Understanding Preference Shares and Aviva's Cancellation Decision

In another packed episode, host Dan Jones is joined by Christopher Akers to look at half-year results from car testing company AB Dynamics (ABDP). Can it continue to perform well at a time when the automotive industry is yet again facing a string of pressures, including those dreaded tariffs?

Next up is a look at this week’s Big Read on ‘survivor shares’. James Norrington introduces the thinking behind the piece and discusses the metrics you can use to find companies that will prosper in an uncertain world. 

The team then turn to preference shares. While loved by income seekers because of their impressive yields, they may not be long for this world given Aviva’s (AV.) successful attempt to cancel some of its prefs this month. Jemma Slingo discusses the implications and whether investors are being too hasty in voting for the cancellation of these shares.

1:21 AB Dynamics

10:35 Survivor Shares

22:13 Preference shares

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