Read Alastair Robson’s investment thoughts in the Scotland on Sunday 1 January 2012.

Under the heading “There continues to be great value in equities” Alastair expects the FTSE 100 to nudge the 6,000 level at the end of 2012.

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Saturday 31 December 2011

Andrew Hannay, when asked by the Independent newspaper, chose Royal Dutch Shell (2,371p) as one share to watch this year. This company is represented strongly in all the Robmac portfolios.

The full article including a selection of other tips can be found here

Professional advice should be sought before making any investemet decision.

The New Year is a good time to take stock and review one’s financial affairs.

For most people their biggest financial commitment is the monthly outgoing to service their mortgage and yet this is one area that is often overlooked, significant savings can be made over the short and long term.

Stephen Harker held a lunch time meeting for investment professionals whis week.

He puts across a very robust case for investing in Japan and specifically in his CoreAlpha Fund. This find forms a core part of our portfolios.

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The boys at Robmac are once again donning moustaches this month in support of the Movember campaign to raise funds and awareness for men’s health, specifically prostate cancer and other cancers that affect men.

To help us in our efforts please click here to donate.

The 24th October issue of Citywire contains a profile of Robson Macintosh together with its three executive directors.

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We have been looking at the Octopus Enterprise Investment Scheme and think that it may be of interest to sophisticated investors. The Octopus EIS will invest in a portfolio of five or more companies, from the solar energy sector, with a focus on capital presrevation.

EIS schemes offer 30% up front income tax relief, CGT deferral, tax free growth and up to 100% IHT relief.

Interesting lunchtime presentation at Artemis this week to hear about the launch of the new Mark Page Euro Opps fund. Definately one to look at as Mark has a very strong track record in this area.

In town at the Bonham last week was Avinash Vazirani, manager of the top-performing Jupiter India Fund. The India story remains as compelling as ever and should be considered as an investment option over the next five to ten years.

This fund has been added to our Investment Club list (see Investments/Investment Club).

Investors in Personal Assets Trust will be well aware of the strong underlying investment performance of the investment team at Troy Asset Managent. What they may not be aware of is the excellent performance of their Unit Trust range. These have been added to our Investment Club list.

Let us know if you need further information.