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11 February 2012

Features, research & analysis

New Issues Examined by Ben Jaglom 19/05/2011

There were a number of interesting new entrants to AIM this month, with a dessert specialist likely to tickle the taste buds of many a City worker.

Companies: Victoria Oil & Gas , Aureus Mining , Stellar Diamonds , Afferro Mining , Randgold Resources , Uniq

Pick of AIM by Miles Nolan 19/05/2011

Investors have a wide range of asset classes to choose from when selecting where to put their hard-earned capital. Those interested in the ‘collectables’ space should consider the following AIM-listed companies

Companies: Stanley Gibbons , Noble Investments , Avarae Global Coins

Brokers' views: Edison 16/05/2011

Edison picks out PR and market research plays

Tags: Edison, Market Research, Media picks, PR outfit

Sector: Media

Companies: Next Fifteen Communications , YouGov

People: Nichols flying forward 06/04/2011

John Nichols, the chief executive officer of pawn-broking giant H&T Group, who started his career in the RAF, is philosophical about the future price of gold

Tags: Gold purchasing, H&T Group, John Nichols, RAF

Companies: H&T Group

People: Sobering thoughts from Adnams
06/04/2011

Contrary to much public propaganda, people in Britain are drinking less beer and drinking even less of it in pubs than they used to. That is the stark message from Jonathan Adnams, chairman of the celebrated Suffolk brewery

Tags: Adnams, Micro-distillery, PLUS-quoted, Southwold brewery

People: Fruit for the rich 06/04/2011

Eric Sung, the finance director at China’s largest orange grower, Asian Citrus, opines that there are a number of factors driving the increasing uptake of the sweet fruit

Tags: Asian Citrus, Eric Sung, Wage inflation in China

Sector: Food Producers

Companies: Asian Citrus

People: Golden gleam for Fleming 06/04/2011

April could prove momentous for Adam Fleming, scion of the City banking dynasty and chairman of Jo’burg-quoted Wits Gold

Tags: Adam Fleming, Wits Gold, Witwatersrand

People: Changing the guard 06/04/2011

Tim Wilkes has replaced Philip Kenny as chief executive officer of Firestone Diamonds as its Liqhobong mine in Lesotho resumes production

Tags: De Beers, Frank Scolaro, Liqhobong

Companies: Firestone Diamonds , Obtala Resources

People: Locking away Chinese fears 06/04/2011

Andrew Gee, the British non-executive director at Chinese retail security specialist Global Lock, argues that there are some immense social changes taking place in China: ‘As China gets richer, one consequence is increasing crime, with the main threat to our clients coming from break-ins at night.’

Tags: Andrew Gee, Chinese Security, Global lock

Companies: Global Lock Safety

People: Kelleher’s Mexican comeback plan
06/04/2011

Bill Kelleher, the American oilman who helped found fallen AIM star Victoria Oil & Gas, is back tapping investors’ appetite for the resources sector

Tags: Bill Kelleher, Vladimir Putin, Yuko

Companies: Victoria Oil & Gas

People: No rest for Villa 06/04/2011

Alfredo Villa, the ambitious Swiss-based Italian fund manager now heading idiosyncratic investment outfit Brainspark, is getting busy as he seeks to turn the little-understood AIM company into a ‘leisure operating company’

Tags: Alfredo Villa, Brainspark, Leisure operating company

Companies: Brainspark , Daniel Stewart Securities , Indian Restaurants

Investors look east to Chinese dreams 06/04/2011

China’s ascendancy has excited numerous investors over the past decade that have been drawn to the opportunities in the country. As the Tiger economy continues its march forward, Ben Jaglom examines some of the most attractive companies that are focused on profiting from the China growth story

Tags: Asian Citrus, Investing in China, Tiger Economy

Companies: Stadium , Origo Partners , Asian Citrus , Global Lock Safety

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