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Activist investors are playing an increasingly important role in the investment world. Shares examines whether this is positive for ordinary investors as well as considering specific companies in the activists' crosshairs.

Also this week: a bumper news section looking at the latest big moves in the stock, bond and currency markets, the investment trusts trading at big discounts, and an introductory guide to dividends.

The digital magazine reveals a positive view on medical devices play Smith & Nephew and asks how much difference management really make at a company.

Great Ideas

Baillie Gifford US Growth a wealth creator for the long-haul

Focus on ‘exceptional’ companies makes this an invest and forget option

News

Why stock markets have taken a battering this week

Investors are getting increasingly worried as the world’s two biggest economies collide

News

Sirius, Shell, the banks and other big news

We look at the market risers and fallers from the past week

News

New car sales fall for fifth month in a row

Economic and political uncertainty and confusion over fuel type policy put the brakes on car dealers’ growth

News

Why sterling’s meltdown could get worse and what that would mean

Pound’s buying power eroded by firming of UK’s no-deal Brexit stance

Great Ideas

Second half growth is on the menu at Devro

Edible collagen casings concern is cutting costs and cooking up growth opportunities

Russ Mould

Keep an eye on banks’ bad debt

Loan impairments are starting to creep up for the industry

News

Bond yields hit new lows on global concerns

A quarter of investment grade bonds now yield below zero

Editor's View

How much does management matter?

Why investors shouldn’t get hung up on personalities

Great Ideas

Next shines again as second quarter sales beat forecasts

Best-in-class clothing retailer shrugs off high street doom and gloom by beating expectations for the second consecutive quarter

Feature

Are activist investors good for your portfolio?

An increasing number of UK companies are being targeted by investors demanding change

Under The Bonnet

Why US-listed Verizon appears in so many UK investors’ portfolios

Anyone holding Vodafone shares for more than five years may find they also own this stock

Investment Trusts

A differentiated way to play the healthcare space

We explain how International Biotechnology Trust picks stocks and rewards investors

Exchange-Traded Funds

Green bond ETFs: an alternative way to invest ethically

We look at two London-listed products that provide exposure to a hot part of the market

Ask Tom

‘Why are advisers being difficult with pension transfers?’

AJ Bell pension expert Tom Selby looks at the frustrations with moving a pension

Investment Trusts

Seven trusts on bargain ratings: which ones to buy?

We reveal the trusts trading on a steeper discount to the 12 month average

Great Ideas

Buy Smith & Nephew as the FTSE 100 company is finally going places

The medical devices group has reshaped its business which should improve shareholder value

Personal Finance

Money saving tips for the over-60s

We reveal a range of discounts on travel and entertainment for older people

Education

What are dividends and when do they get paid?

We explain the process for receiving the shareholder reward