the agreed takeover of flight refuelling pioneer Cobham by American private equity outfit Advent is deafening. But if …
Forbesadded this to Technology · 6dHargreaves Lansdown Billionaires Pocket $100 Million Dividend As Ordinary Investors Remain Locked In U.K.’s Worst ‘Dog Fund’Forbes - David DawkinsBritish billionaires Peter Hargreaves and Stephen Lansdown will pocket a near $100 million (£82 million) dividend payday despite thousands of investors having their life savings locked in a fund heavily
Reuters India · 6dEuropean Central Bank Demand for junk bonds grows, and so do liquidity worriesReuters India - Abhinav RamnarayanLONDON (Reuters) - Mutual funds are piling into riskier company debt as the European Central Bank considers further stimulus, raising concern among bankers and investors that some may be caught in a liquidity
Daily Mailadded this to Money · 6dMoney (UK) Fish-tech firm Benchmark sold by Woodford sees shares slump 20%dailymail.co.uk - Daily Mail Reporter Embattled fund manager Neil Woodford narrowly avoided a 20 per cent share-price plunge at one of his former stock picks yesterday after offloading it …
The Evening Standardadded this to Business | Evening Standard · 6d Market report: Woodford catches a rare break as he escapes sinking fish farmstandard.co.uk - Michael Bow Grouse shooters ready for the Glorious Twelfth know timing is everything. One former gunslinger seemingly deficient in the timing stakes, embattled …
The Guardianadded this to Business · 6dMarket Manipulation City regulator intervenes as Burford alleges market manipulationThe Guardian - Patrick CollinsonThe City regulator has begun “wide-ranging inquiries” following the US hedge fund Muddy Waters’ attack on the UK-listed Burford Capital last week that sent its shares plummeting by 65% in 24 hours. In
Daily Mailadded this to Money · 6dMoney (UK) ALEX BRUMMER: Savers sleep badly thanks to the FCA's feeblenessthisismoney.co.uk - Alex Brummer for the Daily Mail As befits a litigation specialist, Burford Capital has donned combat gear and is challenging California short-seller Muddy Waters over a …
The Telegraphadded this to Business · 6dMarket Manipulation Spoofing, Twitter and 'illegal market manipulation': does Burford have a case against Muddy Waters?The Telegraph - By Tom ReesAfter a week of trading turmoil that has wiped off more than £1.3bn off its market value, Burford Capital turned the tables on the short-sellers today with a fierce attack of its own. The under-fire litigation
Daily Mailadded this to Money · August 11Money (UK) RUTH SUNDERLAND: Selling Neil Woodford shortthisismoney.co.uk - Ruth Sunderland for the Daily Mail The wider the Pandora’s box lid opens at Neil Woodford’s investment empire, the worse it gets for the fund manager. The shares he owns have become a …
The Guardianadded this to Business · August 11Opinion (UK) Industrial exports are the engine of developed economies. Ours has stalledThe GuardianUK companies have borrowed heavily since the crash, but most of the money was used to pay generous dividends, rather than being ploughed into new equipment Downing Street must add the likelihood of a recession
The Telegraphadded this to Business · August 11Accounting Short sellers 'should be applauded' over Burford attackThe Telegraph - By Harriet Russell and Lucy BurtonA secretive investment firm has leapt to the defence of short sellers after litigation funder Burford Capital suffered one of the most devastating “short attacks” ever seen in the UK. Gotham City Research,
The Telegraphadded this to Business · August 11 Troubled fund manager Neil Woodford could sell Oxford Nanopore stakeThe Telegraph - By Harriet Russell and Jonathan JonesOne of Britain’s fastest growing healthcare technology companies could be looking to raise more money, which might allow troubled fund manager Neil Woodford to offload his stake at a profit, according
JJohn Hodderadded this to How to live handbook · 6dRoald Dahl Chill out, take a breath, and don’t worry about wasting timecityam.com - Michael Hayman Shrimp salad and a gin and tonic for lunch, then back to bed for a snooze. The relaxed recipe for creative genius, as told by Liccy Dahl at a literary …
Investing.com Indiaadded this to India News · August 12Rio Tinto UPDATE 1-UK Stocks-Factors to watch on Aug 12investing.com Aug 12 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is expected to open 34 points higher at 7,288, according to financial bookmakers, with futures …
Daily Mailadded this to Money · August 11Money (UK) Business rate appeals face cut-off datethisismoney.co.uk - Neil Craven for The Mail on Sunday The Government is considering plans to halt new business rate appeals that would deny companies access to a £2.8billion payout pot, sources say. It is …
The Telegraph · August 10 The six largest 'dog' funds that unwitting investors still own – do you?The Telegraph - By Jonathan JonesFunds run by Woodford Investment Management, Invesco and Janus Henderson top the list of “dogs” in the latest analysis of Britain’s money managers by Bestinvest, the broker. The long-running twice-yearly
Business Insideradded this to Markets · August 10Markets In a liquidity crisis, here's what to look forBusiness Insider - Jim EdwardsThe stock markets are faltering. The economies of the UK, Germany and Italy are contracting. The bond yield curve has inverted in the US, signalling an upcoming recession. If you remember the crash of
