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  2. Magazine - 17 Mar 2016

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  • The Best & Worst Performers: FTSE 350, Global Market, Commodities, Forex, Sovereign Yields

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  • Best & Worst Small Cap Performing Tables

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  • Director dealings: Top buys & sells

News

  • News in brief: RBS, Minoan, Penna, Cerillion, Powerflute, Harwood Wealth

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  • All eyes on Burford

    High profile cases an opportunity at litigation funder

Plays

  • Plays update: Michael Page

News

  • ECB move divides opinion

    Monetary policy may be losing effectiveness, say analysts

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  • Old Mutual enters breakers yard

    Market awaits details of financial services group’s restructuring

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  • Britvic’s soggy outlook

    Fruit Shoot-to-Pepsi Max supplier’s near-term prospects lack fizz

Plays

  • Doing it the FDM way

    IT skills supplier is a unique and high-quality investment

News

  • GW Pharma hyped up

    Trial results could lead to $1 billion in sales

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  • The Gym’s low cost appeal

    Underpenetrated market offers significant growth potential

Plays

  • Plays update: Focusrite

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  • Preview: Gulf Marine Services

Plays

  • Plays Update - Applegreen

Plays

  • Plays update: Rank

Plays

  • Clean up with Reckitt

    Consumer health colossus’ competitive advantage is coming to the fore

News

  • 4imprint too pricey

    Small cap media play is too expensive given US risks

News

  • Ascential in confident mood

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  • How to access fintech

    Limited stock market opportunities make cyber security angle an option

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  • Power to the people

    Another platform gives retail investors a chance to take part in IPO offers and placings

News

  • Margin off the menu

    Wetherspoon’s cheap deals are here to stay as bottom line suffers

News

  • BAE all systems go

    Recent newsflow points to strong organic growth potential

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  • Euro in upward trend

    Sentiment towards the single currency has warmed relative to the pound

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  • Exova chief swoops after results

    Oil and gas exposure does not worry El-Mokadem

Chartist

  • Time to go short

    After the market recovery we identify two prime shorting opportunities

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  • Frenkel invests ahead of growth

    Low cost business model can deliver results, says CEO

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  • Sareum’s unusual spike

    Cancer drug on verge of clinical trials, but wait for lower entry point

Investment Trusts

  • Aurora’s new beginning

    Fund manager Phoenix re-positions trust for value investors

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  • Plant Impact is full of beans

    Cutting edge crop enhancement technology can drive growth

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  • Unlock growth at Sportech

    Asset sale and VAT refund could fuel gambler’s expansion

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  • Bulletproof stocks

    Daniel Coatsworth and the Shares team look at companies with a competitive advantage and the ability to fight off the competition for years to come

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  • Oil services still in a hole

    Rally in the sector is a dead cat bounce

Personal Finance

  • Missed target

    Distorted bond prices make target date funds a risky investment choice

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  • Transfer deadline day

    April is fast-approaching and that means that if you have investments accumulated in one or more ISAs or SIPPs you need to take action now if you want to switch those investments to another provider

Sector Reports

  • Restaurant sector hots up

    After Frankie & Benny’s upset we reveal our top eating out picks

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  • Land of the rising company

    It is worth looking beyond the big names on the Japanese market

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