(Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 made further strong gains on Friday as Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey played down inflation fears, although banks missed out amid fears of a tax hit. Read More
(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London were higher at midday on Friday, with gains for industrial stocks offsetting weakness among banks, as investors digested eurozone inflation figures and comments from Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey. Read More
(Alliance News) - The following are the leading risers and fallers among FTSE 100 and 250 index constituents on Friday. Read More
(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Friday morning and on Thursday: Read More
(Alliance News) - Stock prices in Europe opened mixed on Friday, but the mood in markets was calmer after a tech sell-off in Asia and US made way for more constructive trade overnight. Read More
(Alliance News) - UK Chancellor John Healey is poised to tax Britain's banks more heavily in his October 28 budget, to help offset the damage inflicted on the public finances by war in the Middle East, the Guardian reported late Thursday. Read More
(Alliance News) - Aviva has backed its 2027 profit goal for its Wealth arm, Man Group reports net inflows of over USD10 billion in the third quarter, while Wise says it expects net revenue growth around the top of its guided range. Read More
(Alliance News) - Legal challenges to the GBP9.1 billion UK motor finance compensation scheme will be heard in court next February, the UK's financial regulator has said. Read More
(Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 made a strong start to the week on Monday, as investors shrugged off rising oil prices and eyed key earnings and economic data later in the week. Read More
(Alliance News) - European equities tumbled heading into Thursday afternoon, as Brent pushed above USD105 on worries of an escalation in the Middle East conflict, leaving inflation worries front-and-centre while lifting sovereign bond yields. Read More
(Alliance News) - Tritax Big Box REIT PLC on Wednesday announced the appointment of Nick Prettejohn as chair designate ahead of the retirement of current Chair Aubrey Adams on December 31. Read More
(Alliance News) - Stocks in London made progress on Tuesday, supported by falling oil prices, a calmer bond market and US stock gains. Read More
(Alliance News) - UK Chancellor John Healey has told bosses of Britain's biggest banks that the government faces a difficult fiscal position but has yet to decide whether to increase taxes on the sector, the Times reported on Tuesday. Read More
(Alliance News) - Chancellor John Healey has summoned the chiefs of the UK's biggest banks for a meeting ahead of his autumn Budget statement, amid growing calls from the industry to avoid targeting lenders with a tax raid. Read More
(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London slumped on Thursday as bond yields stayed near multi-year highs in volatile trading. Read More
(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Thursday morning and on Wednesday: Read More
Lloyds Banking Group PLC - Edinburgh-based lender - Completes on Thursday the GBP1.75 billion share buyback announced with its 2025 results in January. The buyback was run by Goldman Sachs International and involved the repurchase of 1.71 billion shares. In July, Lloyds started an additional GBP1 billion share buyback, also being run by Goldman Sachs, which will be completed by January 27 next year. Read More
(Alliance News) - The UK's largest banks will this week start a process to raise money to fund the development of a new payments infrastructure vehicle that could rival MasterCard Inc and Visa Inc domestically, Sky News reported Monday. Read More
(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Tuesday morning and on Monday: Read More
Lloyds Banking Group PLC - Edinburgh-based lender - Chief Risk Officer Stephen Shelley sells 4.0 million shares at an average price of 110.98 pence each, for GBP4.4 million in total, on Wednesday in London. Of these, Shelley sold 2.5 million at 110.85p each, and 1.5 million at 111.21p. Read More