UK
A Short Note on Lloyds Bank and Royal Bank of Scotland
Lloyds Banking Group (LYG) and Royal Bank of Scotland(RBS) are two of the top five banks based in the U.K. Both these banks used to have solid dividend yields and performed well up until the credit crisis of 2008-09 hit. In order to prevent the banks from collapsing due to heavy losses the British government [...]
The Largest British Companies By Revenue 2012
The largest British firms by revenues from the Fortune Global 500 list for 2012 are listed below: Source: Fortune Global 500, Fortune Related ETF: iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (EWU) Disclosure: No Positions
Which British Banks Are Worth Investing In Now?
The British banking industry is slowly recovering from a multitude of problems including the effects of global financial crisis, the European debt crisis, the LIBOR manipulation scandal, etc. Among the top five banks, three reported decent earnings for last year. In addition, HSBC, Barclays and Standard Chartered also increased their dividends for the first time since the financial [...]
The 20 Most Popular UK Equity Income Stocks
FE Trustnet recently published a research report listing the most popular UK income stocks held by UK Equity Income Funds. The 20 stocks in the list are all members of the FTSE 100 index. According to the report, AstraZeneca, Centrica and Imperial Tobacco are the highest-conviction plays among UK Equity Income managers. The most popular UK [...]
Ten British Stocks To Consider for 2013 and Beyond
The British equity market offers many excellent companies for investors looking to add some exposure to UK and also earn a higher total return. Five reasons for investing in British stocks are listed below: The current dividend yield for UK is 3.4% compared to 2.2% for the US market. Due to the tax treaty with [...]
Number of UK Publicly Listed Companies Continue to Decline
The total number of British companies traded publicly on the equity markets continue to decline for many years due to many reasons. Unlike in the past, many companies do not find a compelling need to go public. In addition, companies are able to fund their capital requirements through internal funding and issuing debt. The explosive [...]
