Good half for Baillie Gifford Shin
3rd Sep 2010 07:45
A good half for shares of Japanese smaller companies helped Ballie Gifford's Shin Nippon investment trust outstrip both the broader Japanese market and also most major world markets. The Japanese small cap -focused trust's NAV rose by 9.7% in the half year to July to 153.5p, compared to a rise of 6
Read moreJapan's laggards due a re-rating
7th Jul 2010 14:39
The Japanese economy has suffered with the best of them over the past few years, a situation made worse by a strong local currency and political uncertainty. The country has sworn in five prime ministers in just four years and, more worryingly, nine finance ministers. "Politics has been unhelpful,
Read moreNew Sinclair Pharma boss invests £822,000
13th Jan 2010 16:33
Sinclair Pharma's new chief executive and two non-executive directors all increased their shareholdings after the specialist pharma company's recent fundraising. Sinclair raised £18.2m - £16m after expenses - at 32p a share to finance the purchase of Flammazine and Flammacerium, which are creams
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