LONDON (Alliance News) - Moody's Investors Service late Thursday downgraded Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC's supported long-term ratings to Baa2 from Baa1, one month after placing the bailed-out bank on review. RBS's "ambitious and comprehensive multi-year restructuring" played its part i Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Tuesday morning and Monday:<br />----------<br /><strong>FTSE 100</strong><br />----------<br />LIBERUM RAISES AGGREKO PRICE TARGET TO 1735 (1500) PENCE - 'HOLD'<br />----------<br />BERENBERG RAISES CENTRICA TO Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC said Monday that Chief Executive of UK Corporate Banking Christopher Sullivan had acquired 38 shares, and Head of International Banking EMEA Alison Rose acquired 30 shares, through the company's share incentive plan. The shares w Read More
<p class="ao">LONDON (Alliance News) - Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC Friday said a number of executives, including Chief Executive Ross McEwan, have acquired shares after bonus and long-term incentive awards vested.<br /><br />A regulatory filing also showed that a number of new awards over sh Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - York-based Park Leisure 2000 Ltd Friday said it has received a GBP29.5 million funding package from Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC, in a deal that sees the bank become its sole banking partner. The holiday park operator said the financing package will help it to c Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - York-based Park Leisure 2000 Ltd Friday said it has received a GBP29.5 million funding package from Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC, in a deal that sees the bank become its sole banking partner. The holiday park operator said the financing package will help it to c 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) - Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC. is considering merging its struggling Irish business, Ulster Bank, with Irish rivals after being unable to stem the huge losses at the unit or to find a buyer, the Sunday Times newspaper reported. The report also indicated that a te Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC Friday said Rory Cullinan a divisional chief executive exercised options and sold shares in the bank.<br /><br />Details are as follows.<br /><br /> <p class="t"><span class="s">31,191 shares sold at £3.24</span> <p clas Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Friday morning:<br />----------<br /><strong>FTSE 100</strong><br />----------<br />JEFFERIES RAISES MAN GROUP TO 'HOLD' ('UNDERPERFORM') <br />----------<br />BARCLAYS RAISES MAN GROUP PRICE TARGET TO 108 (94) P Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 closed higher Thursday on the busiest day of the earnings season so far, after Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen's latest comments pushed up stocks on Wall Street, dragging Europe with it.<br /><br />London's blue-chip index has spent most of the day in t Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC Thursday reported its sixth consecutive annual pretax loss and its biggest since 2008, while unveiling a business restructuring that further scales down its investment bank and narrows the bailed-out bank's focus to the UK. RBS repor Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - A large number of companies resumed or hiked shareholder payouts on the biggest day of the UK earnings season Thursday, as earnings generally headed higher thanks to the gradual economic recovery in 2013.<br /><br />Housebuilders Barratt Developments and Redrow both re Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following is a summary of top news stories Thursday.<br />----------<br /><strong>COMPANIES</strong><br />----------<br /><strong>Royal Bank of Scotland</strong> Group PLC reported its sixth consecutive annual pretax loss, and its biggest since 2008, while unveilin Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Stocks are lower across Europe Thursday, while the dollar is stronger, as investors grow increasingly concerned about the escalating situation in the Ukraine, as armed men seize government and parliament buildings in the Crimea region, raising the Russian flag. "US Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Thursday morning:<br />----------<br /><strong>FTSE 100</strong><br />----------<br />MORGAN STANLEY RAISES WEIR PRICE TARGET TO 2250 (2040) PENCE - 'EQUAL-WEIGHT' <br />----------<br />UBS RAISES WEIR GROUP PRIC Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC Thursday reported its sixth consecutive annual pretax loss, and its biggest since 2008, while unveiling a business restructuring that further scales down its investment bank and narrows the bailed-out bank's focus to the UK. RBS repo Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Shares have opened slightly lower Thursday amid a flurry of corporate results. <br /><br /><strong>RBS</strong>, <strong>RSA Insurance</strong> and <strong>WPP</strong> are competing to be the biggest FTSE 100 losers following earnings announcements and, in the case of Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - UK stocks are expected to open marginally lower Thursday, as the UK earnings calendar hits its peak and investors await some top-tier macro-economic data. Markets are also are showing caution ahead of the second installment of Fed Chair Janet Yellen's address to the US Co Read More