Analysis

The Japanese government's intentions to introduce reforms suggest any weakness in its stockmarket will be short-lived and could be a fresh buying opportunity.

Preference shares offer investors an elusive commodity that competing investments increasingly cannot - a steady bounty of dependable yields.

The Co-operative Bank is scrambling to raise capital, having been judged inadequately funded by credit rating agency Moody's.

Chip manufacturer ARM Holdings is a good example of a share becoming so prized by the market that there is no margin of safety in the buying price.