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Magazine - 06 Feb 2020

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Discover Shares' six best small cap ideas including a tech firm winning contracts with big clients and a newly listed firm benefiting from soaring demand for all things ESG.

Also this week: the healthcare companies seeking a cure for the coronavirus. Should Sirius Minerals shareholders reinvest any takeover cash in Anglo American? And learn why Shares has changed its view on FTSE 250 media group Future.

Find out which ETFs have beaten Fundsmith Equity since its launch, and which funds have delivered consistent market-beating performance.

Great Ideas

Bank the 20% profit on Porvair shares

Porvair is a quality business with defensive characteristics, but it is priced for perfection

Great Ideas

QinetiQ confirms growth outlook

The recent US acquisition of MTEQ has opened the door to new contracts

News

China trusts under pressure from coronavirus fears

Two specialist investment companies suffer due to escalating outbreak

Great Ideas

Avast shares hit by privacy scandal

The value of the business plummets on controversy around use of customer data

Great Ideas

Future faces second bear raid

Company issues robust response in the wake of shorting attack

News

Sales growth challenges weigh on Diageo and Unilever shares

A cocktail of headwinds is hurting the two FTSE 100 companies

News

The key challenges facing new BP boss

The incoming chief executive faces a tough task transforming the oil producer in an ESG-focused world

Great Ideas

Why you should buy BAE after acquisition drive

US businesses support metamorphosis to a higher quality operation

News

Surging stock prices mask concerns about a US economic slowdown

You should sit up and take notice of negative remarks from industrial managers and big US companies

Russ Mould

Look to January for clues on the coming year’s stock market performance

History suggests the first month of the year tells you a lot about the next 11 months for stocks and shares

Great Ideas

This global quality-focused trust is thriving under a new manager

Martin Currie Global has upped its game since a former footballer took charge

News

The companies in the race to find a coronavirus cure

GlaxoSmithKline is among a number of healthcare stocks trying to find a solution to 2020’s major outbreak

Editor's View

Plenty of shares are still rising despite coronavirus fears

The market noise hasn’t stopped a large number of UK-listed companies seeing strong share price gains

News

Burford Capital shares gain despite earnings warnings

Investors shrug off guidance for lower than expected earnings by the litigation finance provider

Funds

Funds with a consistent track record of superior performance

We reveal the unit trusts and Oeics that have been top quartile performers

Feature

Our six best small cap ideas

These companies have so much to offer

Under The Bonnet

Should you reinvest Sirius Minerals takeover cash in Anglo American shares?

The FTSE 100 mining giant is a wholly different proposition to the junior potash miner it is trying to acquired

Personal Finance

Top tips for writing a will

We explain how to make the necessary provisions for your family

Education

The stocks that move the FTSE 100 and FTSE 250 indices

Find out the names which really matter to the performance of the UK stock market

Ask Tom

Help, I’ve missed the full tax relief on my pension

Our pensions expert explains how to claim everything you are owed on contributions

Exchange-Traded Funds

Guess how many ETFs have beaten Fundsmith since it launched?

We’ve done the research and the answer may take you by surprise

Education

How to find a list of companies quoted on the stock market

It is worth exploring the free resources available before paying for research