SMALL-CAP WINNERS & LOSERS: Hemogenyx raises funds for phase I trials
(Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers among London Main Market small-caps on Tuesday. Read More
(Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers among London Main Market small-caps on Tuesday. Read More
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
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
(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
(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
(Alliance News) - Coca-Cola HBC AG on Tuesday announced higher annual profit and shareholder returns, citing its pricing approach. Read More
(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Tuesday morning and on Monday: Read More
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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