Bank of Scotland fined for breaching Russia financial sanctions
26th Jan 2026 14:07
(Alliance News) - Bank of Scotland has been fined GBP160,000 by a UK Treasury body for processing payments that breached Russia financial sanctions rules. Read More
(Alliance News) - Bank of Scotland has been fined GBP160,000 by a UK Treasury body for processing payments that breached Russia financial sanctions rules. Read More
(Alliance News) - Keir Starmer will travel to China on Tuesday for the first prime ministerial visit to the country in eight years, Downing Street has confirmed. Read More
(Alliance News) - Nativo Resources PLC shares rose on Monday as it said it has appointed Constructora e Inversiones Andina Kuboc C&P SAC, or Kuboc, as its mining contractor to operate the Bonanza gold mine in the Arequipa region of Peru. Read More
(Alliance News) - Botswana Diamonds PLC on Monday said it has been awarded eight prospecting licences covering around 7,000 square kilometres in northwestern Botswana as part of an expansion into the copper market. Read More
Duke Capital Ltd - Guernsey-registered provider of capital solutions to small and medium-sized business owners in Europe and North America - Chief Investment Officer Charlie Cannon Brookes buys 811,779 shares at 27.07 pence, worth GBP219,749, on Friday. Cannon Brookes now is interested in 13.3 million shares, a 2.6% stake. Read More
(Alliance News) - IMC Exploration Group PLC on Monday said it has successfully renewed its mining licence to subsidiary Assat LLC for the Karaberd mine in Armenia. Read More
Baillie Gifford China Growth Trust PLC - invests in shares and depositary receipts of Chinese companies - Non-Executive Director Sarah MacAulay buys 33,000 shares at GBP3.18, worth GBP105,043, on Friday. Read More
Palace Capital PLC - London-based property investor - Executive Chair Steven Owen and Senior Independent Director Mark Davies, the only two members of the board, resign on Friday, after Palace Capital shareholders indicate support for the demand by Lakestreet Capital Partners AG that Owen be removed. To replace them, Palace names Lakestreet Chief Executive Officer Christian Kappelhoff-Wulff as its new non-executive chair and Lakestreet Chair Valentin Pierburg as a non-executive director. Read More
Georgina Energy PLC - London-based onshore helium and hydrogen explorer - Says Harlequin Energy Ltd has confirmed its intention to proceed with funding for the Hussar EP513 prospect, and that it has been provided with the USD25 million structured offtake funding facility to finance the drilling of the Hussar-2 well within the EP513 Lease. Notes that the funding is non-dilutive for Georgina shareholders, enabling gas sales at the wellhead while avoiding significant capital outlay. Additionally, Georgina says it has evaluated the Hussar prospect to determine its potential for fracture porosity enhancement, with a revised estimate of total 2U prospective recoverable resources of 283 billion cubic feet of helium, 315 BCF of hydrogen and 2.9 trillion cubic feet of hydrocarbons, an increase of 30%. Plans to release more detailed results "in due course". Read More
(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London were slightly higher at midday on Monday, supported by a surge in gold prices that lifted miners, while currency markets remained volatile amid dollar weakness. Read More
(Alliance News) - Sound Energy PLC on Monday reported operational progress at its Tendrara gas development project in Morocco and approval of the extension of its Anoual exploration permits. Read More
Indus Gas Ltd - Guernsey-registered oil and gas explorer, developer and producer in Rajasthan, India - Debuts on the JP Jenkins share dealing platform on Monday after its shares were cancelled from AIM on Friday. London-based JP Jenkins provides a matched bargain platform for unlisted companies. Indus Gas had been listed on AIM since 2008 but in December called a general meeting of shareholders for earlier this month to approve its delisting. Indus blamed a "lack of access to capital" and noted it has a limited free float, resulting in low liquidity. Gynia Holdings Ltd, which owns just under an 83% stake in Indus, supported the move. It starts on JP Jenkins with 183.0 million shares in issue and a GBP2.5 million market capitalisation. Read More