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Berkeley Group issued their preliminary results this morning (18/6/2014). For those holding housebuilders shares (like this writer), they are worth commenting on perhaps as investors in such companies…
Read moreThis morning (5/6/2014) ASOS issued a trading statement before the market opened. It wasn’t all bad in that total retail sales at constant currencies rose by 33% in…
Read morePfizer have conceded defeat in their proposed offer for AstraZeneca (AZN). Ian Read, the Chief Executive of Pfizer, said it was a “missed opportunity” for both the UK…
Read moreSSE, the energy company formerly called Scottish & Southern Energy, published their annual results yesterday (for the year to March 31st). The first page of the “preliminary announcement”…
Read moreSurprises on Remuneration at the Kentz AGM, and opposition also at Hiscox Last week (on Friday the 16th May), both the Remuneration Policy and Remuneration Report resolutions were…
Read moreHere are some quick comments on the Saga IPO from skimming the prospectus before all the media do their in-depth analysis of what will no doubt be examined…
Read moreShareholders in AstraZeneca are no doubt pleasantly surprised by the uplift in the share price following the offers from Pfizer. The share price has doubled in the last…
Read moreBarclays Bank Annual General Meeting yesterday showed how difficult it is to get excessive pay awards voted down. Despite strong opposition from PIRC, F&C and Standard Life (the…
Read moreQuindell, a company operating in the insurance sector, came under attack yesterday by Gotham City Research LLC, an investment analysis firm. Quindell’s shares ended down on the day…
Read moreWould you be happy if you saw that the directors of a listed company had apparently purchased shares at an advantageous price? In other words had purchased shares…
Read moreBarclays Bank Annual General Meeting is due next week on the 24th April. Pay of bankers is always controversial and Barclays is no exception. Pay has been going…
Read moreShareSoc has organised a meeting for those investors in the two Oxford Technology VCTs who are affected by the withdrawal of VCT status. It is scheduled for the…
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