Do TV and Film Investments Make Money?

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Trends in television The introduction of video-on-demand (VOD) services including Amazon and Netflix has revolutionised the way we watch TV. They are each gaining millions of new subscribers each year and produce ever more of their own award-winning…

Opportunities – and pitfalls – to investing in baby boomers’ retirements: UBS

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Within the next 15 years, almost all of the 6 million Australians who make up the "baby boomer" generation will reach or be well into their retirement. The vast majority will not be wealthy enough to get by without an income unless they sell…

Investor Chronical: How our ‘Best of the FTSE 350’ is performing

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By James Norrington I am wary of waxing lyrical about the virtues of systematic stock selection techniques. This is not to say they don't work - witness the success of Investors Chronicle's benchmark momentum portfolio - but there are…

FTSE 350 companies’ level of support for pension schemes sinks

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Companies’ ability to fulfil pension schemes promises at its lowest level since the recession- according to PwC’s Pension Support Index. New research by PwC reveals the ability of FTSE 350 companies to fulfil their defined benefit (DB)…

The private equity party is overcrowded

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An overheated market intoxicated by cheap credit serves as a warning to investors There are few surer financial warnings than Stephen Schwarzman, co-founder of the private equity group Blackstone, throwing a big party. His 60th celebration…

Why UK mid and small caps are alive and kicking

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The UK mid- and small-cap market has delivered excellent long-term returns which have outpaced the FTSE 100 in two years out of three for the past 60 years. However, more recently, this trend has reversed, with the FTSE 100 posting strong…

Why FTSE 250 and FTSE 350 Indexes May Change Economy View

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The fortunes have reversed for U.K. bank shares a little more than four months after Brexit spurred their worst slump since 2009. A gauge tracking lenders in the FTSE 350 Index has rallied twice as much as the broader market since a June low…

Are these overlooked FTSE 250 firms the next big winners?

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Gloomy forecasts suggesting the UK stock market would crash after the referendum have so far been proved wrong. Market performance has been so strong that some investors are questioning whether there's any value left out there. I think that…

The FTSE 250 stock I’ve bought with a 5 per cent yield and ‘years of significant earnings growth ahead, by leading investor

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Chris White, who runs the Premier Monthly Income fund, which has a yield of 4.4 per cent, has been buying the shares of Brokerage firm Tullet Prebon, as he feels the shares will have ‘three of four years of very significant earnings growth.’ Tullet…

MarketWatch Analysis: U.K. stocks ‘have their cake and eat it’

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Midcap stocks in the U.K. surged to a record Tuesday, shaking off a slide in the pound to a three-decade low against the U.S. dollar as investors focused on domestic economic data and the potential for increased merger activity. The FTSE…

FTSE 250 investors – take your profits while you still have them, Deutsche Bank

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The German bank says that most of this outperformance has been driven by European cyclicals performing better than defensive stocks, sterling’s recent stabilisation and a better-than-expected rebound in UK macro data after the sharp post-Brexit…