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IP Group set to receive £13.8m from two portfolio company offers - UK Investor Magazine
IP Group plc expects to receive £13.8 million in total proceeds from cash offers for two of its life sciences portfolio companies, with approximately 20% of the proceeds earmarked for expanding its share buyback program. The first offer comes from Surgical Science Sweden AB for Intelligent Ultrasound Group plc, valued at £45.2 million. IP Group’s […]
Tekcapital's Guident gears up for IPO with patent portfolio expansion - UK Investor Magazine
Tekcapital portfolio company Guident has announced a fresh patent to bolster its IP portfolio as it gears up for an IPO in 2025. Guident has been granted European patent (No. 4097550) covering AI-powered remote monitoring and control center (RMCC) system for autonomous vehicle safety management. The patented technology enables distributed sensor fusion across multiple autonomous […]
Herald Investment Trust says general meeting requisition is valid - UK Investor Magazine
Herald Investment Trust (LON: HRI) says the requisition notice from Saba Capital Management is valid. The US hedge fund believes that the investment trust has underperformed and wants to replace the board and appoint two new directors. Saba Capital Management has acquired a 19% stake in Herald Investment Trust. It previously owned 4.9%. A general […]
FTSE 100 slips again as rates concerns linger - UK Investor Magazine
The selling that rocked global equities post-Fed yesterday continued on Friday, with European indices falling in the early hours of trade. US stocks faced another choppy session on Thursday as traders grappled with the idea the Federal Reserve will be in no rush to cut rates next year and the pace of rate cuts will […]
FTSE 100 sinks after 'hawkish' interest rate cut, BoE provides reason to be optimistic - UK Investor Magazine
Global equities sank on Thursday after the US Federal Reserve delivered a ‘hawkish cut’ to interest rates, sending a wave of disappointment through financial markets. The Bank of England helped stem the selling with hints of rate cuts in the new year, despite keeping rates on hold at 4.75%. So much for a Santa rally. […]
Top stock picks for 2025 by investment trust fund managers - UK Investor Magazine
Leading investment trust fund managers have revealed their top stock selections for the coming year. Ranging from a leading consumer healthcare business to Vietnam’s top technology company, investment trust managers share some of their best ideas for the new year with UK Investor Magazine readers. Ian Lance, Fund Manager, Temple Bar Investment Trust Find out […]
AIM movers: Tiger technology move and Synairgen fundraising - UK Investor Magazine
Tiger Royalties and Investments (LON: TIR) is changing strategy to become a technology incubator. It is acquiring Bixby Technology Inc, which is run by Jonathan Bixby, for £325,000. A fundraising at 0.1p/share will raise £3m. New shareholders include Premier Miton, Zeus and Jupiter. Toro is subscribing £325,000 worth of shares. The company is retaining its […]
Share Tip: One Health Group – ‘Bringing healthcare closer to you’ – the shares are looking extremely appealing, with increasing sales, profits and cash, shares 210p, brokers TP 292p - UK Investor Magazine
This morning’s Interim Results from the Aquis-quoted One Health Group (AQSE:OHGR) should inspire investors enough to be tucking a few of its shares away right now. One Health Group utilises specialist consultants and healthcare managers working together to provide the best possible diagnosis and treatment for its patients. It is an independent provider of free, […]
Delivering revenue growth and increasing dividends with Adsure Services' Kevin Limn - UK Investor Magazine
The UK Investor Magazine was thrilled to welcome Kevin Limn, CEO of Adsure Services, to run through the business assurance specialists’ half-year report. Please visit the Adsure Services investor hub here. Adsure Services delivered stellar performance during the half-year period. Revenue grew 19%, driving gross profit 46% higher. The most important takeaway for investors was […]
FTSE 100 shakes off higher inflation, banks and retailers rise - UK Investor Magazine
UK CPI inflation rising to 2.6% has been taken remarkably well by traders on Wednesday, with banks, retailers and oil stocks helping the FTSE 100 higher. Rising inflation will be a concern for investors hoping for lower interest rates, but the initial reaction to CPI rising to 2.6% – bang in line with estimates – […]
How Central Bank Policies in Forex Markets Impact Global Investment Strategies - UK Investor Magazine
Central banks have a big impact on global markets, including currency markets. Their decisions directly impact how investors approach global markets and risk. In this article we’ll look at how central bank decisions impact investment strategies and why you should stay up to date with what they do. Central Banks and Financial Markets Central banks […]
MicroSalt takes aim at $16bn french fry market - UK Investor Magazine
MicroSalt has filed a patent application with the United States Patent and Trademark Office covering unique methods and systems for transforming powdered salt formulations into granulated salt, specifically designed for use on fried foods including French fries and fish. The new formulation represents a significant technological advancement in sodium reduction, offering consistent seasoning distribution and […]
AIM movers: Shoe Zone cost hike leads to store closures and Active Energy reanimated by Zen - UK Investor Magazine
Active Energy Group (LON: AEG) shares have returned from suspension following publication of interims. Shareholders voted against liquidating the company and Zen Ventures provided a loan of £200,000 to enable the publication of 2023 accounts earlier in December and the subsequent interims have been released. Zen Ventures will appoint two directors. The plan is to […]
Share Tip: Time Finance – £53m capitalised group to achieve record current year profits of £7.5m, shares now 58p, I see 80p, while broker TP is 112p - UK Investor Magazine
Following this morning’s Trading Update, we now know that the AIM listed independent specialist finance provider Time Finance (LON:TIME) has been doing better than the market has been expecting in its six months to end-November. Following fourteen quarters of growth in its lending, the company has reported a record lending book, record first-half revenues and […]
AIM movers: Intelligent Ultrasound bid and Gfinity and Tribe Technology accounts delayed - UK Investor Magazine
Active Energy Group (LON: AEG) shares rose a further 37.1% to 0.24p. Zen Ventures provided a loan of £200,000 to enable the publication of 2023 accounts and the latest interims. Zen Ventures will appoint two directors. The plan is to commercialise the CoalSwitch technology. Sabien Technology (LON: SNT) says Phoenix, Arizonia will be the place […]
Share Tip: Van Elle Holdings – well worth getting dug in and ‘piling’ into these shares at 37p, broker value at 68.5p - UK Investor Magazine
Between now and the end of next month there is time to buy into and add to subsequent positions in Van Elle Holdings (LON:VANL). On the face of it, a lot of investors would assume that this £40m-capitalised group is boring – well yes it, to a certain point. Boring is part of its business. […]
Shoe Zone shares sink after slashing profit guidance due to Labour's tax-raid budget - UK Investor Magazine
Shoe Zone shares sank on Wednesday after the retailer issued a profit warning, slashing its profit forecast by 50% amid rising taxes and challenging trading conditions. Taking aim after Labour’s disastrous budget, Shoe Zone said: “Consumer confidence has weakened further following the Government’s budget in October 2024, and as a result of this budget, the […]
Technology Minerals subsidiary Recyclus signs offtake agreement with Glencore - UK Investor Magazine
Shares in Technology Minerals (LON: TM1) have more than trebled on the back of 48.4%-owned Recyclus Group signing a black mass offtake agreement with Glencore. The share price is 240.9% higher at 0.375p. Recyclus will sell the black mass produced at its lithium-ion facility in Wolverhampton to Glencore’s European operations. There will be an initial […]
FCA sets out plans for private company stock exchange - UK Investor Magazine
The FCA has unveiled consultation plans for the PISCES private company stock exchange in response to a dearth of UK IPOs and the trend of companies staying private for longer. The plans, announced as a key initiative in the Chancellor’s recent Mansion House speech, will create a regulated marketplace where investors can trade private company […]
Adsure Services is becoming a dividend hero - UK Investor Magazine
Adsure Services is fast becoming one of London’s dividend heroes. It’s certainly the Aquis Stock Exchange’s dividend king. The internal audit and business assurance firm has hiked its interim dividend by a bumper 60% to 0.786p after gross profits surged 46% in the half-year period to 30th September. Adsure Services has now paid or declared […]
Share Tip: Netcall – with strong revenue visibility and cash flow, this group is a clear organic growth opportunity, its shares, now 101p, have broker values up to 140p - UK Investor Magazine
After this morning’s AGM Trading Update, market observers are anticipating that the shares of Netcall (LON:NET) will enjoy a progressive 2025. The Business Netcall is a UK-based provider of intelligent automation and customer engagement software, that is engaged in design, development, sale and support of software products and services. Its Liberty software platform with intelligent […]
Strictly Money, an emerging UK wealthtech, has opened its first crowdfunding round with CrowdCube - UK Investor Magazine
Strictly Money, an emerging UK wealthtech, has opened its first crowdfunding round with CrowdCube as it looks to bring its debit card and banking app to market with unique access to high return products Strictly Money: Unlocking Private Market Opportunities for All The global investment landscape is undergoing a seismic shift, and Strictly Money—a trailblazing […]
Inspired launches cash call to cut debt - UK Investor Magazine
Energy optimisation and assurance services provider Inspired (LON: INSE) is improving its balance sheet via a placing raising £21.25m at 40p/share and a retail offer could raise up to £2m. There is also an issue of £5m of 12% convertible loan notes, which are convertible at 80p/share. The shares come with warrants exercisable at 80p […]
FTSE 100 declines ahead of interest rate decisions, Bunzl sinks - UK Investor Magazine
The FTSE 100 opened down sharply on Monday as traders reacted to UK wage data that created doubts about the Bank of England’s interest rate trajectory. Strong growth in UK wages serves as a reminder the inflation problem hasn’t gone away and, crucially, interest rates may not fall as quickly as some would like. “Regular […]
AIM movers: LPA contract wins and Cadence minerals tungsten licences farm in - UK Investor Magazine
Electronic and electro-mechanical components supplier LPA Group (LON: LPA) has won three major contracts worth £4m. They are with French rail operator SNCF Voyageurs for interior LED lighting, Siemens Mobility, also for LED lighting, and seating manufacturer Grammer for eat electronics and lighting for trains in France. The SNCF contract last five years while the […]
FTSE 100 dragged lower by utilities and housebuilders - UK Investor Magazine
The FTSE 100 was weaker on Monday as housebuilders, utilities, and China-focused stocks weighed on the index. If it weren’t for strength in pharma companies and marginal gains for the UK-focused banks, the FTSE 100’s 0.3% drop would be far more dramatic. “The FTSE 100 dipped…despite the best efforts of the pharma and banking sectors […]
Magnificent Seven outlook for 2025 by Hargreaves Lansdown - UK Investor Magazine
Hargreaves Lansdown’s head of money and markets, Susannah Streeter, has issued a fascinating outlook for the world’s leading technology companies, the ‘Magnificent Seven’. The US tech shares, including Nvidia, Alphabet, Meta, and Microsoft, have been instrumental in equity market returns in 2024 as developments in the field of AI boost sentiment and earnings. Here is […]
Prospex Energy production boost - UK Investor Magazine
Oil and gas company Prospex Energy (LON: PXEN) released further good news from its interests in Spain. The Vlura 1B development well has tested at flow rates of up to 17.7mmcf/day gross. AIM-quoted Prospex Energy has a 7.2365% working interest in the Vlura field, onshore Spain, which was acquired earlier this year. The Vlura 1B […]
AIM movers: Filtronic profit upgrade and XLMedia tender offer - UK Investor Magazine
Shares in i-nexus Global (LON: INX) rebounded 60% to 2p following last Friday’s approval by shareholders of the cancelation of the AIM quotation. The share price is still lower than before the proposal was announced. Powerhouse Energy (LON: PHE) has reached mechanical completion of the feedstock testing unit at Bridgend. This means that the waste […]
Director deals: Camellia directors buy following disposals - UK Investor Magazine
Camellia (LON: CAM) has been going through a period of transformation and there was no interim dividend declared earlier in the year, but directors have started to acquire shares. These are the first purchases by directors since 2020. Chief executive Kenneth Coombs bought 2,000 shares, finance director Oliver Capon acquired 1,200 shares, Graham Mclean 100 […]
Generative AI, technology transfer and accelerating growth in 2025 with GenIP's Lord Willetts - UK Investor Magazine
The UK Investor Magazine was delighted to welcome Lord David Willets, Chairman of GenIP, to the podcast to explore the opportunity for GenIP in technology transfer and the company’s plans for the future. Lord Willets served as Minister for Universities and Science before moving to the House of Lords. Lord Willets sees his role at […]
4GLOBAL focuses on North America - UK Investor Magazine
Sports consultancy and data analysis business 4GLOBAL (LON: 4GBL) is evolving its strategy and that is part of the reason behind the dip in interim revenues. The geographic mix of revenues has changed significantly, and prospects have increased. The share price is not far above its all-time low, so is there recovery potential? The business […]
Aquis weekly movers: Zentra switches from Main Market - UK Investor Magazine
Manchester-based Zentra (LON: ZNT) switched from the Main Market to the Access Segment of Aquis with the help of Hybridan on Wednesday. The former One Heritage Group has discontinued its co-living and in-house construction services. The focus is high quality apartments and housing, as well as work for local authorities and housing associations. A portfolio […]
Frasers Group and boohoo Group – the fight goes on – skullduggery suggested, property sale problems – and a ‘fly on the wall’! - UK Investor Magazine
One of my early Christmas wishes is to be a ‘fly on the wall’ of a certain office in Manchester. At the end of this week, Friday 20th December, the warring factions of Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group (LON:FRAS) and Mahmud Kamani’s boohoo Group (LON:BOO) will be facing each other in a voting contest. There will […]
AIM weekly movers: Positive news for Orosur Mining from drilling at Anza project - UK Investor Magazine
Sancus Lending (LON: LEND) chairman John Whittle acquired two million shares at 0.39p each and chief executive Rory Mepham bought three million share at an average price of 3.6p/share. Sancus Lending spent £2m on buying back ZDP shares funded by an issue of bonds for the same amount. That leaves 16.3 million ZDP shares, and […]
FTSE 100 set to finish week on a high - UK Investor Magazine
The FTSE 100 looked set to close the week out with a very marginal high despite the disappointing news the UK economy shrank in news in October. “The UK economy has failed to deliver an early Christmas present for Sir Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves, after it unexpectedly contracted 0.1% in October with construction and manufacturing both […]
Inyanga offers investors exposure to the €53bn ocean energy market and its HydroWing technology - UK Investor Magazine
Inyanga Marine Energy Group, a pioneer in tidal energy technology, is raising funds to accelerate its innovative HydroWing technology rollout, capturing a share of the ocean energy market estimated to be worth €53bn by 2050. The company is significantly expanding its global footprint with HydroWing projects earmarked for the UK, Europe and Indonesia. The HydroWing […]
Share Tip: Currys – don’t fret about the headlined extra £32m costs because this group’s shares, now 92.65p, have been upgraded to a 155p Target Price - UK Investor Magazine
Yesterday’s results from Currys (LON:CURY) were very well received by the market, with its shares shooting up 17.28% in reaction. The headline being grabbed in the media is that the group has an extra £32m of costs to its operations following the latest Budget increases. On the face of it the well-copied headlining of that […]
Impax Asset Management shares sink after St. James's Place cancels underperforming mandate - UK Investor Magazine
Impax Asset Management Group announced today that St. James’s Place (SJP) will terminate its mandate to manage the Sustainable & Responsible Equity Fund, worth approximately £5.2 billion in assets under management. Impax Asset Management shaes were down 20% at the time of writing and were London’s biggest decliner on the day. The termination, expected to […]
AIM movers: Kazera Global offtake agreement and weak sales at Portmeirion - UK Investor Magazine
Kazera Global (LON: KZG) 70%-owned subsidiary Whale Head Minerals has secured an offtake agreement with Fujax South Africa for an initial 100,000 dry tonnes of heavy mineral sands from the Walviskop project in return for 80% of the anticipated final sales price less certain costs. Production recently started. Fujax will make a prepayment of $600,000 […]