Royal Mail takeover attempt: what happens next?
WEBApr 24, 2024 · In true Royal Mail fashion, news of a possible takeover was delivered to shareholders a few days late. On 9 April, International Distributions Services (IDS) received a non-binding proposal from billionaire Daniel Křetínský, otherwise known as the “Czech Sphinx”. Křetínský, who already owns 27.5 per cent of the postal business through industrial giant EP Group, proposed a price of ...
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The controversial Reit model delivering homes for the vulnerable
WEBAug 22, 2022 · Over the past few years, many aspects of the model have attracted the ire of the Regulator of Social Housing (RSH). In 2019, the RSH expressed concerns that the model allowed housing associations with little experience or capital to quickly amass a portfolio, and that this could lead to badly managed and low-quality housing.
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Countryside agrees to takeover from rival Vistry
WEBSep 5, 2022 · Countryside Partnerships (CSP) has agreed to a £1.25bn takeover from its rival Vistry (VTY).The directors of both companies said the deal would create a £2.8bn housebuilder with the potential to generate £3bn a year in revenue.
When should you set up a family investment company?
WEBOct 20, 2020 · Family investment companies are private limited companies whose shareholders are family members. The structure enables parents to keep control over the assets, while growing wealth and facilitating tax-efficient succession planning.
How to invest in robotics and artificial intelligence
WEBJun 17, 2021 · But demand for robots outside of manufacturing is also rising. “Manufacturing was the sweet spot from 1980 until 2010. And then over the past decade, that shifted into logistics and warehouse automation,” says Jeremie Capron, director of …
The strength and weakness of Vanguard LifeStrategy
WEBJul 16, 2021 · A belated happy tenth birthday to Vanguard’s LifeStrategy range. The five funds have become a common sight: they frequently crop up in IC Reader Portfolio submissions and have taken in huge swathes of money. The range’s most popular fund, Vanguard LifeStrategy 60% Equity (GB00B3TYHH97), recently had more than £12.5bn in assets. For those unfamiliar with them, the five funds each have a ...
Why these six shares have Great Expectations - Investors Chronicle
WEBJan 8, 2024 · Still, the magic of compounding means the all-time 12-year return has bumped back up to 420 per cent. At least, that’s the headline figure. Although the stocks highlighted by our screens are intended as ideas for further research rather than off-the-shelf portfolios, if we add a 1 per cent annual charge to reflect real-world transactional costs, we can get closer to the hypothetical real ...
Montanaro European Smaller Companies Trust: earning its crust
WEBDec 2, 2021 · Like many successful active funds, Montanaro European Smaller Companies has a relatively straightforward mantra that it follows closely. The team will exclusively back “quality growth” names: these must be profitable, have good and experienced management, deliver sustainably high returns on capital employed, enjoy high and ideally growing profit margins, and provide goods and services that ...