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Feature

St James’s Place is in a rich vein of form

News

Get ready to go off at a Tangent

Big expansion opportunity on offer at online print business

News

Spirent plugged into Cisco surge

Telecom testing specialist poised to rerate as global bellwether underlines growing industry optimism

Plays

Legal & General marshals its resources

Life insurer offers solid income and capital appreciation prospects

Feature

Sterling to renew slide against dollar

Market now awaits first signs from new man at Bank of England

Feature

Tune in to good news at Dixons

News

Lamprell’s rating needs to take account of the risks

Oil service play must provide further proof of recovery if shares are to progress further

Plays

Advanced is a tech champion

Buy-and-build model sees one and one make three

Feature

Mobile ecosystems fight for profit

Old business models are failing and new ones jockeying to take their place

Feature

Euro could prove too smart for loonie

New man at Bank of Canada may back away from tightening bias

Feature

Water deal may get investors’ juices flowing

Lunge for utility firm perfectly exemplifies why the market is going up

Feature

ICAP directors play the waiting game

Dividend appears safe so patient investors can accumulate rather than speculate

Chartist

How to understand charts: Dow Theory

This week: Dow Theory, the cornerstone of technical analysis

Chartist

Chartist: Trend spotting

Feature

Deal warms up Norcros’ growth prospects

Sticky customers to stay loyal to tiles, showers and adhesives group

Feature

Dollar dividend delights

As interest rates enter a sixth year at record lows, investing for income in a safe manner is as important as ever. Tom Sieber looks at how to spot plum yield plays and with the help of the Shares team highlights five stocks which have a currency tailwind behind them for good measure.

Funds

Make the most of a useful hedge against risk

New fund offers investors a piece of the reinsurance market

Feature

Lock on to Starcom

Latest Aim entrant is taking GPS systems to new markets

Feature

The Griller: Restore tops the box office

Defensive service group outlines its risks and rewards

Forum

Forum: Beat the banks

Inflation is known as the cruellest of taxes and those who wish to protect against it need to make careful investment decisions

Feature

Take a shine to the right precious metal

Analysts are bullish about platinum and palladium prices in the near term

Feature

Global to close valuation gap

Oil explorer looks to bounce back from difficult year

Sector Reports

Broadcasters battle for the content edge

Feature

Spreadbetting: Look, listen and trade

Spreadbetting can be an ideal way to profit from the currency markets

Feature

How to understand market psychology

Getting a grip on your emotions is essential to successful investing