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Magazine - 12 Jun 2025

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Hunting for quality mid-cap stocks. Looking for the top names which have not yet fallen prey to M&A.

Plus, how the digital magazine’s top picks for 2025 are shaping up, the FTSE 100 names which have beaten the return from the Nasdaq so far this century and a big interview with the finance chief of online ratings platform Trustpilot.

Also in the latest issue: the latest developments in US markets, a look ahead to Carnival’s upcoming results and why they might not be plain sailing and why Mitie’s capture of Marlowe could be a smart move.

Investment ideas include a European fund with an equal-weighted approach and food production firm.

Feature

The hunt for mid-cap marvels: stocks which have been missed in the M&A mania

Identifying quality medium-sized names in the UK market

Editor's View

Taking stock of a tumultuous year so far for the markets

Defence names, gold miners and European stocks have led the way in 2025

Feature

How our 2025 picks performed in the first half of the year

Tariffs, Trump and volatile stock market performance blight our picks

Great Ideas

Buy Hilton Food for its meaty global growth potential

This high-quality, defensive food manufacturer has a long growth runway ahead and the shares are cheap relative to history

Feature

Trustpilot is looking to earn investors’ faith by executing on growth ambitions

Shares talks with finance chief Hanno Damm about the company’s strategy and business model

News

Can Carnival make waves with investors again?

Geopolitical and leverage-related concerns have seen the company’s shares run out of steam

Feature

The FTSE 100 shares outpacing the Nasdaq since 2000

Despite its spectacular performance there are some UK stocks which have beaten the US stock index

News

Where does CarMax stand on growth plans?

America’s largest used car seller facing macro uncertainty, but there are bright spots

News

Gem Diamonds has been in a downward trend for a decade

Questions over ‘going concern’ and large diamond auctions add to concerns

News

Where does WPP go next as CEO heads for the exit?

Read steps down after 30 years with the company and seven years in the top job

News

The UK market still shrinking as more mid-cap companies are taken over

M&A activity continues to ramp up in London

News

Vanquis Banking has been the standout performer in a strong financial sector

Specialist lender is embarking on lower-margin but less risky strategy

Great Ideas

Choose Guinness European Equity Income for pure exposure to the region

This focused fund invests in a small number of quality stocks on an equal-weighted basis

Great Ideas

Mitie was right to swoop on Marlowe with opportunistic bid

Fire safety specialist is an ideal fit with the company’s existing operations

Ask Rachel

Can I contribute proceeds from the sale of a property to my SIPP?

Answering a query about where the money you add to a pension pot in drawdown can come from

News

Resilient US jobs report sends stocks higher but concern lingers

Heightened trade uncertainty has caused companies to put investments on hold

Russ Mould

Is the US treasury market about to go on tilt?

The White House may be hoping to inflate its way out of the debt burden