Directors’ Dealings by David Russell

With a volatile stock market continuing to experience sharp falls, certain smaller company directors have sent out confident signals by snapping up out-of-favour equities. Read

Fund Manager Focus by Jenny Lowe

While many investors are steering clear of small-cap stocks, Judith MacKenzie, partner at Acuity Capital, still sees value in some smaller companies. Read

Exploration Insights by Robert Tyerman

The continuing high price of oil, gold holding up well and Rio Tinto’s doubling of the price of iron ore to Chinese importers all demonstrate the strength of commodities. Read

Seeking shelter in care homes

With demographic indicators pointing to alarming funding implications for the long-term care of the elderly, government and local authorities are increasingly looking to the private sector. Robert Tyerman examines the fortunes of companies in this burgeoning arena Read

Healthy prospects

A number of niche medical companies have been caught up in the investor flight away from small-caps, says Oliver Haill, who sees a healthy longer-term diagnosis Read

Directors’ Dealings by David Russell

DCD Media’s David Elstein has recently picked up a quarter of a million shares in his company, which shows good revenue growth and is looking at full-year profits of around £1.5 million Read

Fund Manager Focus by Jenny Lowe

Small-caps may be out of fashion, but Neil Hermon, manager of the Henderson Smaller Companies Investment Trust, believes that careful stock selection is the key to success Read

Exploration Insights by Robert Tyerman

Apart from the BHP Billiton-RioTinto bid saga and other mega-deals, proposed or rumoured, oil and coal have continued to fascinate the market Read

Spread Betting by Vince Stanzione

Remaining short on gold, trading tips and tactics expert Vince Stanzione explains why, after six bullish years, his commodities trades are moving to the short side Read

New Issues Examined by Oliver Haill

Flying in the face of the mantra ‘sell in May and go away’, the IPO market has shown a marked improvement on the previous two months Read

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