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  2. Magazine - 29 May 2014

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Feature

  • The Best & Worst Performers: Markets, Commodities, Forex, Sovereign Yields

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  • Director dealings: Top buys and sells

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  • Small Cap Best & Worst Performers table

News

  • Preview: Johnson Matthey

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  • Letters: Dollar doldrums

Plays

  • Polypipe in the flow

    Company set to benefit from improving construction sector conditions

Plays

  • Plays update: Halfords

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  • Float to the top

    To pull off an IPO small and mid-size companies need to make a good case

Plays

  • Plays update: Bank of Georgia

News

  • boohoo.com to pompt smiles

    Fast-fashion site’s rating looks reasonable given global growth attractions

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  • Preview: Phoenix IT

News

  • ARM to show muscle

    UK chip champion to rally as royalty revenues recover

Plays

  • Plays update: Rightmove

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  • Luff backs Lloyds

    We suggest investors follow director purchase as bank returns to form

News

  • KBC pursues quality

    Placing should accelerate business transformation

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  • Pile into Aussie on pullback

    Any sell-off related to a rise in risk appetite would provide a buying opportunity

News

  • Chart of the week: DCC’s storming returns

    Mid-cap distributor boasts terrific dividend growth track record

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  • Preview: RPC

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  • Inflation to bolster Japanese yen

    Even a technical spike in generalised prices could prompt ‘less QE’ talk

News

  • P2P offers income glee

    New investment trust has the scope to pay juicy dividends

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  • Animal spirits in wine world

    Bid for Aussie grape-grower shows importance of three-dimensional view of valuation

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  • Distributors lag UK recovery

    We examine why electronic component sellers’ sales don’t match growth statistics

Fixed-Income Focus

  • Beware of the CoCo popping

    The financial crisis gave birth to a new issuer-friendly bond

Under The Bonnet

  • Talking itself into a corner

    Telecoms group boxed in by bargain-basement pricing

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  • Full metal packet

    Uncertainty on China’s economic outlook, Ukraine’s political turmoil and range-bound prices provide a confusing palette for retail spreadbetters looking for a metals trading cue. But, writes Andrew Macdonald, there are some pointers to be found

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  • Rio’s recovery potential

    Use commodity forecasts to make informed investment decisions on miners

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  • Redcentric’s payout potential

    IT supplier’s strong cashflow makes it a growth and income opportunity

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  • Diamondcorp’s sparkling plan

    Miner brings forward ambitions to start underground production

Chartist

  • Chartist: Schroders

Chartist

  • Chartist: iShares MSCI Japan

Chartist

  • How to understand charts: Price velocity

    This week: Time for quick word about why price velocity is important

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  • Empyrean gushes ahead

    Ramifications of upgrade to reserves and resources missed

Fight For Your Rights

  • Pensions review warning

    Cold callers could put your retirement savings at risk

Fight For Your Rights

  • Shareholder spring mark II

    Investors exercise their ‘say on pay’ rights for the first time

Sector Reports

  • Beverages to bounce back

    High-quality drinks names still offer plenty of earnings fizz

Plays

  • Tungsten shows metal

    Alternative financing provider can capitalise on credit constraint

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  • Get on board for the turnaround

    Spotting a sustainable recovery play is no easy task, but as Dan Coatsworth and the Shares team explain there are some useful pointers to look out for

Funds

  • Lowson leads the way

    AXA Framlington portfolio offers record of capital growth

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  • Think about the future

    Innovative companies are looking to address huge issues such as the cost and availability of energy, water and food

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  • Get ready for the invasion - Part IV

    In the final part of this series, Russ Mould looks at where you can find out more about the biggest activist investors and how you can emulate their trades

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  • Letters: The frustrations of being a mining investor

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