(Alliance News) - Blue-chip European equities closed in the red on Wednesday, with poor manufacturing data and fading hopes of an end to zero-Covid measures in China doing little to lift the mood ahead of a Federal Reserve interest rate decision. Read More
(Alliance News) - Metro Bank PLC on Wednesday as it was profitable on both an underlying and statutory basis in September, ahead of previous guidance. Read More
Impact Healthcare REIT PLC - London-based real estate investment trust with a portfolio of UK healthcare real estate assets, namely care homes - Secures a GBP25 million extension to its existing revolving credit facility with HSBC UK Bank PLC. The expansion is on the same terms as its existing revolving credit facility and takes the total facility with HSBC to GBP75 million. Impact says the extension increases its headroom by GBP10 million. Company also cancels the GBP15 million revolving credit facility element of its facility with Metro Bank PLC. Read More
Metro Bank PLC - London-based challenger bank - Incoming Chief Financial Officer James Hopkinson on Friday buys 168,000 shares at 89.93 pence each, worth GBP151,087 in total. Hopkinson's appointment was announced in January, having been CFO at ClearBank since 2019. He joins Metro Bank in early September. Read More
(Alliance News) - The following is a round-up of earnings by London-listed companies, issued on Thursday and not separately reported by Alliance News: Read More
Metro Bank PLC - London-based challenger bank - Hires ClearBank Chief Financial Officer James Hopkinson to be new CFO, effective from September 5. Metro Bank says Hopkinson brings "significant experience in global and UK retail banking, growth organisations, UK regulation and leading finance functions." Read More
(Alliance News) - Luxury carmaker Aston Martin Lagonda on Friday set out plans to raise GBP653 million in equity, with backing from the one of the world's largest sovereign wealth funds, after rejecting an alternative GBP1.3 billion investment offer. Read More
(Alliance News) - Metro Bank PLC on Tuesday said the UK Prudential Regulation Authority has reduced its Pillar 2A capital requirement to 0.5% from 1.1%, effective as of Monday this week. Read More
(Alliance News) - Metro Bank PLC on Wednesday reported a "solid" first quarter, with lending and deposits broadly flat, and said it feels confident of a return to profit. Read More
