(Alliance News) - System1 Group PLC on Friday rejected an improved takeover bid by its largest shareholder Brave Bison Group PLC, citing absence of shareholder support. Read More
Close Brothers Group PLC - London-based merchant bank - Announces that Mike Biggs will step down as chair at the company's annual general meeting in November, after serving in the role for nine years. The company promotes Senior Independent Director Mark Pain to succeed him as chair following the AGM. Pain has served as chair of AXA UK since 2022. Read More
(Alliance News) - RHI Magnesita NV on Friday reported increased profit and adjusted earnings despite foreign exchange headwinds, and stood by its full-year guidance. Read More
(Alliance News) - ITV PLC reported revenue and profit growth in its interim results, and announced a GBP100 million buyback programme in light of Comcast Corp's Sky acquiring its media & entertainment business. Read More
(Alliance News) - Taylor Wimpey PLC on Friday announced it was lowering its annual shareholder returns target noting the UK housing market downturn has proved more prolonged than anticipated. Read More
(Alliance News) - Rightmove PLC on Friday delivered mixed news for investors, lowering full-year revenue guidance but announcing a new share buyback. Read More
Robert Walters PLC - London-based recruitment firm - Pretax loss narrows to GBP6.8 million in the six months that ended June 30 from GBP10.2 million a year before, despite net fee income edging down 3.9% to GBP134.6 million from GBP140.0 million. The revenue decline is 3% at constant currency, and Robert Walters notes that represents "a clear sequential improvement from the 2025 trend", when net fees fell 14%. Read More
(Alliance News) - Alliance Witan PLC on Friday reported a positive first-half total return, and increased its dividend in line with guidance. Read More
Aberdeen Group PLC - Edinburgh-based wealth and asset manager - Non-Executive Director Rick Lacaille buys 50,000 shares at 242.36 pence, worth GBP121,180, on Thursday. Read More
Lloyds Banking Group PLC - Edinburgh-based lender - Starts on Friday the GBP1 billion share buyback it announced with its annual results on Thursday. Lloyds picks Goldman Sachs International to act as broker for the buyback. The buyback will be completed by January 27 next year, and the repurchased shares will be cancelled. The new GBP1 billion buyback is additional to the GBP1.75 billion buyback announced with the bank's 2025 results in January. That programme was set to be completed by the end of this calendar year. Read More
(Alliance News) - European equities moved higher on Friday, ending the week strongly, as a tech rally in the US and Asia overnight improved risk sentiment. Read More
(Alliance News) - Intertek Group PLC on Friday reported higher half-year pretax profit and revenue, but declared no interim dividend due to its impending takeover by private equity. Read More