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UK Fund Manager: RBS and Llyods Bank Are Worthless
The banking market in UK is dominated by a handful of major banks similar to Canada, Australia and the super-banks in the U.S. Of the five large banks, Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) and Lloyds Banking Group (LYG) have been the worst performers since the credit crisis. In a recent interview FE Alpha Manager Jan [...]
Seven Defensive British Stocks To Buy Now
Equity markets worldwide have become more volatile in recent weeks due to the resurgence of the European debt crisis. Emerging markets are getting hit due to soaring inflation and rising interest rates. Fearing a collapse of the Euro and its impacts to European economies some investors are staying clear of European stocks. This need not [...]
Review: The United Kingdom Dividend Achievers Index
Mergent’s Indxis has created a Dividend Achievers Index for the UK. The index is weighted using a free float adjusted market capitalization and is reconstituted once a year.The index is composed of 99 British stocks. The components of the index are selected based on the following criteria: Companies must incorporated in the United Kingdom. Stocks [...]
The Evolution of the British Stock Market
In an earlier post, we looked at the Historical Components of Dow Jones Industrial Average since 1896. The chart below shows the evolution of the British stock market since 1899: Click to enlarge Source: The Barclays Capital Equity Gilt Study Reinvestment of dividends is an important tool to increase the total returns earned on an [...]
British Companies To Raise Dividend Payouts in 2011
British companies are projected to increase dividend payouts by 10% this year according to a report by Capita Registrars Dividend Monitor. Captia Registrars expects overall dividend yield to be 4.4% in 2011. While most investors focus on stock prices, dividends are an important part of total return. Quoting the Barclays Equity Gilt Study, the monitor [...]
Ten Highly Liquid British Stocks
In order to identify some of the highly liquid British stocks I used the S&P; United Kingdom Index. This index is a subset of the S&P; Europe 350 and tracks the performance of highly-liquid equities in different sectors. The median market cap of constituents in the index is about 4.81 £ Billion. The top 10 [...]
