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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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Off Exchange (OFEX)
Glossary The Off Exchange (OFEX) was started as a way for shareholders to deal in the shares of small companies that do not meet the requirements of Aim and the LSE’s official list.
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