UK-based Aerospace & Defense giant Rolls Royce Holdings plc (RYCEY) has been a poor performer in terms of share price returns. In the past 2 years, the total return (TR) which includes dividends was a loss 50%. relative to the FTSE 100’s flat TR (based on the London-listed domestic stock in British Pounds). But Paul Mumford, manager of Cavendish …

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U.S. investors looking for foreign dividend stocks can find interesting opportunities in the British equity market. British stocks offer many advantages for American investors especially with respect to dividend withholding taxes. Unlike many other developed and emerging countries, the UK does NOT deduct withholding taxes on dividend payments from UK corporations to US investors. However a 20% tax …

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The FTSE 100 is down by early 8% year-to-date compared to S&P 500’s decline of about 7.0% YTD. However according to a report by JPMorgan UK, British equities have brighter prospects ahead than US stocks. From an article quoting the report: In a wide-ranging note, they looked at UK shares valuations and prospects and came out positive. Looking …

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The conservative party won the general elections in the UK with the British Prime Minister David Cameron returning to power in his second term. Contrary to predictions, the tories won with a majority 331 of the 650 seats. The one positive outcome of the results is that the tories do not have to depend on other parties …

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The FTSE 100 has been a laggard this year compared to other European indices. The FTSE is up by 6.5% so far this year while the DAX, CAC 40 and others have shot up by digit percentages. This is because the FTSE is heavily concentrated in resource sector such as the oil and mining, consumer …

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