John Holland's Article in Finance

1228 UK Stock Market predicts growth
Asset Match who launched following a buy out of the Sharemark stock market at the end of 2012 predicts considerable growth over the next 3 years. This is perhaps the least well known and almost certainly the smallest of the UK based Stock Markets.
Posted on May-16-2013

831 £400bn available for smaller companies on the UK Stock Markets
It’s a little known fact that in 2012, the FTSE Small Cap Index outperformed most other indices in the UK with a rise of over 20 per cent.
Posted on May-16-2013

824 Leading Software Company takes AIM
AIM (The Alternative Investment Market) has welcomed the admission of another growing software business. Starcom plc, originally founded in 2004, is a technology company
Posted on May-16-2013

863 Can the gains in the FTSE 100 be sustained?
It’s been a quite remarkable start to 2013 as the FTSE 100 boasts its best January performance for 2 decades. During January it rose 379 points or 6.43%, its best start to the year since 1989.
Posted on May-16-2013

1282 Battle of the stock markets
The success of The London Stock Exchanges AIM stock market is unquestionable. The market offers smaller growing companies a destination to raise funding, both at the time of flotation and though the further issues of shares once listed.
Posted on Apr-22-2013

943 Is 2013 the year to invest in shares?
Investors are understandably looking closely at the Stock Markets as a home for their investments after the returns seen throughout 2012 and in the first weeks of 2013.
Posted on Apr-22-2013

1045 ISDX - The new UK stock market for small growing companies
In October 2012 the former PLUS-quoted stock market operated by PLUS Markets Group was taken over by ICAP the world’s leading interdealer broker and provider of post trade information services.
Posted on Apr-22-2013

974 AIM Directors show pay restraint
Whist the pay of senior executives in the UK’s major companies is constantly under scrutiny from the press in these days of austerity, the most recent research into Directors pay for AIM companies has shown that many CEO’s and Finance Directors are, on the whole, taking a responsible view of their remuneration packages.
Posted on Apr-22-2013

1343 First survey of 2013 shows increased optimism amongst small and mid-sized stock market companies
The latest quarterly survey undertaken by the Quoted Company Alliance (QCA) identifies that confidence amongst small and mid-sized companies listed on the UK Stock Markets has improved, however there still remains some concerns about access to funding.
Posted on Mar-27-2013

1321 Cancer Treatment Company to raise £40m on AIM
E-Therapeutics, a Newcastle based drug discovery company that focuses on cancer treatments and disorders of the nervous system, is planning to raise £40m through an issue of ordinary shares to existing and new institutional investors on AIM( The Alternative Investment Market).
Posted on Mar-27-2013

1122 The High Growth Segment – The London Stock Exchange’s new initiative for high growth companies
On 13 February 2013, the London Stock Exchange announced its new High Growth Segment, which aims to create a new market segment on the Main Market for fast growing companies that want a stepping stone to the premium listing option.
Posted on Mar-27-2013

965 ISDX Stock Market to attract more companies in 2013
ICAP’s Securities & Derivatives Exchange (ISDX) has demonstrated its intention to build its equity market for smaller growing companies by strengthening its board ready for a growth in 2013.
Posted on Mar-27-2013

958 Number of IPO’s set to grow in first quarter 2013
Whilst 2012 promised an improvement in the IPO market in the UK, this generally failed to materialise, however a number of larger IPO’s happened towards the end of the year.
Posted on Feb-08-2013

905 Will you take AIM in 2013?
AIM (The Alternative Investment Market) Stock Market has begun 2013 on a cautious yet optimistic note. Although a number of companies have delisted from the market over recent years, the back end of 2012 saw some good news for AIM, The London Stock Exchanges market for younger and growing companies.
Posted on Feb-08-2013

762 The importance of Non-Executive Directors for pre IPO companies
For companies listing on any of the UK Stock markets, one task which can lead to significant benefits down the line is the appointment of one or more Non-Executive Directors prior to admission.
Posted on Feb-08-2013

822 Are more football clubs set for flotation on the stock markets in 2013?
When Rangers, the Glasgow football club, announced its intention to float on AIM in October 2012 there were many a raised eyebrow in the city.
Posted on Feb-08-2013