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  2. Magazine - 07 Mar 2013

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Feature

  • Set your sights on Synthomer

News

  • COLT investors are in for a wild ride

    Telecoms services provider needs to manage business mix transition

Plays

  • Growth potential at Mission should be no secret

    Small media agency ‘s turnaround not fully reflected by its valuation

News

  • Time to swoop for Swallowfield

    Shifts in sales mix, cost cuts and appointment of new boss would paint a prettier picture

Feature

  • Spending cuts may not slow the dollar down

    Canadian currency sags as crude relationship cracks

Feature

  • Euro looks to laugh off Italian woes

    Weak Chinese data more important than comic’s ballot box showing

News

  • Hikma’s shares hit a new high

    Strong US injectables market to drive growth at drug specialist

News

  • Goldplat goes back to its roots

    New management team put its mark on metals business with strategy change

Feature

  • Building your Isa portfolio in a low interest rate environment

    New regulatory era opens up fresh world of opportunities

Plays

  • Synectics is well worth a second look

    Security and surveillance specialist grabs the market’s attention with its latest results

Feature

  • Boss sees value in 3i

    Chief executive officer doubles his stake as big guns come after his company

Feature

  • Climbing the wall of worry

    Encouraged by a tidal wave of liquidity markets continue to shrug off the bad news

Chartist

  • Chartist: Trend spotting

Funds

  • Funds: Hermon’s holdings

    Profit from manager’s carefully-selected, long-term small and mid-cap winners

Feature

  • Sound Oil strikes a chord

    Resource plays make their case to Shares readers at MRQ event

Feature

  • Optim upgrade to boost Avacta

    New product launch to revive sales at healthcare technology play

Feature

  • Take proactive measures on HgCapital

    Small cap private equity specialist has run hard and fast ahead of finals

Feature

  • Waterlogic’s consumer opportunities start to flow

    Water filtration specialist looks to recover from profit warning

Feature

  • Albemarle is over the worst

    Pocket the unloved pawnbroker for its forecast upgrade and rerating potential

Feature

  • The Griller: ITE is still in growth mode

    International exhibitions group is still seeking to expand its presence in emerging markets

Feature

  • Forex: How to plot a course through the currency markets

    You may choose to use charts, fundamental analysis or the wisdom of crowds to make your forex selections

Sector Reports

  • Non-life insurers face the perfect storm

Feature

  • Small caps, big prospects

    With spring upon us and the UK economy still struggling, growth-hungry investors seeking to pep up portfolio performance cannot afford to overlook the market’s dynamic band of smaller companies. Even after a stellar 2012 there are still gains to be had as a new generation of winners continues to blossom. James Crux and the Shares team select seven such names with potential to grow and generate significant share price upside.

Feature

  • Maiden dividends ready to sweep stocks higher

    Initial distribution can send a confident and powerful signal to the market

Feature

  • The banks start the long fight back

    How to analyse the lending giants and what will drive their share prices going forwards

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