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Morning Shot

16th April 18 By: Morning Shot

So after the weekend's news of coordinated air strikes on Syrian chemical weapons targets Asia Pac shares have shrugged off the news with the Nikkei 0.29% higher and the ASX 0.21% higher. The Shangha...

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Reflect and Prepare

13th April 18 By: Reflect & Prepare

It has been high on politics this week and low on economic focus, with the trade tensions sparked off by the trade tariffs from the US still rumbling on as president Trump plays hot and cold with maj...

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EMIS Group plc

13th April 18 By: Eric Chalker

 This is a company in which, as I write, I hold some shares.  They were bought on a professional recommendation and that source (plus one other) is currently saying ‘hold’, but ...

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Morning Shot

13th April 18 By: Morning Shot

A positive close ln Wall St. yesterday was enough to send the Nikkei (0.64%) and the ASX (0.24%) moving forward in the Asia session overnight. Chinese equities bucked the trend as the Shanghai Comp. ...

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Morning Shot

12th April 18 By: Morning Shot

In the aftermath of the FOMC meeting minutes US equities sold off to close lower are normalization edges closer. In the Asia Pac area the major indices followed suit, ASX -0.22%, Nikkei 0.15% and the...

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How comfortable is it really to be a sheep?

11th April 18 By: Ranjeet Singh

I just came back from the Isle of Man yesterday with the kids and as any parent will know, the one thing that kids love more than anything (perhaps with the exception of chocolate) are animals. So, t...

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1st Quarter Sector Update

11th April 18 By: Rajan Dhall

It has been an interesting start to the year in the UK, trends have not been exactly conforming to the decade long upward trajectory. In terms of sectors some of the most reliable and trusted have t...

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Morning Shot

11th April 18 By: Morning Shot

After a positive close in the US last night, Asia Pac equities are mixed this morning. The Nikkei 225 closed 0.40% lower and the ASX was slightly worse off down half a percent. The Shanghai Comp. how...

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Banks - a stock market perspective

10th April 18 By: David Harbage

The banking industry has taken a lot of criticism from politicians, regulators, the media and customers alike over the past decade - especially in the United States of America and the United Kingdom....

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Morning Shot

10th April 18 By: Morning Shot

Equity markets traded positive in the US yesterday with the Nasdaq outperforming up half a percent. In the Asia Pac area it was much of the same as the Nikkei gained 0.63%, ASX 0.83% and the Shanghai...

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Morning Shot

9th April 18 By: Morning Shot

Markets in Asia started the week in positive territory with the Nikkei up 0.55%, ASX 0.35% and the Shanghai Comp. 0.21% higher.  Commodities markets are mixed, copper starts the week positive...

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Reflect and Prepare

6th April 18 By: Reflect & Prepare

The week has again been dominated by the trade spat between the US and China, sparked off by the announcement of tariffs on steel and aluminium, and as a result, commodities with the exception of Oil...

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Investing for children

6th April 18 By: Eric Chalker

It is a natural human desire to bestow money on children and grandchildren.  How best to do so can seem challenging.  There are ‘products’ available to make it seem easy, but th...

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Morning Shot

6th April 18 By: Morning Shot

Another positive close in the US did not lead through to the Asia Pac equities. The Nikkei 225 fell 0.30%, while the ASX traded flat and in China markets were quiet as people celebrated the Qing...

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Why it's important to have a hedge even if you don't have a garden

5th April 18 By: Ranjeet Singh

Hooray! It’s the last day of the financial year 2017/18 and people are totting up their income and capital gains to see how much money they made. Like every year some investors had a good year ...

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The final nail in the coffin of Retail Companies?

5th April 18 By: Ranjeet Singh

Sometimes it can take a while for investors to wake up and smell the coffee. Even if the aroma is filling the room, we all know that being snug in bed and living in the blissful world of ignorance is...

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Morning Shot

5th April 18 By: Morning Shot

After falling at the open US stocks managed to recover and close positive, with the Nasdaq outperforming up 1.45%. In the Asia Pac area the positivity continued as the Nikkei 225 closed 1.62% higher ...

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A new tax year prompts decision making

5th April 18 By: David Harbage

The prospect of sheltering £20,000 from the taxman by using the annual Individual Savings Account (ISA) allowance should never be taken for granted – be you a taxpayer or not, as such mon...

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Don't trade Crypto Currency - Just Mine it

4th April 18 By: Ranjeet Singh

Like anything in life that involves money people will often jump in without thinking. It’s a dangerous game to play but because the pay-off can sometimes be very good, investors usually take th...

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Morning Shot

4th April 18 By: Morning Shot

US equities bounced back slightly yesterday with the Dow out performing up 1.65%. In the Asia Pac area it was much of the same with all the major bourses up an average of 0.17%. Not the best of ni...

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