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…

Don’t rule out a summer sell-off

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With less than a month until the UK goes to the polls to vote on whether to remain in or leave the EU, it seems sterling has taken the brunt of negative sentiment. Could UK equities get jittery as the referendum looms? Or will the FTSE 100…

The Brexit effect: How low will the FTSE 350 go?

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Investors waking up this morning are likely to be rather poorer than they were yesterday, with the FTSE 350 (INDEXFTSE: NMX) being down over 5% at the time of writing. Clearly, this is a major fall in value for the 350 largest UK-listed companies…

A new era for the Enterprise Investment Scheme

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Advertorial: For some in-depth insight we put questions to Nigel Ashfield, Managing Director of TIME Investments, on the changing landscape of EIS and their innovative new opportunity. Advertorial: Nigel, can you tell me about what led…

Small business EIS investment increases year on year

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The number of investments made into UK small businesses through the tax efficient EIS scheme rose by 11 per cent from 122,320 in 2013/14 to a record 135,445 in 2014/15. The number of companies raising funds through the Enterprise Investment…

FTSE down as World Bank cuts global growth outlook

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London equities were mildly lower in early deals, as expected, with a string of financial stocks providing southbound direction. This after the World Bank cut its global growth forecasts for 2016 to 2.4%, from 2.9% predicted in January. Lending…

WHERE’S THE CATCH? Should you buy shares worth less than 1p?

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Some people seem to believe that if they invest in penny or sub-penny shares there is limited downside because the share price has already fallen back. The demise of Motive Television shows that, whatever the share price is, an investor can…
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MAULING! Growth stocks sit and watch as blue-chips get battered

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Mining stocks and retailers dragged the top-share index sharply lower, but London's growth stocks largely escaped unnoticed. Both the FTSE Aim All-Share, down a point at 725, and the FTSE Aim 100, down three points at 3,384, were only mildly…

As Brexit Flusters Pound Traders, U.K. Equities Remain Calm

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Less than three weeks before Britain votes on its membership in the European Union, the country’s equity investors are much less worried about the outcome than their colleagues trading currencies. While polls showing an advantage for the…
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DOES SIZE MATTER? The case for investing in small caps

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What a lot of visitors won't realise when they visit the many leisure attractions across the UK and Europe is that the technology keeping them running is in many cases from the high-growth UK company Accesso (previously Lo-Q). This company…

European funds slash UK equities to 17-month low on looming Brexit vote – Reuters poll

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By Claire Milhench European investors have slashed holdings of British stocks to the lowest in 17 months, with many citing major fallout risks attached to a possible UK exit from the European Union as the main reason for their caution. Wary…