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  2. Magazine - 05 May 2016

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Feature

  • Best & Worst Performing Small Caps Table

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

Feature

  • Director dealings: Top buys & sells

News

  • News in brief: Nanoco, Rose Petroleum, Eurozone, Solid State, Frontier, Eland

News

  • The real story on bank shares

News

  • Air Partner is looking sharp

    Aviation services group is on rebound after poor 2015

Plays

  • Big Pick for 2016 update: Kromek

News

  • Last chance for NCC unit

    Turnaround needed or plug will be pulled on sideline

Feature

  • Preview: Compass

News

  • Joules gives it some welly

    Lifestyle brand offers exposure to exciting international growth story

Plays

  • L&G’s retirement opportunity

    Insurer well placed to pick up new business as pension buyout market grows

Plays

  • Big Pick for 2016 update Aggreko (AGK)

News

  • Cash crunch at Sepura

    Talks ongoing as debt spirals beyond loan agreements

Plays

  • Plays update: Rotork

Plays

  • Building momentum at CRH

    FTSE 100 company is leveraged to US construction recovery

Plays

  • Plays update: RELX

Feature

  • Petropavlovsk’s peculiar deal

    Corporate governance concerns as new shareholder appears

News

  • Restaurant Group’s bad year

    Ripe for takeover, but will shareholders want to sell?

News

  • St Modwen’s unwarranted discount

    Valuation fears hit shares, but pipeline remains robust

Feature

  • Preaching self-reliance

    Companies which can help themselves look more likely to outperform

News

  • Inventories drag on US GDP

Feature

  • The world of structured products

    The niche product type may appeal to investors seeking new ways to diversify their portfolio

News

  • Challengers’ capital issue

    Emerging banks could face balance sheet pressures if new rules are introduced

Chartist

  • Shopping for bargains

    Amid major high street failures we look at two retail stocks in recovery mode

Under The Bonnet

  • Cool for Softcat

    Software reseller has the makings of a compelling long-term investment

Feature

  • Waterman’s a winner

    Brexit fears could be overdone at engineering consultant

News

  • TUI’s summer sale

    Shareholder returns look likely following Hotelbeds disposal

Feature

  • Fill up on Fulham Shore

    Managing director gobbles up shares ahead of full year results

Sector Reports

  • Niche to mainstream

    Alternative energy companies are making the transition to conventional power plays

Feature

  • Proactis’ big opportunity

    Reference clients to boost speedy settlement platform

Feature

  • Falcon free as a bird

    Costs of active 2016 drilling programme met by partners

Feature

  • BPI set for re-rating

    Flexible film specialist’s outperformance continues

Feature

  • Invest all year, not just April

    Regular investing promotions are key to attracting customers beyond ISA season

Exchange-Traded Funds

  • Precious metals shine on

    Supply deficit and emissions scandal suggest price rally can continue

Feature

  • Where next for forex markets?

    Experts help plot the future direction for some of the major global currency pairs

Personal Finance

  • Equity income hit by divi cuts

    As funds fall by the wayside we analyse what this means for your portfolio

Feature

  • The Opposite

    Taking a contrarian view yields some surprising results

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