DAM PR WINS RAFT OF NEW BUSINESS FOR AUTUMN 2012 – OUTLOOK FOR CORPORATE PR BRIGHTENING, RECKONS BOSS DAVID ANDREWS
Press release
July 18 2012
A SERIES of recent new business wins for Brighton based financial PR consultancy DAM PR (formerly David Andrews Media Ltd) sees the company punching above its weight in the corporate/financial PR sector.
DAM PR is to re-launch Cherry PLC and Cherryfind.co.uk – both leading independent financial adviser and consumer advice services – to national and trade media from September 2012, and has also secured the contract to launch mortgage broker and IFA service Sanctions Search across all relevant professional media this coming Autumn.
The wins follow on from DAM PR landing a major contract with Gallagher Employee Benefits, along with new business with investment company Protean Investments, with a brief to promote the companies to national media financial sections.
HFM Columbus investment director Rob Pemberton’s Q3 assessment (attached) – investor advice is to stay with equity income funds, strategic bond and multi-asset funds – uncertain global climate but inflation likely to continue downward trend
Press release
10 July 2012
We are in a multi-year period of slow economic growth and low investment returns coupled with high and uncomfortable volatility. Deleveraging is a decade long process, not a single event.
The optimism of the first quarter has dimmed as global economic growth continues to stutter and the Eurozone problems are firmly centre stage once more.
Strong headwinds remain and investors need to fully understand the importance of ‘Policy Risk’ – it is the decisions of politicians and Central Bankers that will principally determine the direction of financial markets in the coming years.
Monetary policy will remain super-accommodative with no rise likely in interest rates for the next few years.
We continue to stress the importance of having a strong and stable income stream from investments.
The outlook for financial assets remains unpredictable with possible outcomes increasingly polarised. In this uncertain environment our preference remains for Equity Income funds, Strategic Bond funds and a select few conservatively managed Multi-Asset funds.
SABIEN TECHNOLOGY REPORTS INCREASE IN PROFITS AND SALES PIPELINE IN POST YEAR ENDING TRADING UPDATE T0 30 JUNE 2012
Press release
10 July 2012
Major contract wins help propel group to excellent year end with bullish forecast for coming 12 months
London – Sabien Technology Group plc (AIM: SNT)
Post Year End Trading Update
July 10 2012
Sabien Technology Group plc, the manufacturer and supplier of M2G, a boiler energy efficiency technology, is pleased to provide an update on trading following the end of the year to 30 June 2012.
The Board reports that, on a like-for-like basis, expected results for the year to 30 June 2012 are ahead of those for the previous year and that turnover for the year to 30 June 2012 was approximately £2.47m, 18% higher than the previous year (2011: £2.09m).
Pre-tax profits for the year are expected to be around 32% higher at circa £0.25m (2011: £0.19m). Consolidated net cash balances as at 30 June 2012 were £1.40m (2011: £1.03m). The above figures are subject to audit.
The continuing momentum of business improvement in the financial period 2011/2012 is reflected in a noticeable increase in the Group’s sales pipeline which was approximately £9.1m as at 30 June 2012 (2011: £7.7m).
In this context, CEO Alan O’ Brien said: “We are pleased with the sales traction from our direct sales and indirect partners which remains strong and we expect further growth for the year ending 30 June 2013.”
SABIEN TECHNOLOGY REPORTS INCREASE IN PROFITS AND SALES PIPELINE IN POST YEAR ENDING TRADING UPDATE T0 30 JUNE 2012
Press release
10 July 2012
Major contract wins help propel group to excellent year end with bullish forecast for coming 12 months
London – Sabien Technology Group plc (AIM: SNT)
Post Year End Trading Update
July 10 2012
Sabien Technology Group plc, the manufacturer and supplier of M2G, a boiler energy efficiency technology, is pleased to provide an update on trading following the end of the year to 30 June 2012.
The Board reports that, on a like-for-like basis, expected results for the year to 30 June 2012 are ahead of those for the previous year and that turnover for the year to 30 June 2012 was approximately £2.47m, 18% higher than the previous year (2011: £2.09m).
Pre-tax profits for the year are expected to be around 32% higher at circa £0.25m (2011: £0.19m). Consolidated net cash balances as at 30 June 2012 were £1.40m (2011: £1.03m). The above figures are subject to audit.
The continuing momentum of business improvement in the financial period 2011/2012 is reflected in a noticeable increase in the Group’s sales pipeline which was approximately £9.1m as at 30 June 2012 (2011: £7.7m). Read more >>
Global emerging funds deliver stellar returns – but only if you choose the right fund
PRESS RELEASE
3 July 2012
Global emerging markets funds delivering stellar returns – but only if you pick the right fund
Moneyspider.com’s latest data reveals three quarters of all emerging market funds under-performed in last three years – but First State and Aberdeen power ahead
A two horse race as the front runners easily leave the nags behind
First State turns £5,000 into £8,700 in three years
Aberdeen not far behind as A rated funds continue to reward investors – but watch where you put your money, warns Moneyspider.com – or you could lose your shirt
Territory based research teams the key to top returns in high risk sector
INVESTORS WHO have held their nerve and stayed in emerging markets funds despite the ups and downs of global stock markets have been well rewarded, according to new data from online investment research analysts Moneyspider.com.
But only if they have selected the right funds. Because while there are a handful of stellar performers within this higher risk sector, the majority of funds – more than three quarters – are relegated to Moneyspider.com’s C/E ratings (please see editor’s notes for full explanation on how MS.com’s ratings system works).
Investors who have been fortunate to opt for top-flight fund managers such as First State Investments have seen their choices pay off handsomely.
First State’s Global Emerging Markets fund for example returned £8,715 on a £5,000 investment over three years in the period May 2009 to May 2012. And Aberdeen’s popular Emerging Markets Fund was not far behind with £8,027 over the same period.
Both funds are A rated, but while the top performers in the sector are dominated by the likes of First State and Aberdeen, there are far more lame duck funds in this sector than alpha performers. Read more >>