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The word insurance has its roots in the Latin securus, meaning 'free from care'. The phrase, however, does not describe the current sentiments of investors in UK insurance companies.
'I’d take better dividend growth over 10 years’ time at the expense of some growth in the short term'
Rathbone Income eyes leaner dividend growth in 2022 after bumper year
Britain's biggest banks are on the comeback trail, as the effects of the coronavirus pandemic on their balance sheets appear less than severe than originally feared. In their recent round of results, far from reporting spiralling losses on soured loans to business and households, Britain's big four banks either released money that had been set aside to cover coronavirus-related costs or reported a smaller-than-expected hit. As a result, profits rose in the first three months of this year - hugely in some cases -and share prices rallied. Many investors, however, still question the wisdom of ...
UK investors turn bullish on ‘big four’ banks after bumper earnings Though tailwinds are strong for now there are worries ‘markets have moved well ahead of the economic reality’ UK investors have started to warm toward Britain’s largest banks after a bumper quarterly earnings period but some are concerned “the easy wins may be over” with much of the positive vaccine and economic recovery news fully priced in. This year the ‘big four’ banks have seen a stunning reversal of fortunes, delivering Q1 earnings above and beyond analysts’ expectations. HSBC and Natwest,...