In this week's show Taha Lokhandwala and Patrick Connolly, chartered financial planner at Chase de Vere, explain why Asian equities look attractive at the moment and suggest good ways to access them. Emma Agyemang explains why a proposed merger between Dunedin Smaller Companies Investment Trust and Standard Life UK Smaller Companies Trust would benefit their shareholders. And Patrick sets out some planning strategies to help mitigate inheritance tax.

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On this week's Companies and Markets Show IC editor John Hughman talks to Megan Boxall and Harriet Clarfelt about what makes a good Aim IPO, and why sport and investing have not always proved happy bedfellows.

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The team is joined by Darius McDermott, managing director at Chelsea Financial Services, to discuss what impact the increase in trade tensions between the US and China could have on investors' portfolios. Plus how absolute return funds could help mitigate downside in your portfolio and why spending more money in retirement could be something to consider.

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On this week's show IC editor John Hughman asks Algy Hall whether the good times are well and truly over for UK housebuilders, and speaks to James Norrington about why the active vs passive funds debate is a red herring for investors.

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In this week's show Tim Crockford, manager of Hermes Impact Opportunities Equity Fund, explains what impact investing is and how he implements the strategy in his fund. The IC team also look at how certain trading strategies can boost the returns you get from passive funds, and which areas of the bond market still offer value.

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 IC editor John Hughman talks to Alex Newman about why private investors need to think more like hedge fund managers, while companies editor Mark Robinson gives the lowdown on a turbulent week at Rolls-Royce

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Leonora Walters interviews fund manager Joe Bauernfreund of Asset Value Investors on how he seeks value for the British Empire Investment Trust

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In this week's show, deputy personal finance editor Taha Lokhandwala considers whether sentiment on some UK stocks is too negative and could therefore offer hidden value opportunities. 

Adrian Lowcock, investment director at Architas, explains how asset allocation can play an important part in boosting investment returns. He also analyses the current macro-economic background and suggests which asset classes could be set to do well.

And the two pore over the attributes of a new fund that invests in alternative assets and is targeting a yield of 5 per cent. 

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IC editor John Hughman talks to Harriet Clarfelt about double-or-nothing small cap shares, while Emma Powell explains the challenges facing the UK's big banks.

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In the nine months since Jim Johnson became chief executive officer of Hunting, shares in the oil services group have doubled. Rocketing oil prices and a booming US market have of course helped, but is growth assured even if WTI crude drops back down to $60 a barrel? For this episode of the Investors Chronicle's Extraction Podcast, Mr Johnson speaks with resources writer Alex Newman about North American shale, the long-term health of the oil industry, and Hunting's return to the dividend list.

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