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Ocado IPO raises £215m
The London Stock Exchange has welcomed online grocery retailer Ocado to its Main Market. Ocado, which raised £215 million on admission, is the fifth company to join the Main Market this month, taking the total money raised by new UK-based companies on the market in July to over £1 billion.
RLAM's UK Special Situations Fund celebrates performance
The £393m Royal London UK Special Situations Fund has enjoyed excellent relative performance since its launch on 20th July 2007.
Organic revenue growth boosts Vodafone's share price
This morning Vodafone's share price swims against the market trend as investors ‘buy' the mobile giant. Nick Raynor, investment adviser at The Share Centre, explains what this means for investors.
Apple results beat consensus estimates
Apple stock traded higher yesterday as earnings figures soared past analysts' estimates. Earnings were driven by strong iPhone and iPad sales, as well as better-than-expected sales of Mac computers.
Coventry BS launches 2 year fixed rate savings bond
Coventry Building Society has launched a best buy fixed rate savings bond - 3.70% AER/Gross p.a. Fixed Bond to 31st August 2012.
Investors increase buy trades as FTSE 100 flags
Angus Rigby, Chief Executive Officer, TD Waterhouse comments: "Buy trades increased this week, outnumbering sells by almost two to one, as the FTSE 100's July rally showed signs of flagging after disappointing US banking results and reports of faltering US consumer confidence.
Family Investments offers haven for Child Trust Fund vouchers
The value of Child Trust Fund (CTF) vouchers will fall from £250 to £50 as of the 1st August 2011, and the second £250 payment to children on their seventh birthday will also cease from this date.
India growth story stays intact
The Indian market experienced some sell-off in April and May as concerns over the sovereign debt crisis in Greece reappeared, but has since posted a solid recovery helped by strong economic data and evidence that the Reserve Bank of India will continue with its ‘pro growth' stance by modestly increasing interest rates.
F&C Stewardship funds benefit from market volatility
The markets have become increasingly negative in recent months; the financial crisis in Greece, fears of contagion to other European economies, the new UK Government calling for austerity and the weakening global economic recovery have all served to heighten risk aversion.
The Share Centre - Keep taking the GlaxoSmithKline medication
As GSK announces an increase in turnover, but a decrease in profits for Q2, Graham Spooner, The Share Centre's investment adviser, explains why GSK is still a core holding.
Richard Plackett's UK Special Situations Fund record continues
BlackRock's Richard Plackett, manager of the BlackRock UK Special Situations Fund believes that the UK equity market currently contains a number of very attractive investment opportunities.
London Stock Exchange to add new private investor price promotion
The London Stock Exchange has announced a pricing promotion to incentivise private client brokers to offer customers the ability to direct their business straight onto the Exchange's order books.
The Share Centre - Ocado customers buying shares
Gavin Oldham, chief executive of The Share Centre, comments on Ocado's initial public offer and what this means to investors.
Investors capitalise on trading opportunities as BP dominates
As noise around the BP oil spill continues, investors are seeing buying opportunities in the company's stock, according to figures from Barclays Stockbrokers, the UK's largest online execution-only stockbroker.
Baring Europe Select Fund
Sheridan Admans, investment adviser at The Share Centre, outlines how to achieve long term capital growth by investing directly, and where appropriate, indirectly in securities of European companies via the Barings Europe Select Fund.