There is turmoil in north sea oil

Companies in the news ...and how they were assessed

The long run-up to the Budget gave rise to fevered and increasingly alarmist speculation about its contents. This descended into chaos as frantic lobbying by interested parties, dire warnings by exper

Renewable-energy trusts were already struggling before the government decided to kneecap them at the end of October. In a major shock, it has launched a consultation on changing the inflation linkage

Companies in the news ...and how they were assessed

“The true investor… will do better if he forgets about the stockmarket and pays attention to his dividend returns.” – Benjamin Graham Dividend income has always been one of the key contributors to equ

The stockmarket setback in 2022 was especially painful for investors in investment companies because many trusts also saw a sharp widening in their discount to net asset value (NAV). Starting from an