On this week's Alpha podcast editor John Hughman talks to the IC's small cap specialist Simon Thompson about the outlook for global stock markets and the strategies he's using to identify companies fit for the Covid era.

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Boohoo’s ethical misdemeanours have not translated to poor sales or share price growth. But could the environmental and social concerns raised by the company’s recent enquiry have repercussions across the garment industry? 

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The UK dividend bloodbath has been one of the major challenges facing investors in 2020 and the outlook remains far from certain. Blake Hutchins, co-manager of Trojan Income, a defensive and highly successful UK equity income fund, is well acquainted with all these issues. In this interview he tells us why there may still be hope for UK equity income, but also why investors do need to be more selective than ever to succeed in this market. 

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On this week's Alpha podcast, John and Phil head to the shops to see which retailers are surviving – and even thriving – in the face of the pandemic. 

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Are we ever going back to the office? Will working life return to normal when the threat of coronavirus has passed? How will businesses in the hospitality and travel sectors survive?

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On this week's IC Alpha Podcast John and Phil talk about two companies in the travel sector that have borne the brunt of Covid-19 and may have further pain to come, why lockdown is proving good news for one specialist retailer, and a distributor that's expanding despite the difficult economic backdrop.

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Google searches for the word ‘staycation’ have spiked in 2020. Brits fearing unpleasant air travel, hostile international hosts or an unexpected two weeks of enforced quarantine on return to the UK have opted to holiday in these green and pleasant lands.

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Government bonds were one of the only reliable portfolio diversifiers when equity markets crashed earlier this year, but they now face several pressing questions. Are they too expensive, and will they still work in the next sell-off? What will the future hold for bonds more generally?

Mike Riddell, manager of the Allianz Strategic Bond fund, has successfully navigated recent bouts of volatility by taking a flexible approach to fixed income. In this interview, he tells us what the future might hold for the asset class and where he sees value (and risk).

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On this week's episode, John Hughman and resident analyst Phil Oakley discuss the state of play for the housebuilders with the help of this week's results from Redrow. Plus what Next can do in response to the evolving retail sector and how Ocado has found itself in the Covid-19 sweet spot. But is Phil convinced?

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The pub feels like just the right place to launch the Investors Chronicle’s brand new podcast, especially as the topic up for discussion in episode one is beer.

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