The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has given the all-clear for Tesco's (TSCO) takeover of grocery wholesale supplier Booker (BOK) after ruling the pair out as competitors.The CMA says 'Tesco, as a retailer, and Booker, as a wholesaler, do not compete head-to-head in most of their activities.'The decision was widely expected but it will leave many Tesco shareholders unhappy, worried...

Currently trading at a 7.6% premium to its net asset value (NAV) my first question to Richard Crawford, director of infrastructure at InfraRed Capital Partners which manages the The Renewables Infrastructure Group (TRIG), is whether the fund's investors might not be vulnerable to capital losses should UK interest rates rise. Resulting in a higher discount rate being applied to future cashflows...

With anticipation rife that UK interest rates are set to awake from their five-and-a-half year lull, investors need to be very select when making income-yielding portfolio picks.Rising interest rates should be taken as a positive overall since they hopefully indicate a return to more normal levels of economic growth and inflation, where investors in quality equities are properly rewarded.But,...

Stat of the Week: 6%.Those on the hunt for attractive income may wish to consider Foresight Solar Fund (FSFL) at 100.25p. The specialist investor in UK ground-based solar plants intends to pay a 6p dividend when it reports 2014 results, equal to 6% yield, with a plan thereafter to link the payout to inflation. The fund has made good progress at augmenting its portfolio of large-scale plants...

Given the ongoing furore over energy price hikes it is interesting to see a renewables firm come to market. Onshore wind and landfill gas company Infinis will be priced tomorrow (15 Nov) and unconditional trading starts next week (20 Nov). A range of 260p to 310p values the group at £780 million to £930 million.Infinis' 621 megawatts (MW) of installed generation will provide a welcome boost...