Shareholders in investment trust Strategic Equity Capital (SEC) will be hoping that the buyout of its investment manager GVQ will bolster the share price and narrow the widening gap to net assets.GVQ has secured a management buyout from backer RIT Capital Partners (RCP) which will make the investment manager 100% independent. The deal is believed to have been led by GVQ chief executive (CEO) Jamie

Smaller companies are frequently overlooked by investors. Information can be scarce and there's often little or no financial forecasts available. Many small cap firms are totally ignored by City analysts.Things might get worse.'We believe that coverage of smaller companies may reduce further with the introduction of MiFID II, increasing asset mispricing and further crystallising Downing's niche in

It is possible to shelter part of your wealth from the taxman by investing in certain AIM-quoted stocks. Your estate won't have to pay the 40% inheritance tax (IHT) charge upon your death for any investments in AIM stocks that qualify for business property relief (BPR), subject to certain conditions.Frustratingly the taxman, HMRC, refuses to publish a list of qualifying stocks because a business c

In a typically quiet Friday trading session investors have little new news to lend direction so many remain sitting on their hands, the FTSE 100 drifting modestly by about 15 points, or 0.2%, to 6,897. Mid caps budge by even less, the FTSE losing around 0.15%.One of the bigger stories of the day, if not share price moves, is word that David Forsey, CEO of embattled leisure retailer Sports Direct (

The make or break vote in Greece's parliament on its new bailout agreement that could keep them in the eurozone has made investors nervous sending the FTSE 100 down 14 points to 6,739. The market also falls despite better-than-expected 7% second quarter growth in China, as investors appear more concerned with government policy towards the market.The index was also hit by disappointing news from so

London markets resume their positive momentum in early trade Tuesday, bucking the wider down trend of markets in the US and in trading in Asia. The UK's benchmark FTSE index rallies back over the psychologically important 7,000 again, rising around 25 points, or 0.3%, to 7,061, having first breached the landmark on Friday, closing at a record-breaking 7,022.51.Video games retailer GAME Digital (GM

Latham (James) (LTHM:AIM) 577.5pSheet and hardwood supplier Latham has been consistently profitable for the past 10 years, more than doubling operating profit in the same period. The Hemel Hempstead-based company is expected to grow earnings per share 19% to 39.5p this year.Leaf Clean Energy (LEAF:AIM) 34pRenewable energy investor Leaf Clean is a closed-end fund in run-off. At a meeting in July 20

In a highly encouraging development, UK economic growth is now picking up nicely. Yet world growth has slowed markedly in a trend that will continue to naturally constrain those bigger corporate beasts with large market shares. Yes, dependable large caps offer you exposure to proven profits, cashflow and dividends, though their fortunes are far more closely correlated with wider GDP trends.Convers

To get a flotation away the stockbrokers organising the transaction need to price it sensibly and leave something on the table for the investor to ensure the deal goes well. If an initial public offering (IPO) is a success, the shares swiftly rise above the issue price and everyone is happy: the company management, the new shareholders and the broker, who may drum up more business on the back of a

The FTSE 100 is enjoying a strong start to the new week, rising 50 points to 6,633. Larry Summers' withdrawal from the running to replace Ben Barnanke as chairman of the US Federal Reserve is good news for investors who don't want the US monetary stimulus programme to end. Gold is down nearly another 1% to $1,316 per ounce, leaving all the gold mining equities in the doldrums.UK and Norway oil fir

Imagine having bought a stake in a small but promising little semiconductor architecture design business 15 years ago, called ARM (ARM). Long before smartphones and tablets, this was a barely understood business back then, worth just £264 million. Today it is Britain's biggest London-quoted technology business with a market value of £12.5 billion. That is a 47-fold increase, the sort of return m