(Alliance News) - Partners Group Private Equity Ltd on Tuesday reported a decline in net asset value over the course of February, due to portfolio valuation shifts. Read More
(Alliance News) - International leaders will gather in Paris on Friday in an effort to come up with a plan to ensure the Strait of Hormuz can remain open to shipping after the Middle East war ends. Read More
(Alliance News) - The following are the leading risers and fallers among FTSE 100 and 250 index constituents on Tuesday. Read More
(Alliance News) - ACG Metals Ltd on Tuesday said it aims to position the business to benefit from capital markets re-rating and strategic growth opportunities, as it reported an increased loss. Read More
Ruffer Investment Co Ltd - investment trust managed by London-based Ruffer LLP - Releases its monthly investment report for March. Reports net asset value return of minus 1.8% for March, but plus 2.0% for the year to date. Share price returns are plus 0.8% and 5.0%, respectively. Notes that "markets that we like", including the UK, were hit by the Middle East conflict's anticipated impact on energy prices and supplies, and that March saw "more sellers of gold than might have been expected". Says buybacks in the first quarter were slower than previously, totalling around 400,000 shares, due to its discount to NAV "materially" narrowing". Says the "fund's protections provided largely positive performance", including from its "topped up" crude oil allocation, which comprised about 5% of the portfolio and which it "actively traded" in March, and from its credit and volatility protections. Read More
(Alliance News) - AB Dynamics PLC on Tuesday reported a "slightly softer" first half of the financial year, swinging to loss and posting a revenue decrease. Read More
(Alliance News) - Keir Starmer will lead a new Cabinet committee to deal with the fallout from the Iran conflict. Read More
(Alliance News) - Anemoi International Ltd on Tuesday proposed a share consolidation and voluntary surrender of warrants ahead of a planned reverse takeover. Read More
Funding Circle Holdings PLC - London-based lending platform focused on small and medium enterprises - Renews its "long-standing funding facility" for its FlexiPay business unit, which provides flexible lines of credit for business expenses. Says the GBP320 million has been upsized from GBP240 million and extended for two years, "providing long-term funding to support the continued growth of Funding Circle's multi-product offering." Says support continues from institutional investors, reflecting "the proven performance of Funding Circle's proprietary technology and robust credit assessment capabilities." Intends to use the funding to grow FlexiPay, combined with its own equity. Says FlexiPay's assets under management total GBP206 million, or 7% of the company's AuM, as at December 31. Also notes that its 2025 results, published in early March, "showed strong momentum" for FlexiPay with transactions rising 66% to GBP815 million. Read More
(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Tuesday morning and on Monday: Read More
(Alliance News) - Oxford Instruments PLC on Tuesday said it expects to deliver a "resilient" full-year performance in line with market expectations boosted by an uptick in orders. Read More
(Alliance News) - The UK is underprepared for war due to the "ever-expanding welfare budget" and "corrosive complacency" from Keir Starmer's government, former Nato chief George Robertson has warned. Read More
(Alliance News) - Atalaya Mining Copper SA on Tuesday said its first quarter output was hurt by "unusually heavy rains". Read More
(Alliance News) - Intertek Group PLC on Tuesday said it had launched a strategic review and was considering selling its Energy & Infrastructure business. Read More
(Alliance News) - HarbourVest Global Private Equity Ltd on Tuesday said a plan to "enhance shareholder value" could see it return USD1 billion in the years to come. Read More