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Three mistakes to avoid when investing on Aim
Advice Investing in Aim shares can produce spectacular returns. But as Michael Taylor of Shifting Shares explains, you have to have your wits about you.
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Three overlooked stocks to buy now
Tips Each week, a professional investor tells us where he’d put his money. This week: Joe Bauernfreund, portfolio manager at the AVI Global Trust, highlights his favourites.
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The battle for the London Stock Exchange
Features The Hong Kong stockmarket is muscling in on a tie-up between the London Stock Exchange and data provider Refinitiv. It is set to fail, says Matthew Partridge.
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Shire: a tempting buy-out bet
Features Pharmaceuticals firm Shire is set to be taken over – but it’s cheap even if the deal fails.
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AIM
Glossary The Alternative Investment Market (Aim) was first established in 1995 by the London Stock Exchange as a way for newer firms to gain access to public funds...
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Big Bang
Glossary The 'Big Bang' refers to the deregulation of the London Stock Exchange, which took place on 27 October 1986.
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FTSE 100
Glossary The FTSE 100 is Britain's 'blue-chip' stock index.But its makeup means it is more of a global index than a snapshot of UK plc.
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Global depository receipt (GDR)
Glossary Global depositary receipts (or GDRs) offer a solution for investors wanting to buy shares listed in countries where there are government restrictions on who can own and trade them.
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Market makers
Glossary Market makers are typically banks and brokers who commit to trade shares and bonds, often in larger quantities than most other investors.
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