Jemma Slingo

1 month ago | investorschronicle.co.uk | Jemma Slingo

Our complete guide to understanding valuation techniques that tell what a company is really worthPublished on May 15, 2025The word ‘expensive’ can be subjective and slippery. It conveys that something costs a lot of money, but what it doesn’t do is communicate value. Buying something cheap but ultimately disappointing can be a false economy. How much money we have also shapes our perception of price, as does the environment we find ourselves in.

1 month ago | investorschronicle.co.uk | Jemma Slingo

But the sector is sticking to its full-year guidance Published on May 7, 2025Donald Trump’s “liberation day” hit UK banks particularly hard. Fears about the impact of trade wars on global growth caused investors to take flight, and lenders with exposure to the United States and Asia had a particularly bruising time. They have rallied since then, helped by Trump’s decision to delay the rollout of his sweeping “reciprocal” tariffs.

1 month ago | investorschronicle.co.uk | Jemma Slingo

Keystone posts double-digit growthThe legal platform looks well insulated from the tariff tumult Published on May 1, 2025

1 month ago | investorschronicle.co.uk | Jemma Slingo

It remains to be seen whether trading fees and cash interest can overcome regulatory scrutiny and a price warPublished on April 30, 2025London-listed asset managers are being shunned by investors. They have significantly underperformed UK and European equity markets in recent years, with heavy outflows, high costs and fee compression strangling growth. The forthcoming round of trading updates and results is “unlikely to be sparkling”, one analyst warned this month.

2 months ago | investorschronicle.co.uk | Jemma Slingo

Aviva is set to scrap its high-yielding instruments, but there are other options out there for income seekersPublished on April 25, 2025Last week, Aviva’s (AV.) investor base voted overwhelmingly in favour of cancelling two types of high-yielding preference shares. Aviva subsidiary General Accident also received the green light to scrap its own tranche of ‘prefs’. It was a big moment for the insurance group, which had earlier tried and failed to redeem the securities back in 2018.