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(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London were mostly in the red midday on Friday, as market participants eye US employment data and take stock of the ongoing Iran war, as well as news of slower-than-expected eurozone GDP growth. Read More
(Alliance News) - Alliance Witan PLC on Friday confirmed its 59th consecutive annual dividend increase but said its total return trailed the benchmark index. Read More
(Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 was called to open higher on Friday, while UK house prices rose more than expected on an annual basis according to Halifax. Read More
Alliance Witan PLC - Dundee, Scotland-registered investment trust founded in 1888 and managed by Willis Tower Watson - Declares fourth interim dividend of 7.08 pence per share, up 5.2% on 6.73p a year before. This brings the FTSE 100 constituent's total payout for 2025 to 28.32p, up 6.1% on 2024. Alliance Witan notes that this is its 59th consecutive annual dividend increase, which it says is one of the longest such track records in the investment trust industry. "With substantial reserves, the board is confident that it can go on increasing dividends well into the future," Alliance Witan says. Read More
<p> <table style="width: 531px;" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><colgroup><col width="324" /> <col width="207" /> </colgroup><tbody><tr><td class="xl65" width="324" height="19"><strong>Thursday 25 December</strong></td><td width="207"> </td></tr><tr><td class="xl66" height="19">no events scheduled </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td class="xl65" height="19"><strong>Friday 26 December</strong></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td class="xl66" height="19">no events scheduled </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td class="xl65" height="19"><strong>Monday 29 December</strong></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td class="xl64" height="19">British American Tobacco PLC</td><td class="xl68">ex-dividend date</td></tr><tr><td class="xl64" height="19">BT Group PLC</td><td class="xl68">ex-dividend date</td></tr><tr><td class="xl64" height="19">Duke Capital Ltd</td><td class="xl68">ex-dividend date</td></tr><tr><td class="xl64" height="19">Energean PLC</td><td class="xl64">dividend payment date </td></tr><tr><td class="xl64" height="19">Global Smaller Companies Trust PLC</td><td class="xl68">ex-dividend date</td></tr><tr><td class="xl64" height="19">Gore Street Energy Storage Fund PLC</td><td class="xl68">ex-dividend date</td></tr><tr><td class="xl64" height="19">International Biotechnology Trust PLC</td><td class="xl68">ex-dividend date</td></tr><tr><td class="xl64" height="19">JPMorgan Japanese Investment Trust PLC</td><td class="xl68">ex-dividend date</td></tr><tr><td class="xl64" height="19">Lowland Investment Company PLC</td><td class="xl68">ex-dividend date</td></tr><tr><td class="xl64" height="19">MHA PLC</td><td class="xl64">dividend payment date </td></tr><tr><td class="xl64" height="19">Netcall PLC</td><td class="xl68">ex-dividend date</td></tr><tr><td class="xl64" height="19">North American Income Trust PLC</td><td class="xl68">ex-dividend date</td></tr><tr><td class="xl64" height="19">Octopus AIM VCT PLC</td><td class="xl68">ex-dividend date</td></tr><tr><td class="xl64" height="19">Schroder AsiaPacific Fund PLC</td><td class="xl68">ex-dividend date</td></tr><tr><td class="xl64" height="19">Schroder Income Growth Fund PLC</td><td class="xl68">ex-dividend date</td></tr><tr><td class="xl64" height="19">US Solar Fund PLC</td><td class="xl64">dividend payment date </td></tr><tr><td class="xl64" height="19">Value and Indexed Property Income Trust PLC</td><td class="xl68">ex-dividend date</td></tr><tr><td class="xl67" height="19"><strong>Tuesday 30 December</strong></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td class="xl64" height="19">abrdn European Logistics Income PLC</td><td class="xl64">dividend payment date </td></tr><tr><td class="xl64" height="19">abrdn European Logistics Income PLC</td><td class="xl64">special dividend payment date</td></tr><tr><td class="xl64" height="19">FirstGroup PLC</td><td class="xl64">dividend payment date </td></tr><tr><td class="xl64" height="19">Foresight Environmental Infrastructure Ltd</td><td class="xl64">dividend payment date </td></tr><tr><td class="xl64" height="19">Investec PLC</td><td class="xl64">dividend payment date </td></tr><tr><td class="xl64" height="19">JPMorgan Global Growth & Income PLC</td><td class="xl64">dividend payment date </td></tr><tr><td class="xl64" height="19">Temple Bar Investment Trust PLC</td><td class="xl64">dividend payment date </td></tr><tr><td class="xl64" height="19">Triad Group PLC</td><td class="xl64">dividend payment date </td></tr><tr><td class="xl65" height="19"><strong>Wednesday 31 December</strong></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td class="xl64" height="19">Alliance Witan PLC</td><td class="xl64">dividend payment date </td></tr><tr><td class="xl64" height="19">CT UK Capital & Income Investment Trust PLC</td><td class="xl64">dividend payment date </td></tr><tr><td class="xl64" height="19">Diversified Energy Company PLC</td><td class="xl64">dividend payment date </td></tr><tr><td class="xl64" height="19">HICL Infrastructure PLC</td><td class="xl64">dividend payment date </td></tr><tr><td class="xl64" height="19">Imperial Brands PLC</td><td class="xl64">dividend payment date </td></tr><tr><td class="xl64" height="19">NextEnergy Solar Fund Ltd</td><td class="xl64">dividend payment date </td></tr><tr><td class="xl64" height="19">Renewables Infrastructure Group Ltd</td><td class="xl64">dividend payment date </td></tr><tr><td class="xl64" height="19">Riverstone Credit Opportunities Income PLC</td><td class="xl64">dividend payment date </td></tr><tr><td class="xl64" height="19">VPC Specialty Lending Investments PLC</td><td class="xl64">dividend payment date </td></tr><tr><td class="xl66" height="19"> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" height="19">Comments and questions to [email protected]</td></tr><tr><td class="xl63" height="19"> </td><td class="xl66"> </td></tr><tr><td class="xl63" colspan="2" height="19">A full 14-day events calendar is provided each day with a subscription to Alliance News UK Professional.</td></tr></tbody></table></p> Read More
Quilter PLC - London-based wealth manager - Chooses Andrew Ross as non-executive director, with effect from January 1, 2026. Says Ross's appointment forms part of its "ongoing board succession planning". Ross joined the board of Witan Investment Trust PLC in 2019 and became its chair in 2020, serving in this role until its merger with Alliance Trust PLC in 2024. He is the deputy chair of the merged entity, Alliance Witan PLC, and he will step down from that role before to joining the Quilter board. Ross is also a non-executive director of Polar Capital Holdings PLC and Cadogan Settled Estates Ltd. Read More
Alliance Witan PLC - London-based investment firm - Director Andrew Ross steps down from the company, effective December 31. Ross chaired Witan Investment Trust PLC and joined the Alliance board in October 2024 to oversee the firms' integration. Alliance Witan calls his departure a "natural evolution of the board" following the merger's completion. Read More
(Alliance News) - Alliance Witan PLC lagged its benchmark in the first half of the year, the investment firm said on Friday, but it is "positive" about its prospects going forward. Read More
(Alliance News) - The following is a round-up of share dealings by London-listed company directors and managers announced on Monday and Tuesday and not separately reported by Alliance News: Read More
(Alliance News) - The following is a round-up of share dealings by London-listed company directors and managers announced this week and not separately reported by Alliance News: Read More
(Alliance News) - The London market again has 20 "dividend heroes", investment trusts that have increased their annual dividends for at least 20 years in a row, a report on Monday showed. Read More