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Statistics show that dividends from UK shares are still rising rapidly.   Source: Capita Asset Services. Overall 2017 figure is Capita estimate The latest quarterly ‘UK Dividend Monitor’ from Capita Asset Services paints a rosy picture for income-seeking investors in UK shares. As Capita noted, “Companies are...

27 November, 2017 /

New figures from HMRC show a large jump in VCT investments in 2016/17. In September HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) issued updated statistics on the funds raised by venture capital trusts (VCTs). These showed that investment during last tax year reached £570m, an increase of over...

20 November, 2017 /

The third quarter of 2017 has ended and despite the heavy political news, investment returns were generally positive. Index Change 30 June – 29 September FTSE 100 +0.8% FTSE All-Share +1.2% Dow Jones Industrial +4.9% Standard & Poor’s 500  +4.0% Nikkei 225 +7.7% Euro Stoxx 50 (€) + 4.4% Shanghai Composite +3.9% MSCI Emerging Markets (£) +3.6%   Think about the third quarter of this...

30 October, 2017 /

Self-employment is the dream of many, especially as the goal of retirement seems to creep further out of reach. Being your own boss sounds great. But there are drawbacks. Around two million of the country’s self-employed workers are unable to save any money each month,...

18 September, 2017 /

China-listed shares are finally to be included in the leading emerging markets index. As we as highlighted in May, China has the world’s second largest equity market, but at present shares listed on the Chinese stock exchanges don’t figure in the MSCI Emerging Markets Index....

18 July, 2017 /