Small companies with big potential

There is an interesting change taking place in global equity markets. Investors are shifting their focus from US equities towards global stocks. Emerging markets are leading the charge, but demand for

Companies in the news and how they were assessed

The trust has delivered solid returns to investors and is a ‘Dividend Hero’

The investment-trust structure was conceived in the mid-1800s to fill a gap in the market for a low-cost, mass-market investment vehicle. One of the first was Foreign & Colonial, founded by City of Lo

Law Debenture (LSE: LWDB). has been one of the best-performing UK equity trusts over both the short and long term. The trust has generated a share price total return of 48% over the past three years,

This year’s “unusually good run” for beleaguered British shares shows “there is life in the old dog yet”, says Katie Martin in the Financial Times. True, the FTSE 100’s 10% year-to-date gain isn’t sen