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Shares looks at large cap pharmaceutical companies and the prospects for the sector. It selects three stocks to buy and one to avoid.

Discover the best performing ETFs in 2020 and how thematic products have dominated the list. You can also read about ways to invest in global smaller companies via funds, investment trusts and ETFs.

Key stories include a warning for companies over supply chain problems, questions over dividends from National Grid and SSE, and why the market ignored a strong update from Games Workshop.

News

Supply chain issues could mean a bleak winter for UK consumers

Port delays could be compounded by lack of imports and foreign drivers

Great Ideas

Higher margins should drive big share price gains for DiscoverIE

The electronics engineer is delivering on its strategy to go up the value chain

Great Ideas

The fund making a positive change to investors’ savings

Baillie Gifford fund proves doing good does not have to come at the cost of returns

Great Ideas

Begbies Traynor prepares for wave of insolvencies

Company posts solid first half performance despite the pandemic

News

Big Goco shareholder Peter Wood throws weight behind Future tie-up

The publishing firm’s deal for the price comparison site had a frosty reception from the market

Great Ideas

Interesting green twist on Volution’s new debt facility

Trading also looks to be encouraging in recent months

News

Questions still linger over National Grid and SSE dividends

The regulator has relaxed some proposals but they still result in big cuts to energy company returns

News

Key catalysts for markets before the end of 2020

Brexit, US stimulus and the roll-out of vaccines are dominating investors’ thoughts

Russ Mould

What is the yield curve telling investors?

The fact the curve in the UK is at its steepest since August 2019 is very important

Great Ideas

The underappreciated Baillie Gifford fund achieving stellar returns

It’s time for Monks to stop living in the shadow of sister investment trust Scottish Mortgage

News

Flutter Entertainment secures prize US asset

The transaction simplifies the group’s stakeholder position in the US, increasing control

News

Fast growing hydrogen stock Ceres gets closer to fulfilling its potential

Ceres Power has got analysts excited after its latest deal with German giant Bosch as it hits ‘biggest milestone to date’

Feature

Lacklustre UK performance makes international diversification vital

Investing across the world can help investors manage their stock market risk

Editor's View

Making sense of muted reaction to Games Workshop’s stellar update

There are good reasons why its latest update failed to put a spark in the shares

Ask Tom

What’s the difference between a Lifetime ISA and a SIPP?

Our resident expert looks at how two products with a retirement focus stack up

Funds

Smaller company funds are staging a comeback

How to get exposure to this part of the market via funds, investment trusts and ETFs

Feature

Big drug companies: The ones to make the world and your portfolio healthy

Aggregate pharma earnings are forecast to grow 10% a year for the next four years which isn’t reflected in the valuation

Exchange-Traded Funds

Thematic products top the ETF charts in 2020

The acceleration of certain trends by the pandemic is reflected in the showing of select ETFs

Personal Finance

How to give investments without losing to the taxman

Follow these simple steps and you could make someone (and yourself) very happy

First-time Investor

Engaging with companies via AGMs, investor events and more

There are numerous events that enable shareholders to hold firms to account or learn more about the business