Image source: Getty Images I’ve held Legal & General (LSE: LGEN) shares in my SIPP for two years now, but I’m not happy with them. They’re up just 5% over the last year and 7% over two. At today’s 238p, they’re worth less than a decade ago, when they traded around 275p. What makes that harder to swallow is that rival FTSE 100 insurer Aviva is flying by comparison. It’s up 40% in the last year and 140% over five. Investors will be consoling themselves with the thought that they’ve received plenty of dividend income along the way. It’s what…
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Image source: Getty Images Friday (10 October) saw the S&P 500 drop 2.7%, in the largest single-day fall since April, as President Trump threatened China with 100% tariffs. The FTSE 100 wasn’t immune either, with the index closing down almost 1%. Even though I don’t see this blowing up into a full crash, it’s prudent to think in advance about how an investor can be prepared for any events coming up. Sector exposure The largest hit from Trump’s announcement was seen among companies heavily exposed to China, along with semiconductor and similar stocks due to potential export restrictions. Stocks such…
HRC WORLD PLC NASDAQ FIRST NORTH, COPENHAGENTICKER: HRC ISIN: GB00BZ3CDY2013 October 2025 Get the latest news delivered to your inbox Sign up for The Manila Times newsletters By signing up with an email address, I acknowledge that I have read and agree to the Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Announcement Regarding delisting of ordinary shares from Nasdaq First North Growth Market Copenhagen This disclosure contains information that HRC World PLC is obliged to make public pursuant to the EU Market Abuse Regulation (EU nr 596/2014). HRC World Plc (“HRC” or “the Company”) hereby announces that it has formally applied…
Image source: Getty Images BP’s (LSE: BP) share price has been on a bullish run since April. That was when it announced it had purchased 9m shares as part of the buyback programme started in February. Such programmes tend to support share price gains, and this one ended a previous losing streak. This had been caused by reports that activist investor Elliott Management had increased its stake in BP and was pushing for strategic change. It was rumoured that it wanted the firm to accelerate the shift away from green energy and towards fossil fuels announced in February. This was…
Image source: Getty Images Dividend yields change each day, with the fluctuating share price impacting performance. Yet when I consider the current options offering the juiciest returns, the passive income that can be made is quite significant. There are risks involved, but if an investor targeted just the stocks with the most significant yield, here’s what the portfolio could look like. Balancing risk and reward I’m going to filter for options just in the FTSE 250. For reference, the average index yield’s 3.49%. Foresight Environmental Infrastructure (LSE:FGEN) has the highest yield at 11.58%. Yet I doubt anyone would put all…
The collapse of U.S. auto parts maker First Brands Group is reverberating across the banking sector on both sides of the Atlantic. The company’s rapid demise – which is now unravelling a maze of complex debt agreements held with a range of lenders and investment funds globally – highlights the risks associated with private credit’s often “aggressive” funding structures. Jefferies said Wednesday that its Leucadia Asset Management unit has a $715 million exposure to the stricken Ohio-based company through its Point Bonita Capital Fund, which invests in invoice receivables. UBS O’Connor — the private markets, hedge fund and commodities-focused asset…
Image source: Getty Images I have been investing in high-yielding FTSE 100 shares for around 35 years now. And since I turned 50 a while back, I have focused even more on them. This is because the income they provide through dividends can be used to make a much more comfortable retirement. It might also allow for a much earlier retirement than the norm. Top-flight insurer and asset manager M&G (LSE: MNG) remains one of my strongest performers in this context. Last year, it paid a total dividend of 20.1p, which gives a yield of 7.9% — one of the highest…
Image source: Getty Images Over the weekend, I screened the FTSE 100 index for shares trading within 5% of their 52-week lows. Six names came up. Here’s a look at two I believe warrant attention. First up, we have RELX (LSE: REL). The largest technology company in the UK (and the 10th-largest in the FTSE 100 overall), it’s a provider of data and analytics decision tools for businesses. This stock’s experienced quite a significant pullback recently. Currently, it’s trading about 19% below its 2025 highs. It seems the stock’s been sucked into the whole ‘AI is going to eat software’…
Image source: Getty Images Individual Savings Accounts (ISAs) are incredible wealth generating vehicles. Anyone who ignores them is literally leaving money on the table (for the tax man). Wondering how much 20 grand in an ISA (the standard annual allowance) today could be worth in 10 years? Let’s crunch some numbers, looking at both Cash ISAs and Stocks and Shares ISAs. Please note that tax treatment depends on the individual circumstances of each client and may be subject to change in future. The content in this article is provided for information purposes only. It is not intended to be, neither…
A five-year legal battle over a collapsed carbon offset partnership has concluded with a New Zealand court ordering two bankers to buy out their former partners for $12.1 million, citing breaches of fiduciary duty, misuse of confidential information, and oppressive conduct.The High Court in Wellington found Will Leckie and Chris Morrison, directors of advisory firm Lewis Tucker & Co, acted improperly while managing the joint venture Drylandcarbon, Radio New Zealand (RNZ) reported today on its website.The pair were in a 50-50 partnership with Ant and Wendy Beverley through a holding company, H1 Ltd., until the relationship disintegrated in 2019.According to…