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  • Tuesday tips round-up: Aberdeen Asset, Hunting, Carillion
    Tue 24 January 2012 06:50
    The Independent's Sharewatch column offers a summary of the investment managers, making the point many of them have pay structures similar to investment banks but, often, without offering "benchmark beating" performance.

  • Sunday share tip round-up: Vislink, BAE, Pennon, Galliford
    Sun 22 January 2012 11:08
    "One company that catches my eye is Vislink, a provider of secure communications in areas such as broadcasting and law enforcement. (...) Until now I viewed this company as a short-term trading opportunity. But my opinion has changed. I suspect that Visli

  • Friday tips round-up: AB Foods and Cluff Gold
    Fri 20 January 2012 06:55
    The Tempus column in the Times leads with Associated British Foods (ABF), the owner of the Primark chain of discount shops and also a major sugar producer.

  • Thursday tips round up: Tullow, ICG and African Barrick
    Thu 19 January 2012 06:53
    Oil explorer Tullow had a rather grim day on the markets yesterday, dropping 6% after announcing technical (and expensive) problems at its most important asset in Ghana. The news will see production numbers come in below expectations this year.

  • Wednesday tips round-up: Experian, DS Smith
    Wed 18 January 2012 06:54
    Financial data company Experian has made big money in Brazil since its purchase of Serasa, which has tripled in size since the acquisition in 2007. Total sales in Latin America jumped 27% in the third quarter.

  • Tuesday Tips Round Up: Two takes on Bovis
    Tue 17 January 2012 06:55
    The Times's Tempus column casts its eye over the home builder Bovis.

  • Sunday share tip round-up: TT Electronics, Kenmare, Jubilee
    Sun 15 January 2012 14:07
    In a column in this weekend's edition of the Financial Times David Scwartz calls attention to his "first 2012 purchase": TT Electronics. The company designs and manufactures electronic components and sensors for a variety of industrial sectors, including

  • Friday tips round-up: Tesco, Barratt, Provident Financial, RBS
    Fri 13 January 2012 06:56
    The Telegraph's Questor column looks at yesterday's big news from Tesco that like-for-like sales in the UK dropped 2.3% in the final six weeks of last year. That announcement has seen the stock lose 18.5% of its value in the last 24 hours.

  • Thursday tips round-up: Galliford Try and Sainsbury
    Thu 12 January 2012 06:51
    House builder Galliford Try has gained a whopping 52% in the last 12 months, catching the eye of Tempus in The Times.

  • Wednesday tips round-up: WS Atkins and Centamin Egypt
    Wed 11 January 2012 06:53
    Engineering consultancy WS Atkins is flush from winning a £70m contract to help Qatar develop its transport and infrastructure, The Times's Tempus column notes.

  • Tuesday tips round-up: Persimmon and EnQuest
    Tue 10 January 2012 06:54
    The Times's Tempus column looks at house builder Persimmon. In its latest trading update the company said it expects a 50% increase in full year pre tax profits.

  • Sunday share tip round-up: Eros, Senior, India, Vodafone
    Sun 08 January 2012 15:59
    When publicity seekers like Lady Gaga say they want to be in a Bollywood film, you know that the Indian movie industry is now of global importance. There is plenty of opportunity for Bollywood film producer and distributor Eros International. The shares w

  • Friday tips round-up: Tullett Prebon, ICAP, Cineworld
    Fri 06 January 2012 06:55
    The Times's Tempus column takes a look at the inter-dealer broker Tullet Prebon which yesterday released results showing revenues flat on 2010 at £910m.

  • Thursday tips round-ip: CRH and Genus
    Thu 05 January 2012 06:53
    The Times's Tempus column takes a look at FTSE 100 new entrant CRH, an Irish constructions materials firm with global reach.

  • Wednesday tips round-up: Ophir and Shaft Sinkers
    Wed 04 January 2012 06:53
    The Times's Tempus column takes a look at Ophir Energy, the Africa focused oil and gas explorer.

  • Friday tips round-up: Hansteen and Spirent
    Fri 23 December 2011 06:53
    The Times's Tempus column looks at property investment firm Hansteen which yesterday announced a £150m deal to buy the assets of a (possibly) distressed industrial property company.

  • Thursday Tips Round Up: Petra and Carnival
    Thu 22 December 2011 07:29
    The Times's Tempus column assesses Carnival, the FTSE 100 cruise ship operator.

  • Wednesday tips round-up: Smith & Nephew, AstraZeneca
    Wed 21 December 2011 06:52
    The Times's Tempus column looks at medical supplies firm Smith and Nephew which was once a perennial takeover target.

  • Tuesday tips round-up: Segro, Aviva, European Goldfields
    Tue 20 December 2011 07:25
    The Times's Tempus column takes a look at the property investment company Segro. Segro is actually a real estate investment trust or REIT, the kind of company which looks to return lots of money to shareholders in dividends instead of focusing on capital

  • Sunday share tip round-up: 3i Infrastructure, Eros, Aviva
    Sun 18 December 2011 15:24
    Trouble in the eurozone is far from over and interest rates in the UK are likely to stay low for some time. Funds such as 3i Infrastructure have provided a way to secure a decent yield. The funds - of which there are many - tend to invest in a variety of




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