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BP and SHELL Chinas RESULTS Internet BAIDU, ALIBABA and TENCENT - WHO THEY ARE, WHAT THEY DO Stars and HOW to INVEST STOCKS | FUNDS | INVESTMENT TRUSTS | PENSIONS AND SAVINGS VOL 19 / ISSUE 30 / 3 AUGUST 2017 / £4.49 SHARES WE MAKE INVESTING EASIER OUR TAKE ON BP AND SHELL Chinas RESULTS Internet BAIDU, ALIBABA AND TENCENT - WHO THEY ARE, WHAT THEY DO Stars AND HOW TO INVEST BIG DEALS PAYMENTS FIRMS IN DEMAND FOUR WAYS PENSIONS TO USE IMPACT OF INVESTMENT FREEDOMS TRUSTS OVERDONE? DIVIDEND DANGER: ASTRAZENECA TO CUT AFTER TRIAL FAILURE? MONKS INVESTMENT TRUST LAUNCHED IN 1929, MONKS HAS OVER £1.4BN IN NET ASSETS UNDER MANAGEMENT, WHILE ITS ONGOING CHARGE IS A MODEST 0.59%*. A HEAVYWEIGHT STRATEGY THAT AIMS TO DELIVER LONG-TERM GROWTH. Monks Investment Trust, we believe, could be a core investment for anyone seeking long-term growth. It is managed by Baillie Gifford’s Global Alpha team who are also responsible for looking after some £31bn on behalf of clients across the globe. As a result, Monks takes a highly active approach to investment and its portfolio looks nothing like the index. The managers like to pick from what they believe are the best ideas available at Baillie Gifford and take a measured approach to portfolio construction. They invest in around 100 stocks, which allows for excellent diversification, and offers the chance to unearth some of the more interesting companies listed on global stock markets. Please remember that changing stock market conditions and currency exchange rates will affect the value of your investment in the fund and any income from it. You may not get back the amount invested. If in doubt, please seek financial advice. If you’re looking for an investment with a bit of ‘heft’, look no further. Call 0800 917 2112 or visit www.monksinvestmenttrust.co.uk Long-term investment partners *Ongoing charges as at 30.04.17. All other data as at 30.06.17. Your call may be recorded for training or monitoring purposes. Monks Investment Trust PLC is available through the Baillie Gifford Investment Trust Share Plan and the Investment Trust ISA, which are managed by Baillie Gifford Savings Management Limited (BGSM). BGSM is an affiliate of Baillie Gifford & Co Limited, which is the manager and secretary of Monks Investment Trust PLC. EDITOR’S VIEW What dollar dive means for markets Exploring the implications of a reversal in fortunes for the US currency n early 2017 sterling traded at levels THE BIG SWITCH? against the dollar which had not There are a number of implications for I been seen since the mid-1980s and investors. If this trend were to continue some observers were predicting the two it could be negative for the FTSE 100 currencies could reach parity. given it derives upwards of 70% of its Amid reports Theresa May was earnings from overseas and many are committed to a so-called ‘hard’ Brexit big dollar earners. These dollar earnings the UK currency tanked against its US are now worth less when translated counterpart and fell below $1.21. In the back into pounds. intervening seven months the direction Our main feature in the 27 April of travel has been very different and issue operated on the premise that the exchange rate recently flirted the Conservatives would increase their with $1.32, despite ongoing political majority in the General Election and uncertainty in the UK following an inconclusive although this did not transpire it may be worth election result. revisiting that article now given it was focused on just such a reversal of sterling’s poor run against POLITICS AND INTEREST RATES the dollar. If the traditional inverse relationship There are two key reasons for the slide in the dollar. between the dollar and commodities holds true President Donald Trump’s administration has been there could be a boost for resources stocks (we beset by chaos with numerous high profile departures look at the first half results from big oil on page 8). and there is growing lack of faith in its capacity to The reversal in the dollar could be useful for deliver meaningful economic and fiscal reforms. US companies with big export markets. Heavy Less high profile but almost certainly as manufacturers such as Caterpillar fall into this important is the posture adopted by US Federal category. Investors looking for exposure to the Reserve chairman Janet Yellen which has limited US industrials space could consider an exchange- expectations for many further interest rate traded fund like SPDR S&P US Industrials Select increases in the US this year. Sector (SXLI) which has an all-in charge of 0.15%. As a quick reminder higher rates tends to The basket of tracked stocks includes Caterpillar translate into currency strength. The increased alongside the likes of General Electric and return on offer attracts foreign investment, Lockheed Martin. inflating demand for and the value of the home US $ TO UK £ (WMR) - EXCHANGE RATE (01/08/17) country’s currency. ETX Capital senior market analyst Neil Wilson 1.34 says: ‘there’s a lot of dollar softness out there 1.32 with political uncertainty and doubts around the 1.30 Federal Reserve’s capacity to raise rates again this 1.28 year weigh’. 1.26 ‘The dollar index plunged to new 13-month 1.24 lows below 93, a level that takes it close to pre- 1.22 1.20 tightening levels,’ he adds. ‘The dollar has lost Source: Thomson Reuters Datastream 10% this year and is showing no signs of arresting JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL that decline.’ HIGH 1.32 1/8/17,LOW 1.21 16/1/17,LAST 1.32 1/8/17 3 | SHARES | 03 August 2017 Contents INTERACTIVE PAGES CLICK ON PAGE NUMBERS TO JUMP 03 August 2017 TO THE RELEVANT STORY EDITOR’S VIEW 03 What dollar dive means for markets 06 BIG NEWS 06 HSBC returns to expansion BIG NEWS 07 Why tobacco earnings won’t go up in smoke BIG NEWS 08 Can BP and Shell deliver on dividends? GREAT IDEAS UPDATES BIG NEWS 10 16 Switch on to ITV 09 FDM beats again GREAT IDEAS UPDATES STORY IN NUMBERS 18 Toasting Diageo 10 Fevertree’s fizz and other stories TALKING POINT in numbers 19 Why payment companies are GREAT IDEAS so attractive 12 Alfa by name and performance WEEK AHEAD 20 Results, trading GREAT IDEAS updates, AGMs 14 Bag Mulberry for and more over the global growth coming week securities, derivatives or positions with spread betting organisations that they have an interest in should first clear their writing with the editor. If the editor DISCLAIMER agrees that the reporter can write about the interest, it should be disclosed to readers at the end of the story. Holdings by third parties including families, trusts, IMPORTANT self-select pension funds, self select ISAs and PEPs and nominee accounts are included in such interests. Shares publishes information and ideas which are of interest to investors. It does not provide advice in relation to investments or any other financial matters. 2. Reporters will inform the editor on any occasion that they transact shares, Comments published in Shares must not be relied upon by readers when they derivatives or spread betting positions. This will overcome situations when the make their investment decisions. Investors who require advice should consult a interests they are considering might conflict with reports by other writers in the properly qualified independent adviser. Shares, its staff and AJ Bell Media Limited magazine. This notification should be confirmed by e-mail. do not, under any circumstances, accept liability for losses suffered by readers as a result of their investment decisions. 3. Reporters are required to hold a full personal interest register. The whereabouts of this register should be revealed to the editor. Members of staff of Shares may hold shares in companies mentioned in the magazine. This could create a conflict of interests. Where such a conflict exists it 4. A reporter should not have made a transaction of shares, derivatives or spread will be disclosed. Shares adheres to a strict code of conduct for reporters, as betting positions for seven working days before the publication of an article that set out below. mentions such interest. Reporters who have an interest in a company they have written about should not transact the shares within seven working days after the 1. In keeping with the existing practice, reporters who intend to write about any on-sale date of the magazine. 4 | SHARES | 03 August 2017 Contents MONEY MATTERS 34 Weighing up the Vanguard LifeStrategy funds MONEY MATTERS 36 Lessons from the pension freedoms LARGER COMPANIES 38 Can AstraZeneca recover from failed cancer trial? SMALLER COMPANIES 39 Victoria’s a compelling growth yarn SMALLER COMPANIES 40 Tarsus to take off in 22 second half FUNDS MAIN FEATURE 41 Join the 20% club 22 China’s Internet Stars 32 FEATURE 30 The small caps which could succeed where Astra failed INVESTMENT TRUSTS 32 F our ways to use investment trusts WHO WE ARE BROKER RATINGS EXPLAINED: EDITOR: DEPUTY NEWS Daniel EDITOR: EDITOR: We use traffic light symbols in the magazine to illustrate Coatsworth Tom Sieber Steven Frazer broker views on stocks. @SharesMagDan @SharesMagTom @SharesMagSteve FUNDS AND REPORTER: JUNIOR REPORTER: CONTRIBUTORS Green means buy, Orange means hold, Red means sell. INVESTMENT TRUSTS David Stevenson Lisa-Marie Janes Emily Perryman EDITOR: @SharesMagDavid @SharesMagLisaMJ Tom Selby James Crux Jennifer Hill The numbers refer to how many different brokers have @SharesMagJames that rating. MANAGING DIRECTOR PRODUCTION ADVERTISING 4 2 1 Mike Boydell Head of Design Senior Sales Executive Eg: means four brokers have buy ratings, Rebecca Bodi Nick Frankland two brokers have hold ratings and one broker has a sell 020 7378 4592 rating.
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