LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Thursday morning: ---------- FTSE 100 ---------- TRADERS: MERRILL LYNCH CUTS VODAFONE TO 'NEUTRAL' ('BUY') ---------- TRADERS: BARCLAYS RAISES WEIR GROUP PRICE TARG Read More

Wincanton Agrees New Five-Year GBP170 Million Bank Facility

19th Jun 2014 08:34

LONDON (Alliance News) - Wincanton PLC Thursday said it has agreed a new GBP170 million bank facility with better pricing, to support its medium-term funding requirements. In a statement Thursday, the supply chain services provider said it has refinanced its main banking facility for a furt Read More

HSBC Appoints New US President And Chief Executive

16th Jun 2014 13:40

LONDON (dpa-AFX) - HSBC Holdings PLC Monday said it has appointed a new president and chief executive of its US unit, with Patrick Burke replacing Irene Dorner, who is retiring after 32 years at the banking group. Burke will lead the US unit from the beginning of November, but will become a Read More

UK BROKER RATINGS: Morgan Stanley Cuts ASOS To Underweight

13th Jun 2014 08:56

LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Friday morning and Thursday afternoon: ---------- FTSE 100 ---------- JPMORGAN CUTS STANDARD CHARTERED PRICE TARGET TO 1450 (1500) PENCE - 'NEUTRAL' ---------- JPMOR Read More

UK MIDDAY BRIEFING: J Sainsbury Sales Down Again, But Stock Gains

11th Jun 2014 12:35

LONDON (Alliance News) - J Sainsbury Wednesday reported another drop in like-for-like sales, its second consecutive quarterly decline after nine years of unbroken sales growth. The UK's third-largest supermarket chain by market share posted a 1.1% decline in like-f Read More

HSBC To Sell UK Pensions Business To Swiss Re

11th Jun 2014 10:38

LONDON (Alliance News) - HSBC Holdings PLC Wednesday said it will sell its UK pensions business to Swiss Re subsidiary ReAssure Ltd, but HSBC Global Asset Management (UK) Ltd will remain the investment manager for most of the assets being sold. In a statement, the UK's largest bank by marke Read More

DIRECTOR DEALINGS: HSBC Chairman Acquires Shares

28th May 2014 15:31

LONDON (Alliance News) - HSBC Holdings PLC Wednesday said Chairman Douglas Flint acquired 20 shares at a price of GBP6.2155 each under its share incentive plan Tuesday. Following this transaction, Flint now holds 400,273 shares. HSBC shares were trading 1.4% higher at 629.80 pence Wed Read More

UPDATE: HSBC Targets Dividend Growth; Has No Plan To Trim Investment Bank

23rd May 2014 16:00

LONDON (Alliance News) - HSBC Holdings PLC will continue to target dividend growth in the coming years, Chief Executive Stuart Gulliver said Friday, adding that the bank has no plans to reshape its investment bank or to make any transformational acquisitions. Addressing shareholders at the Read More

HSBC Targets Dividend Growth; Has No Plan To Trim Investment Bank

23rd May 2014 13:25

UK BROKER RATINGS: Goldman Sachs Upgrades London Stock Exchange

23rd May 2014 09:11

LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Friday morning: ---------- FTSE 100 ---------- GOLDMAN RAISES JOHNSON MATTHEY PRICE TARGET TO 3980 (3600) PENCE - 'NEUTRAL' ---------- TRADERS: JPMORGAN ADDS AB FOO Read More

Barclays Fined GBP26.0 Million Over London Gold Fixing Failings

23rd May 2014 08:57

LONDON (Alliance News) - Barclays PLC was Friday fined GBP26.0 million by UK regulators for failings surrounding the London Gold Fixing, while one of its former traders has been banned for trying to influence the price-setting process just one day after the bank was fined for its role in the Lond Read More

UK MORNING BRIEFING: Smiths Group And Tullow Oil Drag On FTSE 100

23rd May 2014 07:34

LONDON (Alliance News) - UK shares have opened mixed Friday, with mid- and small caps posting small gains while the FTSE 100 has started lower. Smiths Group and Tullow Oil are depressing the blue-chip index, as Smiths warned about the results of one Read More

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