TOP NEWS: Ninety One interim profit falls, inks deal with Sanlam
Under terms of this agreement, Ninety One will acquire all the issued shares in Sanlam Investment Management Pty Ltd, an active investment management business wholly owned by Sanlam Investment ...
TOP NEWS: Severn Trent lifts dividend as profit doubles in first half
Severn Trent is on track for its highest-ever year of capital investment with the company targeting the upper end of its GBP1.3 to GBP1.5 billion guidance range. In the first half, capital investment ...
TOP NEWS: UK consumer price inflation hotter than forecast in October
UK consumer price inflation accelerated at a faster pace than expected last month, spurred on by electricity and gas prices, numbers on Wednesday showed. According to the Office for National ...
LONDON MARKET EARLY CALL: FTSE 100 called up; UK inflation to pick up
(Alliance News) - Stocks in London are set to open a touch higher on Wednesday, clawing back Tuesday's loss, with focus in the morning on a UK inflation reading. IG says futures indicate the FTSE 100 ...
J Smart & Co interim profit surges due to property valuation surplus
The group also swung to a net surplus of GBP994,000 on the valuation of its investment properties, from a deficit of GBP2.2 million a year prior. This surplus offset an operating loss of GBP328,000 ...
Rockwood Strategic outperforms benchmark despite challenging market
Rockwood Strategic PLC on Tuesday said its net asset value has outperformed its benchmark indexes in the first half of its current financial year, despite a "challenging external environment". The ...
LONDON MARKET CLOSE: European stocks hurt by geopolitical tensions
(Alliance News) - Stock in Europe closed off session lows but struggled on Tuesday, with geopolitical worries damping enthusiasm in equity markets, while the pound continued to sit below USD1.27 ahead ...
Time to Act interim loss narrows as revenue surges almost 80%
(Alliance News) - Time to Act PLC on Tuesday said its loss narrowed in the first half of its current financial year, as revenue surged nearly 80% higher.
Petards says new subsidiary Affini Technology awarded radio contract
(Alliance News) - Petards Group PLC on Tuesday said its new subsidiary, Affini Technology, has been awarded a contract worth GBP400,000 to supply and install a new digital radio system. Petards, the ...
Aquis Exchange chair steps down for personal reasons
(Alliance News) - Aquis Exchange PLC on Tuesday announced that Glenn Collinson has decided to step down as chair and director of Aquis with immediate effect for personal reasons. Aquis Exchange covers ...
Cash shell Leeds seeks early exit from AIM following suspension
Leeds had until September 27 to make an acquisition or be re-admitted to AIM as an investing company, in which case the firm would have needed to raise at least GBP6 million. Leeds failed to meet ...
CORRECT: Manolete Partners swings to loss thanks to increased expenses
(Alliance News) - Manolete Partners PLC on Tuesday said it swung to a loss in the first half of its current financial year despite revenue growth, due to an increase in its expenses.