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…

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 small caps have the edge

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The small cap bull market was on a high from early summer of 2012 until mid-2014. During this period, many small cap stocks enjoyed a dramatic re-rating. However, in the past couple of years the relative performance of these stocks has been…

Business Optimism Soars into New Year

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U.S. companies are preparing to invest again after years on the sidelines, and rising interest rates are unlikely to impede them. Executives have grown more optimistic about growth, in part anticipating that President-elect Donald Trump's…

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…

Intermediaries turn to tax strategies in hunt for yield

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Tax planning has become the latest tool for intermediaries seeking breathing room in client portfolios, as they strain to eke out higher returns without dragging investors further up the risk spectrum. Though advisers have long advocated…

What makes an investor sign the cheque?

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Investing in startups is exciting. Having been on both sides of the negotiation table, it’s given me great insight in the emotional, financial and administrative side effects of having a “good idea”. My mentor and I lead an investment…

Stop Keeping Tax Breaks A Secret, Urge Fund Managers

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Fund managers are urging the government to spread the word about tax incentives for start-up investors. The money men say too few businesses and entrepreneurs are aware of the benefits of the Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS) and the…

Why Brexit could be a catalyst for crowdfunding campaigns

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Looking closely at some of the potential impacts of Brexit on the alternative finance market, and they could be catalysts for crowdfunding campaigns across the UK. For some, a few of the immediate responses to Brexit within the crowdfunding…

Emergence of major new firms in new industries to drive the market, Nick Train argues

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he All-Share index was first calculated in April 1962 at a maiden value of 100. At the time of writing in mid-September 2016, the index stands at around 3,650. The capital value of the index has compounded at nearly 7% a year over the 54…

Has Brexit been a blessing in disguise for structured products?

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As we try to make sense of rising equity markets against a background of global economies struggling to grow, it is nonetheless reassuring that the shockwaves from Brexit have not continued to bite. Sentiment was badly affected in June with…