(Alliance News) - IG Group Holdings PLC on Friday said it has bought Australian cryptocurrency exchange Independent Reserve for an initial AUD178.0 million, or GBP86.8 million. Read More
Helios Underwriting PLC - London-based investment vehicle that provides participation in the Lloyd's of London insurance market - Appoints Louis Tucker as Chief Executive, with him expected to assume the role of CEO and join the board in October, post regulatory approval. Joins Helios from Bermuda-based Arch Capital Group, a global provider of specialty insurance, reinsurance and mortgage products. Notes that Tucker served as Managing Director of Arch Managing Agency Ltd, where he oversaw the Lloyd's relationship and raising of third party capital. Read More
(Alliance News) - Concurrent Technologies PLC on Friday said it has secured a USD5.3 million contract with a major US defence prime contractor, marking its first large-scale design services agreement. Read More
(Alliance News) - An estimated 270,000 motorists in the UK are expected to receive GBP200 million in compensation, after the Financial Conduct Authority, FCA, found some insurers had short-changed customers on stolen or written-off vehicle claims. Read More
(Alliance News) - Skillcast Group PLC on Friday said it sees growth opportunities in both core and adjacent markets, as it lifted its interim dividend amid a surge in profit. Read More
(Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers among London Main Market small-caps on Friday. Read More
(Alliance News) - Henry Boot PLC on Friday said its property investment arm HBD has been chosen as development partner for a GBP162 million aviation technology campus at Imperial War Museums Duxford, south of Cambridge. Read More
(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Friday morning and on Thursday: Read More
(Alliance News) - Stock prices in Europe opened largely higher, though the FTSE 100 an underperformer, after a busy week of major central bank decisions culminated in an unsurprising hold by the Bank of Japan. Read More
(Alliance News) - Vodafone Group PLC on Friday said it has entered a binding agreement to acquire Romanian business assets from Hellenic Telecommunications Organisation SA. Read More
(Alliance News) - Gelion PLC on Friday said its UK subsidiary OXLiD Ltd has secured GBP533,000 in government grant funding to advance its lithium-sulfur battery technology in collaboration with defence and aerospace firm QinetiQ PLC. Read More
(Alliance News) - Spire Healthcare Group PLC on Friday said it is reviewing options for the business, including a possible sale. Read More
(Alliance News) - AstraZeneca PLC on Friday said new long-term clinical trial data reinforce Ultomiris as a transformative treatment for neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder, or NMOSD, a rare autoimmune disease that can cause blindness and paralysis. Read More
(Alliance News) - Investec PLC and Ltd said on Friday it expects to deliver "solid" financial performance at an interim stage as it ramps up investment in growth efforts. Read More
(Alliance News) - Vodafone and IG Group announce acquisitions in Romania and Australia, respectively, while Spire Healthcare reports it is considering its options, including a possible sale of the company. Read More