Sainsbury's Share Price Plummets 14% As CMA Threatens To Block Merger

Sainsbury's announced its plans to merge with Asda in April 2018
Sainsbury's share price collapsed in morning trading on Wednesday after the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) warned the proposed merger with Asda would create "extensive" competition concerns.
In a release on Wednesday morning, the CMA said these competition concerns could be felt at both a national and local level throughout the whole of the UK. Furthermore, the proposed merger could result...
What Advisers Misunderstand About Protection
Protection is rarely rejected outright. More often, it is misunderstood. Most advisers recognise th... Read more
Gyrostat Market Outlook: Looking Beyond The 30-day Volatility Headlines
This outlook examines how financial markets are pricing risk rather than attempting to forecast market... Read more
Gyrostat Capital Management: The Hidden Assumption In Most Portfolios - Stability
Markets do not usually fail portfolios. Assumptions do. Most portfolios are built with car... Read more
Gyrostat February Outlook: Stewardship As Risk Reprices
This monthly outlook examines how financial markets are pricing risk, rather than attempting to forecast ... Read more
Gyrostat Capital Management: Why Risk Management Is Not About Predicting Risk
Why Risk Management is Not About Predicting Risk Financial markets reward confidence, but they punish certai... Read more
Gyrostat January Outlook: Calm At Multiyear Extremes
This monthly Gyrostat Risk-Managed Market Outlook does not attempt to forecast market direction. Its p... Read more
