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  2. Magazine - 21 Feb 2013

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Plays

  • BTG awaits Varisolve windfall

    Strong figures and pipeline potential make pharma company one to watch

Feature

  • Private equity group 3i is flying too high

News

  • Darty may disappoint yet again

    Electrical goods seller could issue fresh trading alert and even cut its dividend

News

  • Italian election to energise exploration sector

    Results of poll could accelerate development of flagship project

Plays

  • Ithaca’s odyssey could reward shareholders

    Unrest at North Sea oil firm could be the prelude to significant returns

Feature

  • Wellington spurns option of currency war

    Kiwi dollar could be a strong runner against Japanese counter

Feature

  • Euro is on a roll against Swissie

    Speculation gathers Switzerland may remove or raise currency peg

News

  • Agenda: Find the key to Lok’n Store

    Self-storage specialist gains competitive advantage following early tax move

News

  • Iomart to keep racking up big numbers

    Disappointing figures from American peer should not impact British technology firm

Feature

  • Start me up

    Government tax breaks and new regulated platform open up fresh option for risk-tolerant investors

Feature

  • Gould gives his seal of approval to BG

    Chairman more than doubles his stake in FTSE 100 firm

Chartist

  • Chartist: Trend spotting

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  • New arenas can help breathe fresh life into the economy

    Why financial markets are part of the solution and not the problem

Feature

  • Why everyone has high hopes for the High Growth Segment

    London Stock Exchange’s latest initiative further broadens the range of options for both investors and issuers

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  • Decision time for gold mining equities

    With gold losing its shine, investors must ponder whether to switch into industrial metals

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  • JSJS has designs on profits

    Home automation technology specialist strikes online retail deal

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  • Sinclair deals look a smart strategic move

    Specialty pharmaceutical play makes progress toward first profit in five years

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  • Commodities: Doing the sums

    Tale of commodity picks tape

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  • Kea takes flight

    Flow test on Puka-2 well is the next material catalyst

Funds

  • Funds: Ride the Asian dividend boom

    Portfolio poised to benefit from the income-generators of tomorrow

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  • Speedy Hire shows rapid progress

    Equipment rental small cap is being rewarded for margin gains

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  • Takeover Targets: Big Deals Are Back

    Big deals are back with a bang. After three takeovers worth over $20 billion already this year, and with money cheap, markets rising and organic growth still hard to come by, Mark Dunne explains investors can look forward to more blockbusting merger and acquisition activity.

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  • Around the World in 18 plays: Part 7 - Latin America

    The export-dependent nations of Latin America face uncertainty as the consequences of Europe’s sovereign debt crisis and easing growth rates in Asia depress commodities demand. Yet many of them are in better financial shape than their Western peers and any upturn in global economic activity should fuel renewed interest in the region, as Russ Mould explains.

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  • Sipps: Take control of your retirement

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