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03/02/11
Nicholas Brooks from ETF Securities explains the ins and outs of exchange traded commodities
Nicholas Brooks, Head of Research and Investment Strategy at ETF Securities explains how exchange traded commodities work and how they work as part of a balanced portfolio. He also explains why commodity exchange traded funds are the fastest growing segment of the exchange traded product market.
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01/02/11
Alpesh Patel of Praefinium Partners says he expects equity benchmarks to rise 15% in 2011
Alpesh Patel of Praefinium Partners tells Proactive Investors says that while the equity markets will be a good place to be for 2011 ( the FT100 may well break new ground), there are some serious questions about 2012. Alpesh analyses the risks.
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30/01/11
Russ Mould of Shares magazine says he remains bullish on AIM listed stocks
Russ Mould, Editor of Shares magazine, tells Proactive Investors why he’s still bullish on AIM listed stocks. He says the fundamentals, valuations, M&A and healthy yields are all supportive for the markets. He also says there is a correlation between the US Presidential cycle and stock markets.
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29/01/11
David Fuller of fullermoney.com talks about investment opportunities in the nuclear age
David Fuller, Global Strategist at fullermoney.com, says, in the first interview in a short series, that while investing in nuclear is a long term story Asia is already moving very fast by stockpiling uranium. David says the best plays are the mining stocks including, Rio Tinto (LON:RIO), Cameco (TSE:CCO), Denison Mines (AMEX:DNN), Geiger Counter(LON:GCL) & Paladin Energy (TSE:PDN). Watch out for David’s more detailed look at the uranium price and some of the stocks involved in the coming weeks.
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28/01/11
Andrew Woollett of ZincOx sees the gap closing between current share price and real value
Andrew Woollett, Chairman of ZincOx says the company is now focussed on becoming one of the worlds largest zinc recycling companies. Andrew also says that with the announcement of the financing of its Korea Zinc project now in place the gap between the share price and the real value of the company will close.
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19/01/11
Marcus Stuttard of the LSE says AIM has a number of initiatives to help raise liquidity
Marcus Stuttard, Head of the Alternative Investment Market at the London Stock Exchange, tells Proactive Investors that there’s a strong pipeline for AIM for 2011 and says that he is working with central government and the authorities at home and in Europe and on a number of initiatives to help raise liquidity.
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18/01/11
Paul Kavanagh from Killik & Co forecasts 6,600 for FT100 in 2011
Paul Kavanagh from Killik & Co tells Proactive Investors about the backdrop he expects for investors in 2011. Paul also looks back at a stock he spoke to Proactive about in June 2010, Entertainment One, and two others to watch including TSX listed Sandvine and Titan Europe Plc.
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17/01/11
Tony Harwood of Universal Coal says his company is focussed on growth and quality.
Tony Harwood, Chairman of Universal Coal, tells Proactive Investors why his recently listed company is focussed on growth and quality. He describes the exciting opportunities created by his experienced management team as they selected specific prospects for thermal and coking coal in South Africa
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17/01/11
Chris Hughes of NMR says his company aims to double profits over the next few years
Chris Hughes, Finance Director of National Milk Records, tells Proactive Investors which opportunities will help his company to double profits over the next few years. He also tells investors why the share price should continue its upward trend now that the capital re-structuring is complete.
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14/01/11
Ian Lyall – author of “Street Smart Trader” speaks about his new book
Ian Lyall, author of “Street Smart Trader – An Insider’s Guide”, welcomes readers to the “real City of London”. Ian tells Proactive Investors that his new book is designed to guide the private investor through the various aspects of The City and reveal the daily operations of the professionals.
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14/01/11
John McGoldrick of Caza Oil & Gas says last year’s huge share price could be repeated
John McGoldrick, Chairman of Caza Oil & Gas , tells Proactive Investors why each of his 4 high impact prospects could be company makers. He outlines plans for 2011 and believes last year’s meteoric share price rise could be repeated.
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16/12/10
David Fuller of Fullermoney.com expects copper prices to be higher 1-year from now
David Fuller, Global Strategist at Fullermoney.com, tells Proactive Investors that demand for copper will remain, but it may be volatile. He says with negative real interest rates and more and more institutional AND private investors interested in copper, he fully expects the price to be higher 1-year from now.
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15/12/10
David Buik at BGC Partners says equities will be the No.1 asset class in 2011
David Buik, from BGC Partners, tells Proactive Investors that 2011 will provide opportunities in the equity markets. The risks are that governments around the world don’t pay attention to their problems and “cut their cloth” accordingly which would lead to high rates of unemployment and put those economies back into recession.
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14/12/10
David Fuller of Fullermoney.com explains why soft commodity prices may continue to rise
David Fuller, Global Strategist at Fullermoney.com, tells Proactive Investors why he is wary of a 'mania' in gold buying. He also explains why with money printing and volatile weather the soft commodity bull run has further to go.
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13/12/10
David Baynes of Fusion IP says he has 8 to 10 portfolio companies worth watching
David Baynes, CEO of Fusion IP, tells Proactive Investors why his company should be profitable this year with a self sustaining model. He adds that of the current 23 portfolio companies he has a group of 8 to 10 which should add significant value to the parent company in the coming year.
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10/12/10
Matthew Walls of EpiStem says all 3 of his company’s divisions will show growth in 2011
Matthew Walls, CEO of EpiStem Plc, tells Proactive Investors that while the Personalised Medicine division will show the biggest growth in 2011 both Novel Therapies and Contract Research are also set for solid growth. Matthew says he is actively looking for acquisitions to either create a 4th division or complement the existing ones.
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10/12/10
Stanley Gibbons Investments in China
Stanley Gibbons Chief Executive Mike Hall talks about his recent trip to China and the high level of demand demonstrated by Chinese stamp collectors for rare stamps
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09/12/10
Justin Wheatley of StatPro says its Revolution software will be a ‘significant opportunity’
Justin Wheatley, CEO of StatPro, tells Proactive Investors that the release of its ‘Revolution’ software in February 2011 will be a significant opportunity for the company and has tremendous potential. Justin also says that increasing market regulation also provides opportunities for StatPro.
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02/12/10
Chris Tinker of Libra Investment Services says it’s time to invest not just time to trade
Chris Tinker, Co-founder of Libra Investment Services, tells Proactive Investors that the current market conditions are good for a long term investment strategy. While, for some it may be a hard investment psychology to adopt, buying into the dips for the stocks you like is far better than selling out if the going gets tough for a short period of time.
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01/12/10
John Meyer of Fairfax looks at 3 gold miners and a Spanish tungsten producer
John Meyer, Analyst at Fairfax, tells Proactive Investors why he’s looking at gold producers in Burkina Faso with Australian listed Ampella Mining one to watch. John also looks at Medusa Mining, Shanta Gold and Ormonde Mining
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30/11/10
Doug McGay of Petro Matad says it’s an exciting time to be in oil in Mongolia
Doug McGay, CEO of Petro Matad, tells Proactive Investors that fears about poor infrastructure and extreme weather conditions in Mongolia shouldn’t deter anyone from looking at the country for investment returns. He says Petro Matad is well placed with planning to go through to full production and close neighbours there are already producing 3000 barrels a day. Petro Matad is also planning to introduce winterised rigs to enable them to drill 365 days a year.
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29/11/10
David Hart of Westhouse Securities takes a portfolio approach to investing in exploration stocks
David Hart, Oil & Gas analyst at Westhouse Securities, tells Proactive Investors why a portfolio approach is better for investing in exploration companies. He looks at Petro Matad, Encore Oil, Nautical Petroleum, Xcite Energy, Rockhopper Exploration and Desire Petroleum.
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26/11/10
Lorry Hughes of South Boulder Mines says his focus is firmly on producing potash in Eritrea
Lorry Hughes, CEO of South Boulder Mines, tells Proactive Investors that his main focus is to getting to potash production in Eritrea. South Boulder Mines is aiming to leapfrog the pack to become a major potash producer. The company has the world’s shallowest potash deposit.
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26/11/10
Pieter Totté of The Real Good Food Co says he's confident there's the demand to increase output
Pieter Totté, Executive Chairman and CEO of The Real Good Food Company, tells proactive investors that having weathered the sugar crisis there is the demand to expand. With a modernisation process due next year, Pieter says he's very positive about 2011 in terms of volumes of business, margins and profitability.
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24/11/10
David Jones of IG Index says he expects gold to rise to $1,500 per oz in the near future.
David Jones of IG Index tells Proactive Investors he expects gold to rise to over $1,500 per oz in the near future. David expects the FTSE 100 to be back above 6,000 before the end of the year. However he warns that central bank activity is distorting the markets
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23/11/10
Nick McGregor from Redmayne Bentley says the commodity bull-run remains firmly in place
Nick McGregor, Branch Manager at Redmayne Bentley, says that the underlying reasons to buy commodities remains firmly in place, although if China does raise rates to try and curb growth he says it will certainly have an effect on demand. He also says that the speculative money will move on to other areas.
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22/11/10
Paul Kavanagh of Killik & Co says the FTSE 100 rally still has momentum
Paul Kavanagh, of Killik & Co, tells Proactive Investors why he believes the FTSE 100 rally has some way to go. Paul also suggests why Talk Talk, Carphone Warehouse and Imagination Technologies are stocks worth investigating
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19/11/10
Gordon Davis of Camino Minerals says the pedigree of the properties it took on is outstanding
Gordon Davis, Chairman/CEO Camino Minerals, says the company is preparing to drill at its El Rincon property in early January 2011 and Rodeo by the end of the first quarter. It’s expected that while the company will be able to mine multi grammes of gold over tens of metres at Rodeo, El Rincon is expected to yield gold nearer to the surface at a rate of tenths of grammes over hundreds of metres. He also says he wants to keep the options open as to whether to produce precious metals alone, forge a joint venture or sell out.
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18/11/10
Jeremy Martin of Horizonte Minerals says the Araguaia project will add value to his company in 2011
Jeremy Martin, CEO of Horizonte Minerals, tells Proactive Investors that the Araguaia project in Brazil will add most value to his company in 2011. He discusses the strategy behind alliances signed this year with AngloGold Ashanti and Teck Resources. Jeremy says Horizonte aims to complete a listing on Canada’s TSX market in Q1 2011.
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17/11/10
John Gerstenlauer of Gulf Keystone Petroleum says a full appraisal of the Shaikan field will be complete in 2012
John Gerstenlauer, COO of Gulf Keystone Petroleum, tells Proactive Investors that a full appraisal of the Shaikan oilfield in Kurdistan will be complete on 2012. The current estimates range from 1.9 to 18 billion barrels of oil. John says Gulf Keystone probably does not have the appetite to go it alone and become a major oil company.
