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Magazine - 19 Apr 2018

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One key ingredient in the success or failure of a company is the quality of its management. Change at the top can often act as a catalyst for a share price boost, as revealed in this week's issue of Shares.

Also this week: Shares debates investment risk in retirement. It asks which is more important for stock picking: quality or valuation? And the digital magazine explains why the next batch of US corporate earnings is important for UK investors.

Learn about one of the biggest tech IPOs in the UK for some time; and discover why Whitbread, Saga and Croda have caught investors' attention.

Great Ideas

Out of the blue growth shock sees pressure mount on Sage

Enterprise software supplier must win back investor confidence quickly

Great Ideas

SciSys looks far too cheap given its performance

The IT projects specialist could re-rate substantially as earnings quality improves

News

JD Sports is still fighting fit

Trainers-to-tracksuits king continues to defy high street doom and gloom

News

ImmuPharma collapses on trial failure

Shares lose 85% of their value after failure on key lupus drug

News

British Airways owner eyes takeover of Norwegian Air

The company hopes to fire up discussions with struggling rival

Great Ideas

Filta moves into profit and hunts for acquisitions

Our trade on the small cap franchise expert is handsomely in the money

Great Ideas

Why Croda’s seed enhancement business is providing food for thought

The company is targeting a market worth $2.5bn through Incotec

News

Apollo stalks FirstGroup with takeover interest

Private equity ownership of rail assets would face political opposition

News

Pound pushes to highest level since Brexit vote

Currency movements could help explain the underperformance of the FTSE 100

Editor's View

Which is more important: quality or valuation?

We want you to join in the debate about ways in which to pick stocks

Great Ideas

Be brave and snap up Saga for a handsome 7% dividend yield

The equity valuation appears to be fully discounting recent setbacks to the business

News

Cyber security firm Avast set for £2.8bn IPO

Technology company to tap pent up online defence demand

Great Ideas

Eddie Stobart Logistics fails to accelerate on Brexit concerns

It is delivering strong sales growth but investors are worried about the impact of UK’s exit from EU

Feature

Liontrust roars into 2019 looking like a new beast

Despite a market sell-off in February, this asset manager looks well positioned

News

Activist investor Elliott rumoured to have Micro Focus in its sights

Suse Linux spin-out or complete sale believed to be possible options

News

Costa spin-off calls at Whitbread gain momentum

Activist investors with a history of pushing for change now control 10% of Whitbread

Feature

ASOS’s increased spending plans are not a reason to dump the shares

Plans to boost spending on warehouses, automation and technology haven’t gone down well

Feature

Boku set for 2018 profit breakthrough as apps store payments soar

Recent stock market arrival could beat quoted rival Bango in the quest for positive earnings

Personal Finance

A cut-out-and-keep guide to defined benefit pension transfers

Everything you need to know about cashing out of a DB pension or staying put

Feature

Will the next batch of US corporate earnings live up to expectations?

With forecast growth at its highest level since 2011, we look at why the next batch of US results is relevant for many UK investors

Week Ahead

Share buyback in focus ahead of Shell results

Company looks to bounce back from slightly disappointing fourth quarter performance

Feature

Klepierre walks away from Hammerson bid and Intu deal collapses

Shares in property firm are now trading well below the recent takeover-inspired highs

Feature

Intercede to could do with a change of growth identity

The company has racked up £8m of operating losses during the past six years

Week Ahead

Will Lloyds surprise the market again?

Investors will be eagerly awaiting management’s view of the first quarter

Week Ahead

Reckitt to restore confidence?

Consumer health and hygiene giant needs to address market’s sales and margin concerns

Feature

All change: How new management can be good for companies and their share price

We look at who is in charge of UK companies and the challenges many of them face

Feature

Dunelm shifts growth focus to online channel

Web-based sales surge at resilient value-for-money homewares leader

Funds

Get ready for an important development with Chinese shares

We explain the importance of MSCI including more than 200 Chinese A-shares in its emerging markets index

Feature

How the SOX index can help investors work out whether stock markets are going to rock or roll

Why tracking the performance of chipmakers can offer valuable insights

Personal Finance

How much investment risk do I need in retirement?

Balancing growth and risk is crucial as life expectancy increases