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LONDON MARKET OPEN: Unilever up as splits off ice cream arm

19th Mar 2024 09:07

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London lacked direction at the open on Tuesday, as investors digested interest rate decisions from Japan and Australia. Read More

TOP NEWS: Unilever to split off ice cream as restructuring accelerates

19th Mar 2024 09:00

(Alliance News) - Unilever PLC on Tuesday said it plans to spin off its ice cream business and cut 7,500 jobs as it picks up the pace of its reorganisation plans. Read More

Diageo names former UK Civil Service head John Manzoni as new chair

19th Mar 2024 08:58

(Alliance News) - Diageo PLC on Tuesday said it will promote Non-Executive Director John Manzoni to be its new chair from early next year, replacing Javier Ferran. Read More

TOP NEWS: AstraZeneca to buy Fusion in deal worth over USD2 billion

19th Mar 2024 08:56

(Alliance News) - AstraZeneca PLC on Tuesday said it will buy Fusion Pharmaceuticals Inc, a Canada-based clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing "next-generation" radioconjugates. Read More

LONDON BRIEFING: Unilever separates from Ice Cream arm and cuts jobs

19th Mar 2024 07:43

(Alliance News) - Stocks in London are called to open slightly lower, following some mixed trade across Asian markets. Read More

LONDON MARKET EARLY CALL: Australia, Japan boosted by rate decisions

19th Mar 2024 06:49

(Alliance News) - Stocks in London are set to open lower on Tuesday, ahead of several interest rate decisions from central banks across the world this week. Read More

Extra GBP58 billion funding for GB electricity grid needed — report

19th Mar 2024 06:44

(Alliance News) - An additional GBP58 billion will need to be invested in Great Britain's electricity grid in the first half of the next decade to ensure that it can supply the power to keep homes and businesses going, a new report has found. Read More

Alliance News UK - start of day

19th Mar 2024 06:30

(Alliance News) - Welcome to the Alliance News UK service (ISSN 2515-9453), consisting of the Alliance News UK Professional and its family of financial newswires serving investors and their professional advisers. Read More

IN BRIEF: Smart Metering investor group soften KKR bid stance

18th Mar 2024 20:11

Smart Metering Systems PLC - Glasgow-based energy management services provider - Shareholders representing just under 18% of the company, including two founders, temper opposition to Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co LP takeover offer, which SMS backed in December. Funds advised by private equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co LP offered 955 pence in cash per SMS share, which gives a GBP1.3 billion equity value and GBP1.4 billion enterprise value to all of SMS. Primestone Capital LLP, together with Alan Foy and Steve Timoney, "remain disappointed" by the offer price but note interest in SMS elsewhere has been scarce. Read More

IN BRIEF: Ruffer Investment says manager's investment chief buys stock

18th Mar 2024 20:10

Ruffer Investment Co Ltd - investment firm aiming for positive total annual return of "at least twice" Bank of England bank rate - Says Henry Maxey, chief investment officer of manager Ruffer LLP, buys 2.0 million Ruffer Investment redeemable participating preference shares at 265.36 pence each, around GBP5.3 million in total. Read More

IN BRIEF: JPMorgan Multi-Asset shareholders back JGGI deal

18th Mar 2024 20:09

JPMorgan Multi-Asset Growth & Income PLC - investor with "diversified multi-asset portfolio" - Says just over 98% of shareholders back JPMorgan Global Growth & Income PLC merger at general meeting on Monday. Says trading of shares to be suspended on March 25. The merger, announced in January, will be conducted through the voluntary liquidation of JPMorgan Multi-Asset and the transfer of its assets to JPMorgan Global Growth & Income. JPMorgan Multi-Asset shareholders will receive new JGGI shares. Read More

IN BRIEF: Caledonia Mining says former CEO to leave non-exec post

18th Mar 2024 20:09

Caledonia Mining Corp PLC - gold producer whose main asset is the Blanket Mine in Zimbabwe - Former chief executive Steve Curtis steps down from non-executive director board role with effect next annual general meeting. Curtis had retired as CEO in June 2022. Tariro Gadzikwa joins board as independent non-executive director in an appointment that came to effect on Friday. Gadzikwa was formerly chief financial officer of Johannesburg-listed Efora Energy Ltd, an oil and gas firm with operations in southern Africa, Egypt, Nigeria and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Read More

IN BRIEF: NatWest people & transformation chief sells shares

18th Mar 2024 20:07

NatWest Group PLC - Edinburgh-based bank - Chief People & Transformation Officer Jen Tippin sells 92,100 shares at GBP2.43 each on Friday, around GBP224,000 in total. Tippin's stake following the sale was not disclosed. Read More

TRADING UPDATES: Chariot mulls future of Transitional Power business

18th Mar 2024 19:20

(Alliance News) - The following is a round-up of updates by London-listed companies, issued on Monday and not separately reported by Alliance News: Read More

EARNINGS AND TRADING: JPMorgan US Smaller optimistic; Burford buyback

18th Mar 2024 19:06

(Alliance News) - The following is a round-up of earnings and trading updates by London-listed companies, issued on Monday and not separately reported by Alliance News: Read More

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