Archive for July, 2009

 
Andrew Cockerill, an investment manager at Northampton-based stockbroking firm Cave & Sons, remains unconvinced by talk of green shoots and a rapid economic recovery.
 
On this basis, he is backing defensive stocks.
 
Cockerill, who is chief executive at the firm, said: ‘We are still favouring defensives, particularly pharmaceuticals, telecoms and utilities, which are all offering above-average [...]

With many companies choosing to use rights issues as a method of raising additional capital in the current economic climate, we felt it beneficial to produce a handy guide on the subject.
The guide aims to increase understanding about what a rights issue entails and explains the options available to shareholders in the event of one being undertaken [...]