27 JANUARY 1973, page 22

Skinflint's City Diary

It is impossible to accept without reservation the press releases of the company promoter takeover men. How two and two makes five. Synergy. Economies of scale and so on. The......

Charitable Trusts

With dark, gloomy forebodings about Britain's entry into the Common Market I hope the taxfree status of charities and pension funds is re-examined. No one would argue, I......

Account Gamble

Ladies Pride John Bull There is a snag about specula ting in small companies. The market in the shares tends to be very narrow and often the bulk of the equity is held by the......