Horse racing betting tips: Persuasive and Harzand look the part at Leopardstown September 9, 2016 ONLY one of the previous six runnings of the Leopardstown Matron Stakes (5.35pm) has been won by a British trainer, but John Gosden has a great chance of improving that ratio with PERSUASIVE. The unbeaten filly continues to go from strength to strength having won five on the trot since her debut, the most recent [...]
Marmitegate is the “thin end of the wedge” for the retail industry October 14, 2016 Tesco and Unilever's public price war is the "thin edge of the wedge" for the retail sector after the Brexit vote, analysts have said, as the prospect of higher import costs and job losses weigh on the industry. Unilever has used the fall of sterling after the Brexit vote as a basis for increasing its prices for [...]
BP, Shell and BG Group earnings: Investec says oil companies’ profits set to halve amid rout October 26, 2015 Could oil majors' profits halve when they update the market on their third-quarter trading this week? Broker Investec has said it expects low oil prices to push the sector's earnings down 29 per cent quarter-on-quarter, and 57 per cent annually. Amid the gloom, traders will be looking for evidence oil companies' upstream operations – which relate to the extraction and [...]
UK steel industry under pressure as global trade war heats up August 9, 2016 Analysts have warned that the UK steel industry will come under increasing pressure as a global trade war picks up pace. It came after reports suggested South Korean steel giant Posco is mulling legal action against the US government for imposing duties of 57.04 per cent on some of its steel products. Read more: China iron ore imports [...]
The economic risks looming for small firms – Investec Comment August 31, 2015 Last week’s sharp sell-off in equity markets, apparently sparked by fears over the health of the Chinese economy, dramatically highlighted the risks to the global economic outlook. But the UK is still likely to enjoy moderate growth for at least the next two years. The CBI last week upgraded its UK forecasts for 2015 and [...]
How to do a private sale of your business – Investec Comment September 6, 2015 When it comes to selling a business, one size certainly does not fit all. This is particularly true in a private sale and for medium-sized companies, which tend to be tightly staffed. Where there is a wall of cash waiting to invest in growing companies, it is easy to be tempted into a “spray [...]
Private equity activity has picked up despite the looming EU referendum June 21, 2016 Private equity deal activity picked up in the second quarter of this year despite the upcoming EU referendum. In the first quarter of 2016 there were 42 deals tracked with a value of £2.9bn. In the second, there were 46 deals worth £3.1bn. UK private equity deal value was down by a third in the first [...]
Betting: Master Of Finance the best of Johnston’s treble investment June 2, 2016 Just like last year, Middleham trainer Mark Johnston throws three darts at Friday’s Investec Wealth & Investment Handicap (2.35pm) at Epsom. In fact, it’s the exact same trio of Fire Fighting, MASTER OF FINANCE and Sennockian Star that tried their luck last year. Fire Fighting performed best of the three to finish runner-up 12 months [...]
Taptica shares soar on rising mobile advertising spend August 31, 2016 Mobile ad firm Taptica shares have rocketed after the firm posted what it called a “record” year. Shares in the company closed up 19 per cent yesterday as revenue leapt by 53 per cent to $51.8m (£39.4m) in the first half. Gross profit almost doubled to $17.8m, up from $9m in the same period last year. [...]
Horse racing betting: Third time lucky for Line Of Reason in Beverley Bullet August 25, 2016 Chester and Epsom’s five furlong courses are two of the biggest draw biases in the country, but Beverley isn’t far behind. Being drawn low in sprints at the Yorkshire track is a huge advantage – seven of the last eight winners of Saturday's Beverley Bullet (3.10pm) have been drawn four or lower. There are some real [...]