LONDON (Alliance News) - The following is a summary of top news stories Thursday. ---------- COMPANIES ---------- Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC moved to appease investors unhappy with the company's recent outlook downgrade, saying it will return Read More

UK WINNERS & LOSERS: BT Up, TalkTalk Down As OFCOM Drops Complaint

19th Jun 2014 10:26

LONDON (Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers within the main London indices midday Thursday. ------- FTSE 100 - WINNERS ------- Rolls-Royce Holdings, up 5.6%. The maker of aircraft and marine engines has Read More

MARKET COMMENT: Rolls-Royce Lifts FTSE In Wake Of Janus-Faced Fed

19th Jun 2014 09:43

LONDON (Alliance News) - UK stocks indices are holding on to strong gains Thursday, having opened much higher on the back of a broadly dovish message from the US Federal Reserve on Wednesday and subsequent record high made by US equity markets. By mid-morning Thursday, the FTSE 100 is up 0 Read More

Man Group Agrees To Buy Boston-Based Quant Fund Manager Numeric

19th Jun 2014 06:59

LONDON (Alliance News) - Man Group PLC Thursday said it has agreed to acquire Numeric Holdings LLC, a Boston quantitative equity manager that had USD14.7 billion in funds under management at the end of May, for up to USD494.0 million, as it looks to diversify its flagship AHL fund and expand in N Read More

UK MIDDAY BRIEFING: Lloyds Prices TSB IPO Below Book Value

9th Jun 2014 11:21

LONDON (Alliance News) - Lloyds Banking Group Monday set the price range of the initial public offering of TSB Banking Group PLC on the London Stock Exchange at between 220 pence to 290 pence per share, which would value the spun-off retail bank at about GBP1.28 billion at the Read More

TOP NEWS: Lloyds Price TSB IPO Below Book Value

9th Jun 2014 10:41

LONDON (Alliance News) - The following is a summary of top news stories Monday. ---------- COMPANIES ---------- Lloyds Banking Group set the price range of the initial public offering of TSB Banking Group PLC on the London Stock Exchange at between 220 penc Read More

UK MORNING BRIEFING: Firm Open As Lloyds Sets TSB Price Range

9th Jun 2014 07:37

LONDON (Alliance News) - UK shares have opened fractionally higher Monday following rising markets in Asia and a higher close on Wall Street on Friday. China reported strong trade figures for May on Sunday, lending Monday a positive tone. Lloyds Banking will price t Read More

Man Group In Pine Grove Acquisition To Beef Up FRM Business

9th Jun 2014 07:10

LONDON (Alliance News) - Man Group PLC Monday said it is to acquire Pine Grove Asset Management LLC, a fund of funds manager with about USD1.0 billion in assets under management, as it seeks to add to its FRM business and grow in the US. Pine Grove Asset Management, founded in 1994 and curr Read More

UK BROKER RATINGS: Liberum Initiates Financials Services Coverage

5th Jun 2014 09:14

LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Thursday morning: ---------- FTSE 100 ---------- LIBERUM INITIATES SCHRODERS WITH 'BUY' - TARGET 2,879 PENCE ---------- NOMURA CUTS SAINSBURY PRICE TARGET TO 285 (3 Read More

UK MORNING BRIEFING: ASOS Drags Down AIM Ahead Of ECB Meeting

5th Jun 2014 07:33

LONDON (Alliance News) - ASOS is dragging down the AIM All-Share Index at the open Thursday after lowering its profit guidance. The online fashion retailer, by far the biggest AIM stock by market capitalisation, dropped 40% at the open and was down 34% a half hour into trading Read More

UK WINNERS & LOSERS: Miners Jump On Upbeat Chinese Data

2nd Jun 2014 10:39

LONDON (Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers within the main London indices midday Monday. ------- FTSE 100 - WINNERS ------- Anglo American, up 1.9%, Rio Tinto, up 1.7%, Glencore, up 1.4 Read More

UK BROKER RATINGS: Canaccord Raises Brooks Macdonald To Buy

2nd Jun 2014 09:05

LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Monday morning: ---------- FTSE 100 ---------- BERENBERG RAISES ASSOCIATED BRITISH FOODS TARGET TO 3,060 (2,600) P. - 'HOLD' ---------- PANMURE INITIATES WEIR GROUP Read More

UK MORNING BRIEFING: Shares Open Higher On Positive Chinese Data

2nd Jun 2014 07:26

LONDON (Alliance News) - UK shares have opened slightly higher Monday on a good manufacturing PMI reading from China at the weekend and ahead of Thursday's European Central Bank meeting. Goldman Sachs likes the shares of UK estate agents, raising Countrywide to Buy Read More

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