LONDON (Alliance News) - Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC Tuesday said Chris Sullivan, a divisional chief executive, bought 36 shares at a price of GBP3.4235 each under the share incentive plan Monday. Shares in the financial services company were down 0.3% at 342.00 pence Tuesday. By Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC Monday said Non-Executive Director Robert Gillespie bought 25,000 shares at a price of GBP3.40 each Friday. RBS shares were trading at 342.50 pence, up 1.2%, on Monday. By Arvind Bhunjun; [email protected]; @Arvin Read More
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.<br /><br /><strong>Lloyds Banking</strong> will price t Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC's private banking arm, Coutts & Co, may have to pay compensation to thousands of customers for giving unsuitable investment advice, the Guardian reported Friday. According the report, the private bank and wealth manager is reviewing Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC Friday said Chief Executive Ross McEwan was awarded 432,088 shares under the company share plan and sold 203,387 shares at a price of GBP3.40 per share.<br /><br />The company also said, a group of managers were awarded and sold sha Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Thursday morning:<br />----------<br /><strong>FTSE 100</strong><br />----------<br />LIBERUM INITIATES SCHRODERS WITH 'BUY' - TARGET 2,879 PENCE <br />----------<br />NOMURA CUTS SAINSBURY PRICE TARGET TO 285 (3 Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - UK Asset Resolution Ltd Tuesday said it returned GBP6.2 billion to taxpayers over a period of fifteen months. In a statement, UK Asset Resolution, which is winding down Bradford & Bingley PLC and Northern Rock Asset Management PLC, now known as NRAM, said it has rep Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Tuesday morning:<br />----------<br /><strong>FTSE 100</strong><br />----------<br />GOLDMAN RAISES BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO PRICE TARGET TO 3630 (3470) PENCE <br />----------<br />GOLDMAN RAISES AB FOODS PRICE T Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - <strong>Weir Group</strong> said Wednesday that it no longer intends to pursue a takeover of Metso Oyj, after the Finnish company rejected an improved offer.<br /><br /><strong>GlaxoSmithKline</strong> is down after it said late Tuesday that it is under criminal invest Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers within the main London indices midday Wednesday.<br />-------<br />FTSE 100 - WINNERS<br />-------<br /><strong>London Stock Exchange Group</strong>, up 2.3%. The group's shares have risen after it was added to a Read More
(An item published at 1126 BST misstated the company name in the headline. The correct version follows.)<br /><br />LONDON (Alliance News) - The following is a summary of top news stories Wednesday.<br />----------<br />COMPANIES<br />----------<br />Engineering firm <strong>Weir Group</strong Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following is a summary of top news stories Wednesday. ---------- COMPANIES ---------- Engineering firm Weir Group said it no longer intends to pursue a takeover of Metso Oyj, after the Finnish company rejected an improved offer. The FTSE 100-li Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC plans to cut up to 400 jobs in its US trading business over the next two years as part of the British lender's efforts to reduce its assets ahead of tough new US regulations, according to media reports on Tuesday. RBS, 80% owned by t Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Debt purchaser Arrow Global Group PLC Thursday said it swung to a first-quarter pretax profit, boosted by higher revenue and considerably lower exceptional expenses, while it announced plans for a maiden interim dividend. Arrow Global completed an initial public off Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Britain's biggest banks have backed the establishment of an independent body known as the Banking Standards Review Council to improve standards as the industry looks to mend its reputation, with Bank of England Governor Mark Carney set to play a major role in helping to i Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - <strong>AstraZeneca</strong> Monday rejected a final GBP69 billion takeover proposal from Pfizer Inc, potentially ending the US company's interest in its British rival for the time being.<br /><br />Pfizer has pledged not to go direct to AstraZeneca's shareholders with 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 rejected a final GBP69 billion takeover proposal from Pfizer Inc, potentially ending the US company's interest i Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers within the main London indices midday Monday.<br />-------<br /><strong>FTSE 100 - WINNERS</strong><br />-------<br /><strong>EasyJet</strong>, up 1.5%, and International Consolidated Airlines Group, up 0.7%. The Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - UK shares have opened starkly mixed Monday, with the FTSE 100 dragged down by <strong>AstraZeneca</strong>, while the mid-cap FTSE 250 is higher.<br /><br />AstraZeneca, down 13% at the open, rejected a final GBP69 billion takeover proposal from Pfizer Inc, potentially Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC Sunday said it is winding down its interest-rate trading operations due to tougher capital requirements under regulators' efforts to make banks safer. The move affects the state-controlled bank's prime broking and over-the-counter cl Read More