Investors' Chronicle

Companies & Markets Show 23 March 2017

23 Mar 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Editor John Hughman and guests discuss Sky/Fox, drug developments and cognitive biases in our weekly podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy fo...

Boardroom Talk: Summit Therapeutics' long road to drug approval

20 Mar 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Summit Therapeutics is a small-cap biotech company with two drugs in clinical trials at either end of the new drugs space: a low risk, lower reward an...

Personal Finance Show: Reliable dividend payers

17 Mar 2017

Contributed by Lukas

In this week's show James Baxter, partner at Tideway Wealth, joins the team to look at which investment trusts have proved to be the most reliable div...

Companies & Markets Show: Put up or shut up

16 Mar 2017

Contributed by Lukas

IC editor John Hughman, news editor Emma Powell and companies editor Ian Smith discuss the week's big news, including the surge in M&A and continuing ...

IC Questions: Why the rush of profit warnings in 2017?

15 Mar 2017

Contributed by Lukas

BT's (BT.A) chief executive, Gavin Patterson, is not the only FTSE 100 boss to have announced a profit warning since the start of 2017. Several high p...

Boardroom Talk: What is the end game for Science in Sport?

13 Mar 2017

Contributed by Lukas

The importance of nutrition in sporting success has created a big market for elite sports supplements. But is the market for amateur athletes big enou...

Personal Finance Show: Tax bombshells

10 Mar 2017

Contributed by Lukas

In this week's show the personal team and Chris Dillow, Investors Chronicle's economist, look at how some tax changes announced in Wednesday's budget ...

Companies & Markets Show: The new arms race

09 Mar 2017

Contributed by Lukas

IC editor John Hughman talks to Mark Robinson about why investors should position their portfolios for a surge in defence spending, plus the latest ne...

Do investors fool themselves? An interview with Robert Shiller

06 Mar 2017

Contributed by Lukas

The UK and US stock markets have hit record highs in 2017 but are investors kidding themselves that valuations are sustainable? Professor Robert Shill...

Personal Finance Show: Get the best out of your Isa

03 Mar 2017

Contributed by Lukas

In this week's Isa special podcast Sarah Lord, board director of the Personal Finance Society, explains some of the ways you can use an Isa for your s...

Companies & Markets Show: Results, results, results

02 Mar 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Editor John Hughman and guests discuss a wide range of topics from insurance to pasties to Georgian rugby as well as all the main news and features in...

Boardroom Talk: Stobart Group

01 Mar 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Nowadays, Stobart Group is about a lot more than haulage trucks. Apart from a residual, non-controlling stake in Eddie Stobart Logistics, the Carlisle...

Personal Finance Show: Tech stock growth & Aim

24 Feb 2017

Contributed by Lukas

In this week's personal finance podcast the team look at what is really generating growth in tech stocks with special guest Dennis Hall, chief executi...

Companies & Markets Show: Banks, builders & rising prices

23 Feb 2017

Contributed by Lukas

IC companies editor Ian Smith and writers Emma Powell and Jonas Crosland discuss Unilever's escape, what the first wave of companies results tells us ...

IC Questions: How do you protect your investments from inflation?

22 Feb 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Inflation: we all know it means higher petrol prices and a more expensive supermarket shop. But do you know what it means for your investment portfoli...

The Extraction Podcast: Faroe Petroleum

20 Feb 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Following Delek’s bid for Ithaca Energy and Shell’s multi-field sale, is every North Sea producer a target? What’s the best way to survive low o...

Personal Finance Show: Exploiting value

17 Feb 2017

Contributed by Lukas

In this week's Personal Finance Show the team discuss the risks and rewards of investing in European equities with Tim Stubbs, independent investment ...

Companies & Markets Show: Mine-Craft

16 Feb 2017

Contributed by Lukas

IC editor John Hughman discusses the week's big market news with companies editor Ian Smith, and how to spot the best mining prospects with resources ...

IC Questions: Is the stock market overvalued?

14 Feb 2017

Contributed by Lukas

The year is young, but already the FTSE 100, S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average have set new all-time highs. Many equity market bulls will feel ...

Personal Finance Show: The January effect?

10 Feb 2017

Contributed by Lukas

In this week's personal finance podcast the team consider whether the so called January effect really has an effect on markets for the rest of the yea...

Companies & Markets Show: Resources rebound

09 Feb 2017

Contributed by Lukas

IC editor John Hughman is joined by news editor Bradley Gerrard and resources specialist Alex Newman to discuss the week's big market stories, includi...

Boardroom Talk: redT's power potential

07 Feb 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Following on from our recent cover feature examining the state of the global battery market, the IC's Mark Robinson sought the views of an industry in...

Personal Finance Show: Best equity income

03 Feb 2017

Contributed by Lukas

In this week's personal finance podcast Laura Foll, co-manager of Lowland Investment Company, explains where best equity income opportunities in the U...

Companies & Markets Show: Bargain Shares

02 Feb 2017

Contributed by Lukas

In this week's podcast our small-caps guru Simon Thompson explains why value investing is back in vogue and provides a rundown on his latest Bargain S...

Personal Finance Show: Investing in buy-to-let

27 Jan 2017

Contributed by Lukas

In this week's personal finance podcast the team weigh up the merits of investing in buy-to-let property, and consider how it compares to commercial p...

Companies & Markets Show: The FTSE 350 special

26 Jan 2017

Contributed by Lukas

IC editor John Hughman is joined by Ian Smith and Bradley Gerrard to condense 40 pages of analysis from our FTSE 350 special into a 40-minute discussi...

Boardroom Talk: How FairFX plans to become profitable

24 Jan 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Sterling weakness has not been far from the headlines in the past six months and it’s a topic that multicurrency payment company FairFX (FFX) knows ...

Personal Finance Show: Alternative assets & EM debt

20 Jan 2017

Contributed by Lukas

In this week's show the team are joined by James de Bunsen, manager of Henderson Alternative Strategies Trust, who sets out the merits of investing in...

Companies & Markets Show: Shock factor

19 Jan 2017

Contributed by Lukas

In this week's show IC editor John Hughman is joined by Bradley Gerrard and Mark Robinson to discuss how Rolls-Royce is putting recent scandals behind...

The Extraction Podcast: Gulf Keystone Petroleum

17 Jan 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Although its debt-for-equity swap completed last October, running a business such as Gulf Keystone Petroleum is still anything but straightforward. Pr...

Personal Finance Show: Trump’s toll on your money?

13 Jan 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Is Donald Trump to blame for the recent slump in emerging markets and how can you position your portfolio to benefit from Trumpflation? Plus why forei...

Companies & Markets Show: Consumers' last hurrah?

12 Jan 2017

Contributed by Lukas

HOME IMPROVEMENT: Strong January updates from the retail and housebuilding sectors have defied the post-EU referendum doom and gloom – but is this j...

Personal Finance Show 6 January 2017

06 Jan 2017

Contributed by Lukas

In this week's personal finance podcast the team set out their investment themes for 2017, and look back at what topped the tables in 2016, with speci...

Companies & Markets Show 6 January 2017

05 Jan 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Tips of the Year and Next's New Year nasty: IC editor John Hughman and tips editor Algy Hall dissect the performance of our 2016 tips of the year to s...

Personal Finance Show 30 December 2016

30 Dec 2016

Contributed by Lukas

In this week’s personal finance podcast Leonora Walters and Kate Beioley discuss the prospects for UK smaller companies funds over the year ahead, i...

Emerging Markets podcast

21 Dec 2016

Contributed by Lukas

JPMorgan Global Emerging Markets Income's manager Omar Negyal explains what has been driving emerging markets and where to get income in this area Hos...

Personal Finance Show 16 December 2016

16 Dec 2016

Contributed by Lukas

In this week’s personal finance podcast the team highlight some funds that outperform and have lower volatility, as well as the many broker charges ...

Boardroom Talk: Time Out's growth quest

16 Dec 2016

Contributed by Lukas

In the latest episode of Boardroom Talk, media writer Theron Mohamed interviews Time Out chief Julio Bruno about the media and e-commerce group's rece...

Companies & Markets Show 16 December 2016

15 Dec 2016

Contributed by Lukas

INVEST IN STYLE: IC editor John Hughman, companies editor Ian Smith and news editor Bradley Gerrard don their Christmas jumpers to round up a week of ...

Sectors Podcast: Retailers before Brexit

12 Dec 2016

Contributed by Lukas

The UK's decision to leave the European Union has sent shock waves through global markets, and added to the cost and competitive challenges facing Lon...

Personal Finance Show 9 December 2016

09 Dec 2016

Contributed by Lukas

In this week's personal finance show Leonora Walters and Kate Beioley look at what shares leading UK equity managers have been buying and selling. Kat...

Companies & Markets Show 9 December 2016

08 Dec 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Oil's new rise, CFD clampdown, consumer credit concerns and more with companies editor Ian Smith & guests. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for ...

The Extraction Podcast: Atalaya

06 Dec 2016

Contributed by Lukas

For many years, EMED Mining languished at the pre-development stage, hamstrung with litigation and permitting problems. In 2014, the company rebranded...

Personal Finance Show 2 December 2016

02 Dec 2016

Contributed by Lukas

The team and Investors Chronicle economist Chris Dillow look at how markets have reacted over the past few weeks following the election of Donald Trum...

Companies & Markets Show 2 December 2016

01 Dec 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Top sectors for 2017: Two news stories grabbed the headlines this week: the RBS stress test failure and Opec's decision to rein-in production. Find ou...

The IC Extraction Podcast: Tharisa

29 Nov 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Tharisa's (THS) secondary listing on the London Stock Exchange in June couldn't have been better timed to coincide with the commodities bull run of 20...

Boardroom Talk: Metro Bank's growth challenge

28 Nov 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Emma Powell gets the lowdown on the highly priced challenger bank's strategy for earnings growth.In the latest of our Boardroom Talk podcast series, w...

Personal Finance Show 25 November 2016

25 Nov 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Emma Agyemang and Leonora Walters discuss funds for beating inflation and portfolio turnover ratios with special guest Patrick Connolly, certified fin...

Companies & Markets Show 25 November 2016

24 Nov 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Amazon, agents and the Autumn Statement: The team discuss Philip Hammond's first and last Autumn Statement, and its impact on letting agents, landlord...

Personal Finance Show 18 November 2016

18 Nov 2016

Contributed by Lukas

The team discuss the merits of synthetic ETFs, and which equity managers have added the most value and consistency for investors. They are joined by s...

Companies & Markets Show 18 November 2016

17 Nov 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Grocery gremlins and currency conundrums: IC editor John Hughman is joined by companies editor Ian Smith and news editor Bradley Gerrard for a lively ...

Personal Finance Show 11 November 2016

11 Nov 2016

Contributed by Lukas

The team consider whether US equities have a place in your portfolio, and highlight a type of fund that offers substantial exposure to this asset even...

Companies & Markets Show 11 November 2016

10 Nov 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Trump triumphs: IC editor John Hughman is joined by Ian Smith and Bradley Gerrard to reflect on a tumultuous week in politics Hosted on Acast. See aca...

Personal Finance Show 4 November 2016

04 Nov 2016

Contributed by Lukas

This week the team is joined by Ed Smith, asset allocation strategist at Rathbones. They discuss the return of inflation, bond proxy worries and what ...

Companies & Markets Show 4 November 2016

03 Nov 2016

Contributed by Lukas

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Property podcast: Buy-to-let special

31 Oct 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Jonas Crosland, property correspondent at the Investors Chronicle, speaks to buy-to-let expert David Lawrenson on the private rental sector, and highl...

Personal Finance Show 28 October 2016

28 Oct 2016

Contributed by Lukas

On this week's investment trust special personal finance show the team review the reliability of their dividend payouts, consider how to construct an ...

Companies & Markets Show 28 October 2016

27 Oct 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Walloons, nervy banks and US drugs: This week's Companies & Markets Show tracks the major corporate stories of the moment, including PPI provisions, m...

Personal Finance Show 21 October 2016

21 Oct 2016

Contributed by Lukas

In this week's personal finance podcast the team discusses a fee change at Finsbury Growth and Income and talks fee fairness in the closed and open-en...

Companies & Markets Show 21 October 2016

20 Oct 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Hot chocolate and cold turkey: IC editor John Hughman is joined by companies editor Ian Smith and sectors editor Harriet Russell to make sense of a bu...

Boardroom Talks: Fox Marble

18 Oct 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Following recent news that the group has joined forces with the Kosovan government to create the 'world's largest marble company', chief executive Chr...

Personal Finance Show 14 October 2016

14 Oct 2016

Contributed by Lukas

On this week’s show Kate Beioley explains which key market moves investors need to be aware of, and how prevailing investment styles might be about ...

Companies & Markets Show 14 October 2016

13 Oct 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Marmite fight: Love it or hate it, it's the Companies & Markets Show with editor John Hughman, companies editor Ian Smith and tips editor Algy Hall. T...

Boardroom Talk: Focusrite's grand ambition

11 Oct 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Ahead of a planned China launch, the ​recording equipment manufacturer's founder discusses how it targets consumers from bedroom musicians to studio...

Personal Finance Show 7 October 2016

07 Oct 2016

Contributed by Lukas

On this week’s show Leonora Walters and Kate Beioley discuss what kinds of UK manager and fund have done well over the past decade, and which ones a...

Companies & Markets Show 7 October 2016

06 Oct 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Taking a Pounding: IC editor John Hughman is joined by Ian Smith and Simon Thompson to round up a big week on the markets that saw sterling collapse t...

The Extraction Podcast: Pan African Resources

04 Oct 2016

Contributed by Lukas

In the third part of Alex Newman's series of interviews with resources company management he gets the lowdown on Pan African Resources. Hosted on Acas...

Personal Finance Show 30 September 2016

30 Sep 2016

Contributed by Lukas

This week the team discuss which emerging markets funds are best for optimists, and which are better for investors who are a bit more cautious. They a...

Companies & Markets Show 30 September 2016

29 Sep 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Good drugs and bad banks: In our 100th episode, editor John Hughman and the companies team talk about the bubbling drug discovery pipeline and the ong...

The Extraction Podcast: Central Asia Metals

27 Sep 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Central Asia Metals (CAML) is not like most listed miners in London. It does not produce large quantities of metal, and has paid back more than it rai...

Companies & Markets Show 23 September 2016

23 Sep 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Retail ructions and debt deductions: IC editor John Hughman and the companies team discuss the latest mag, including a mixed bag of retailer results a...

Personal Finance Show 23 September 2016

23 Sep 2016

Contributed by Lukas

In this week's show the team discusses what HarbourVest's bid for IC top 100 fund SVG Capital means for you, takes the temperature of biotech investin...

Biotech: The good times aren't over

22 Sep 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Lower valuations make now a good buying opportunity for long-term growth in the biotech sector Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informa...

The Extraction Podcast: Anglo Pacific Group

20 Sep 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Anglo Pacific (APF) is unlike most commodity groups listed in London. It has just a handful of employees, based in a small office in Mayfair, and does...

Personal Finance Show 16 September 2016

16 Sep 2016

Contributed by Lukas

On this week's show the team discuss whether unloved financials could be a source of good returns, ask why Deutsche Bank has delisted its Gilt ETF ran...

Companies & Markets Show 16 September 2016

15 Sep 2016

Contributed by Lukas

BoE bond buying and Hanjin's collapse: Deputy companies editor Mark Robinson and the team discuss the corporate debt being snapped up by the central b...

Quadrise: disruptive technology on a budget

14 Sep 2016

Contributed by Lukas

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Personal Finance Show 9 September 2016

09 Sep 2016

Contributed by Lukas

On this week’s show the team discuss the latest version of the IC Top 100 Funds, exchange traded funds for growth, and the investment trust winners ...

Companies & Markets Show 9 September 2016

08 Sep 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Corporate governance and potash potential: Editor John Hughman and the team look at Sports Direct's challenging week and whether Sirius Minerals' shar...

Personal Finance Show 2 September 2016

02 Sep 2016

Contributed by Lukas

On this week's show the team consider how to get an income stream via 'DIY dividends', offer some suggestions on meeting income requirements in retire...

Companies & Markets Show 2 September 2016

01 Sep 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Tax trouble & populist politics: Editor John Hughman and the team discuss Apple's €13bn tax problem and how to protect your portfolio from the rise ...

Investors Chronicle personal finance show 24 August 2016

26 Aug 2016

Contributed by Lukas

In this week's personal finance podcast the team discuss how to prepare for early retirement with James Norringtion, specialist writer at Investors Ch...

Companies & Markets podcast 25 August 2016

25 Aug 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Shareholder activism, gold/silver ratio and how to invest in a low interest rate world in this week's IC Companies & Markets podcast Hosted on Acast. ...

Personal Finance Show 19 August 2016

19 Aug 2016

Contributed by Lukas

The team discuss how to choose an equity income fund, emerging markets bond funds and Isa flexibility with Sam Ratnage, an adviser at Tideway Wealth. ...

Companies & Markets Show 19 August 2016

18 Aug 2016

Contributed by Lukas

No activists please, we're British: John Hughman and the team discuss how US-style activism could be good news for UK shareholders Hosted on Acast. Se...

BHP Billiton: an uncertain giant

17 Aug 2016

Contributed by Lukas

On the basis of this year's share price gains, you could be forgiven for thinking diversified miner BHP Billiton is in recovery mode. But near-term un...

Personal Finance Show 12 August 2016

12 Aug 2016

Contributed by Lukas

On this week's show deputy personal finance editor Kate Beioley asks special guest Mihir Kapadia, chief executive officer of Sun Global Investments, w...

Companies & Markets Show 12 August 2016

11 Aug 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Family fortunes: IC 'patriarch' John Hughman and the team discuss why family businesses make great investments, and air their views on a busy week on ...

Personal Finance Show 5 August 2016

05 Aug 2016

Contributed by Lukas

In this week's personal finance podcast the team consider whether Japan's strong performance of recent years can continue. They are joined by Darius M...

Companies & Markets podcast 5 August 2016

04 Aug 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Rate cuts, booze, bioelectronics & more in the weekly podcast with editor John Hughman and guests Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more info...

Personal Finance Show 29 July 2016

29 Jul 2016

Contributed by Lukas

On this week's show deputy personal finance editor Kate Beioley asks Adrian Lowcock, head of investing at AXA Wealth, if the recent liquidity problems...

Companies & Markets Show 29 July 2016

28 Jul 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Data disagreement and mapping the world's best oilfields. John Hughman is joined by news editor Bradley Gerrard and commodities correspondent Alex New...

Personal Finance Show 22 July 2016

22 Jul 2016

Contributed by Lukas

On this week's show deputy personal finance editor Kate Beioley explains why Investors Chronicle's ETF portfolios for income have held up well over th...

Companies & Markets Show 22 July 2016

21 Jul 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Technology's big week: the Pokémon craze and Arm's crazy evaluation. Listen to this week's show with John Hughman and the team. Hosted on Acast. See ...

Personal Finance Show 15 July 2016

15 Jul 2016

Contributed by Lukas

On this week's show the team discuss how to boost your income in the current low interest environment with Patrick Connolly, certified financial plann...

Companies & Markets Show 15 July 2016

14 Jul 2016

Contributed by Lukas

BREXIT BLUES: The team discuss why the EU referendum is making life tougher for the UK's banks and retailers Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy fo...

Personal Finance Show 8 July 2016

08 Jul 2016

Contributed by Lukas

On this week's show the team discuss the suspension in trading of a number of commercial property, whether to buy an annuity and the value of US equit...

Companies & Markets Show 8 July 2016

07 Jul 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Property pain and biotech gain: why the IC team aren't panicking about ructions in the property market, and how Brexit falls have presented a wonderfu...

Personal Finance Show 1 July 2016

01 Jul 2016

Contributed by Lukas

On this week's show the team discuss how to manage your portfolio through the Brexit chaos, alternative property funds and ways to avoid pensions scam...

Companies & Markets Show 1 July 2016

30 Jun 2016

Contributed by Lukas

SURVIVING BREXIT: The team escape to the safe haven of the studio to assess the market damage of one of the craziest weeks in British political histor...