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IN BRIEF: BT promotes head of Openreach to CEO of BT International

10th Feb 2026 10:29

BT Group PLC - London-based telecommunications operator - Promotes Clive Selley to be chief executive officer of BT International, replacing Bas Berger, who is leaving BT on April 1 after 18 years with the company. Selley is CEO of Openreach, a subsidiary of BT that is managed at arms length due to its role in operating the UK's telecom cable network. Selley will in turn be replaced as the head of Openreach by its deputy CEO, Katie Mulligan. BT Chief Executive Allison Kirkby says Selley is "the best person to lead BT International forward as a next generation, global telco platform business. No one has more experience building complex modern day infrastructure and supporting customers at scale in their digital transition. I'm delighted he's staying within BT Group." Read More

IN BRIEF: Standard Chartered CFO leaves for private equity firm Apollo

10th Feb 2026 10:23

Standard Chartered PLC - London-based, Asia and Africa-focused lender - Chief Financial Officer Diego De Giorgi leaves the board and company immediately to join US private equity firm Apollo Global Management Inc as a partner and head of Europe, Middle East & Africa. Apollo has its European headquarters in London and notes it has USD155 million in assets under management in the EMEA region. At Standard Chartered, Deputy CFO Peter Burrill steps up to interim CFO. He joined StanChart in 2017 from Deutche Bank AG. A permanent CFO will be announced "in due course", the bank says. Di Giorgi had been seen as potential successor to StanChart Chief Executive Bill Winters, the Financial Times reports. StanChart is scheduled to release its 2025 results on February 24. Read More

British American Tobacco keeps Chair Luc Jobin for two more years

10th Feb 2026 10:21

(Alliance News) - British American Tobacco PLC said on Tuesday it has decided to extend the tenure of its Chair Luc Jobin, following a "comprehensive" succession process. Read More

GSK RSV vaccine Arexvy accepted for review in China for adults over 60

10th Feb 2026 10:17

(Alliance News) - GSK PLC on Tuesday said its respiratory syncytial virus vaccine Arexvy has been accepted for review by China's Center for Drug Evaluation for adults aged 60 and over. Read More

Coca-Cola HBC ups dividend as pricing actions help annual profit rise

10th Feb 2026 09:52

(Alliance News) - Coca-Cola HBC AG on Tuesday announced higher annual profit and shareholder returns, citing its pricing approach. Read More

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: BofA cuts Anglo American; LBBW cuts BT Group

10th Feb 2026 09:46

(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Tuesday morning and on Monday: Read More

Barclays plans GBP1 billion in share buybacks after 2025 profit growth

10th Feb 2026 09:43

(Alliance News) - Barclays PLC on Tuesday pointed to its "diverse income portfolio" for higher profit in 2025, as it outlined a new GBP1.0 billion buyback scheme. Read More

LONDON MARKET OPEN: FTSE 100 falls as BP slide outweighs AstraZeneca

10th Feb 2026 09:30

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London opened lower on Tuesday, as a heavy slate of company results weighed on sentiment, with weakness in heavyweight stocks offsetting pockets of strength elsewhere in the market. Read More

AstraZeneca guides further growth as fourth-quarter profit up 58%

10th Feb 2026 09:20

(Alliance News) - AstraZeneca PLC on Tuesday declared a higher total dividend, as it posted increased revenue and profit for 2025 and hailed its "harmonised listing structure" following its recent debut on the New York Stock Exchange. Read More

Record amount of UK solar power approved after clean energy auction

10th Feb 2026 09:17

(Alliance News) - A record amount of solar power in the UK is among more than 200 new renewables projects which have been awarded contracts to generate electricity. Read More

BP suspends share buybacks to focus on debt reduction ahead of new CEO

10th Feb 2026 09:13

(Alliance News) - BP PLC on Tuesday said it is suspending its share buyback programme, saying excess cash will be used instead to reduce debt to create a "strong platform" from which to invest in its "distinctive deep hopper of oil and gas opportunities". Read More

LONDON BRIEFING: BP halts buybacks; AstraZeneca lifts annual earnings

10th Feb 2026 08:05

(Alliance News) - BP suspends its share buyback programme as the oil major seeks to strengthen its balance sheet, while Barclays posts higher annual profit and earnings per share, and AstraZeneca lifts revenue and profit for 2025 while guiding for further growth in 2026. Read More

UK PM Keir Starmer fights on after resisting demands to quit

10th Feb 2026 07:52

(Alliance News) - UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer will attempt to move on from speculation about his future in No 10 after surviving renewed calls for his resignation from members of his party. Read More

PRESS: Anglo American sees De Beers sale to public-private consortium

10th Feb 2026 07:01

(Alliance News) - Anglo American PLC is likely to sell De Beers to a public-private consortium, including the governments of African countries where it mines its diamonds, the chief executive of Anglo told the Financial Times. Read More

LONDON MARKET EARLY CALL: FTSE 100 seen up as Starmer holds on

10th Feb 2026 06:59

(Alliance News) - Stocks in London are set to open higher on Tuesday, as political pressure on Prime Minister Keir Starmer persists while investors turn their attention to the start of a heavy UK earnings slate led by major blue-chip results. Read More

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