LONDON (Alliance News) - S & U PLC Thursday said it has entered a new GBP30.0 million seven-year debt facility with Prudential PLC's fund management arm, M&G Investments, as the niche lender looks to grow its loan book. In a statement, the home credit and motor finance lender said the facil Read More

UK BROKER RATINGS: SocGen Raises AstraZeneca Price Target By 33%

28th Apr 2014 09:14

LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Monday morning: ---------- FTSE 100 ---------- CREDIT SUISSE CUTS DIAGEO TO 'NEUTRAL' ('OUTPERFORM) - PRICE TARGET 1950 (2200) PENCE ---------- BERENBERG RAISES SHI Read More

DIRECTOR DEALINGS: Prudential Executives Acquire Shares

10th Apr 2014 12:35

LONDON (Alliance News) - Prudential PLC Thursday said Chief Financial Officer Nicolaos Andreas Nicandrou and Jackie Hunt, chief executive of Prudential UK & Europe, bought shares under the company share incentive plan Wednesday. Details of the transaction are as follows. <b Read More

DIRECTOR DEALINGS: Prudential Non-Executive Buys 250 ADR

8th Apr 2014 11:14

LONDON (Alliance News) - Prudential PLC Tuesday said non-executive director Alice Schroeder bought purchased 250 American Depository Receipts at a price of USD43.74 each Monday. Following this transaction, Schroeder holds 1,250 ADRs, which represents 2,500 shares in the insurance company.</ Read More

DIRECTOR DEALINGS: Prudential Directors In Share Transactions

7th Apr 2014 12:22

LONDON (Alliance News) - Prudential PLC Monday said Anthony Nightingale, independent non-executive director, has doubled his beneficial holding in the company with the acquisition of 15,000 shares at GBP13.28 pence each, while Executive Director Jackie Hunt and Group Communications Director John Read More

UK BROKER RATINGS: Canaccord Raises Weir Group Target To 3,000p

2nd Apr 2014 09:09

LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Wednesday morning: ---------- FTSE 100 ---------- JPMORGAN RESUMES STANDARD LIFE WITH 'OVERWEIGHT' ---------- CANACCORD CUTS ABERDEEN ASSET MANAGEMENT TARGET TO 460 Read More

DIRECTOR DEALINGS: Prudential Executives Acquire Shares, ADRs

1st Apr 2014 13:36

LONDON (Alliance News) - Prudential PLC Tuesday said a group of executives, including Chief Executive Tidjane Thiam, were awarded shares and sold some at a market price of GBP12.88 per share under the Annual Incentive Plan. Details are as follows. <table class="cw" st Read More

UK BROKER RATINGS: Jefferies Raises REIT Price Targets

1st Apr 2014 09:11

LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Tuesday morning: ---------- FTSE 100 ---------- GOLDMAN RAISES INTL AIRLINES GROUP (IAG) PRICE TARGET TO 430 (420) PENCE - 'NEUTRAL' ---------- BARCLAYS CUTS PRUDEN Read More

MARKET COMMENT: FTSE 100 Closes Up; Life Insurers Fall

28th Mar 2014 17:30

LONDON (Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 closed modestly higher Friday, ensuring that the index closed the week in positive territory for the second week in a row, but was prevented from pushing even higher by another disappointing performance by the FTSE 350 life insurance sector index, which ended Read More

CORRECT: MARKET COMMENT: UK Stocks Up Despite Life Insurers

28th Mar 2014 11:54

(Correcting news item published at 1042 GMT to clarify Spanish data was for March.) LONDON (Alliance News) - UK stock indices are higher Friday, despite life insurers providing a drag for the second time in as many weeks, while growth in UK GDP in 2013 has been confirmed at 2.7%. By m Read More

UK WINNERS & LOSERS: Strategic Natural Rebounds; Life Insurers Fall

28th Mar 2014 11:33

LONDON (Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers within the main London indices midday Friday. ------- FTSE 100 - WINNERS Glencore Xstrata, up 1.9%, Anglo American, up 1.6%, and Rio Tinto, up 1.4 Read More

MARKET COMMENT: UK Stocks Up Despite Another Life Insurance Blood Bath

28th Mar 2014 10:42

LONDON (Alliance News) - UK stock indices are higher Friday, despite life insurers providing a drag for the second time in as many weeks, while growth in UK GDP in 2013 has been confirmed at 2.7%. By mid-morning Friday the FTSE 100 is up 0.4% at 6,614.00, the FTSE 250 is up 0.1% at 16,220.5 Read More

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