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Good morning, it’s Paul here, with the placeholder for Thursday morning.Estimated time of completion – not sure yet, probably about 3pm.

It’s been just over three years since the EU referendum but it’s still not clear what Britain’s exit from the EU will really look like – assuming, of course, that it happens at all.
This week, as we edge closer to the next notional departure date on Oc…

Is there a way that asset managers can share knowledge/data across proprietary boundaries with many researchers to advance development of investment strategies? In their September 2019 paper entitled “Crowdsourced Investment Research through Tour…

Good morning, it’s Paul here.
Estimated time of completion today: 3pm.
Update at 14:49 – today’s report is now finished.

Bregg-zit
It looks as if compromise is in the air.
FWIW, my view is that a last-minute compromise deal, or fudge of some kind, is …

For a number of weeks, FTSE 100 commodity producer BHP Group (LON: BHP) has been sitting in my Stock in Focus screening results. I have to admit that until now, I’ve avoided considering this stock for the SIF portfolio.
There have been legitimate reaso…

Good morning, Paul here.
Estimated time of completion today is 13:00 – I have to escape from London, so need to get this out of the way amp; then catch a train back to the south coast.Update at 11:41 – today’s report is now finished.

Murgitroyd (LON:…

The following list links to summaries of recent (since 2010) investment research using long data samples. These summaries may be helpful in developing strategic allocations and tactical wariness for long-horizon investments. “Commodity Futures Ri…

Good morning, it’s Paul here, I’m on duty this week.
Estimated completion time today is 4pm. So please check back later for the completed report. Update at 16:40 – today’s report is now finished.
I see there is another takeover bid of a UK-listed mid-c…

Below is a weekly summary of our research findings for 10/7/19 through 10/11/19. These summaries give you a quick snapshot of our content the past week so that you can quickly decide what’s relevant to your investing needs. Subscribers: To receiv…

What are long run returns for commodity futures? In their September 2019 paper entitled “The Commodity Futures Risk Premium: 1871-2018”, Geetesh Bhardwaj, Rajkumar Janardanan and Geert Rouwenhorst estimate the historical risk premium of com…

Good morning, this is the placeholder for the SCVR.

Good morning, this is the placeholder for the SCVR.

Good morning, let’s take a look at:
QUIZ (LON:QUIZ)Xaar (LON:XAR)Not sure if there is anything else worth covering. I might just add a few thoughts on IFRS 16.

QUIZ (LON:QUIZ)
Share price: 16.18p (-3%)No. of shares: 124 millionMarket cap: £20 milli…

The Inflation Forecast now incorporates actual total and core Consumer Price Index (CPI) data for September 2019. The actual total (core) inflation rate for September is lower (a little lower than) forecasted.
The post Inflation Forecast Update appeare…

Do bonds have a bad rap based on an unfavorable subsample? In the September 2019 revisions of his papers entitled “The US Bond Market Before 1926: Investor Total Return from 1793, Comparing Federal, Municipal, and Corporate Bonds Part I: 1793 to …

Good morning!
Thanks for your suggestions.
Let’s take a look at:
Onthemarket (LON:OTMP)Morses Club (LON:MCL)Castleton Technology (LON:CTP)National Milk Records (OFEX:NMRP)
Onthemarket (LON:OTMP)
Share price: 81.75p (-2%)No. of shares: 64 millionMa…

Good morning! This is the placeholder for the SCVR.

Good morning!Thanks for your suggestions.Let’s take a look at:Onthemarket (LON:OTMP)Morses Club (LON:MCL)Castleton Technology (LON:CTP)National Milk Records (OFEX:NMRP)(provisional list)Onthemarket (LON:OTMP)Share price:No. of shares:Market cap:

Good morning!
Thanks for your suggestions.
Let’s take a look at:
Onthemarket (LON:OTMP)Morses Club (LON:MCL)Castleton Technology (LON:CTP)National Milk Records (OFEX:NMRP)(provisional list)

Onthemarket (LON:OTMP)
Share price: 81.75p (-2%)No. of s…

Good morning!
Thanks for your suggestions.
Let’s take a look at:
Onthemarket (LON:OTMP)Morses Club (LON:MCL)Castleton Technology (LON:CTP)National Milk Records (OFEX:NMRP)(provisional list)

Onthemarket (LON:OTMP)
Share price: 81.75p (-2%)No. of s…

Jim Slater, the businessman and one of Britain’s most popular share traders, once wrote that “investment is essentially the arbitrage of ignorance”. He insisted that individual DIY investors could get an edge against professional money managers by goin…

After so much time in development, it’s great to see so many subscribers and new trialists exploring the new Stockopedia site. We’ve been receiving some excellent feedback, so thank you for all your views – keep them coming.
First of all, if you haven’…

After so much time in development, it’s great to see so many subscribers and new trialists exploring the new Stockopedia site. We’ve been receiving some excellent feedback, so thank you for all your views – keep them coming.
First of all, if you haven’…

How does a shift in emphasis from active to passive investing affect the financial market risk landscape? In their September 2019 paper entitled “The Shift From Active to Passive Investing: Potential Risks to Financial Stability?”, Kenechuk…

Good morning,
A few bits to cover today.
Redcentric (LON:RCN)Alpha Financial Markets Consulting (LON:AFM)Tricorn (LON:TCN)Vertu Motors (LON:VTU)Volution (LON:FAN)Codemasters Group (LON:CDM)

Redcentric (LON:RCN)
Share price: 85.9p (-0.1%)No. of …

Good morning,
A few bits to cover today.
Redcentric (LON:RCN)Alpha Financial Markets Consulting (LON:AFM) – dropped this one, as not interesting enough!Tricorn (LON:TCN)Vertu Motors (LON:VTU)Volution (LON:FAN)Codemasters Group (LON:CDM)
Redcentri…

Good morning,
A few bits to cover today.
Redcentric (LON:RCN)Alpha Financial Markets Consulting (LON:AFM) – dropped this one, as not interesting enough!Tricorn (LON:TCN)Vertu Motors (LON:VTU)Volution (LON:FAN)Codemasters Group (LON:CDM)
Redcentri…

Good morning, Graham here with the SCVR.

Good morning,
A few bits to cover today.Redcentric (LON:RCN)Alpha Financial Markets Consulting (LON:AFM)Tricorn (LON:TCN)Vertu Motors (LON:VTU)Volution (LON:FAN)Codemasters Group (LON:CDM)
Redcentric (LON:RCN)
Share price:No. of shares:Market ca…

My article last week triggered some animated discussion about the implications of the new IFRS 16 lease accounting rules. 
The company under discussion was small cap packaging group Macfarlane, whose reported net debt on Stockopedia has risen from £13….