LONDON (Alliance News) - Hiscox PLC Wednesday said Chairman Robert Childs exercised no cost options and sold 63,436 shares under the company share option scheme at 649.520 pence per share Thursday, 75,505 shares at 641.641p each Friday and 149,237 shares at 646.024p each Monday. The company Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Hiscox Ltd Chief Executive Bronek Masojada has exercised options over 561,861 shares in the specialist insurer, according to a regulatory filing, Friday. The transaction, which occurred Thursday under the insurer's performance share plan, means Masojada has a benefi Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Stocks have tumbled across the world, while gold and oil prices have jumped sharply, after Russia moved over the weekend to take control of the Crimea, prompting fears that Ukraine could end up going to war with its bigger neighbour.<br /><br />The oil price has hit a Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Stock have tumbled across the world, while gold and oil prices have jumped sharply, after Russia moved over the weekend to take control of the Crimea, prompting fears that Ukraine could end up going to war with its bigger neighbour.<br /><br />The oil price has hit a 2 Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following is a summary of top news stories Monday.<br />----------<br /><strong>COMPANIES</strong><br />----------<br /><strong>AstraZeneca</strong> PLC said the US Food and Drug Administration has approved its Bydureon Pen injectable suspension treatment for type Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Hiscox Ltd Monday said it has agreed to acquire online insurer DirectAsia from the Whittington Group for USD55 million plus an earn out over four years. It said it has "significant" plans to invest in the business, which it says will complement its existing direct-to-cons Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Tuesday morning:<br />----------<br /><strong>FTSE 100</strong><br />----------<br />UBS CUTS HSBC PRICE TARGET TO 665 (715) PENCE - 'NEUTRAL' <br />----------<br />CANACCORD CUTS HSBC PRICE TARGET TO 750 (825) P Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Hiscox Ltd on Monday joined fellow insurer Beazley PLC in paying a special dividend to shareholders for 2013 as it reported a 12% rise in pretax profits for its last financial year on the back of a largely favourable year in terms of catastrophe claims. In a stateme Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - <strong>RSA Insurance</strong> is leading the FTSE 100 lower Monday after the struggling insurer confirmed it is considering a number of measures to bolster its balance sheet, while <strong>HSBC Holdings</strong> is also down after its results missed market forecasts.< Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Shares have opened lower Monday amid a raft of UK corporate announcements. <strong>HSBC Holdings</strong> is the biggest faller in the FTSE 100, down 4.0%, as it reported just after the open lower-than-expected pretax profit in its recent full year. <br /><br />Here is Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Hiscox Ltd on Monday joined fellow insurer Beazley PLC in paying a special dividend to shareholders for 2013 as it reported a 12% rise in pretax profits for its last financial year. In a statement, Hiscox said it made a GBP244.5 million pretax profit for the year en Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - UK equities are called to open lower Monday, taking cues from their Asian counterparts, amid a lack of UK macro-economic data scheduled for the trading session. Asian stocks have dropped sharply overnight, with the Nikkei in Tokyo closing down 0.2%, and the Hang Sen Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 closed higher for the sixth consecutive day Friday, closing less than 100 points short of its 2014 opening level as investors shrugged off a host of weaker-than-expected UK and US data releases to ensure the global equity rally continues. The FTSE 100 c Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 closed higher for the sixth consecutive day Friday, closing less than 100 points short of its 2014 opening level as investors shrugged off a host of weaker-than-expected UK and US data releases to ensure the global equity rally continues. The FTSE 100 c Read More