Company
International Personal Finance
LON:IPF
Established in 1997 as a division of Provident Financial, International Personal Finance is a FTSE 250 business with 5,600 employees, 28,300 home credit representatives operating in Poland, Hungary, Romania, Mexico, Slovaki and the Czech Republic.
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Home credit providers say collections performance improving
International Personal Finance reported surprisingly strong collections, while Non-Standard Finance said it needs to work things out with the regulator before it can raise cash
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Distil cheered by news of whisky industry expert joining the board
A look at the major movers on the London market on Tuesday
International Personal Finance falls despite better news from Poland
The Polish government had proposed extending the temporarily reduced cap on non-interest costs of consumer credit from March 8, 2021 until the end of 2021
IPF upgraded to buy by Shore Capital following refinancing
The broker said the refinancing deal had successfully removed the risk of a near-term breach of the lender's debt covenants
IPF returns to profitability and plans bond refinancing
A refinancing of its €397mln Eurobonds has been proposed, along with covenant amendments on its sterling and Swedish krona bonds
IPF slides to loss amid shadow of Eurobond repayment
The board is “actively planning” for the refinancing of the April 2021 Eurobond, which creates a material uncertainty surrounding the business as a going concern
International Personal Finance gets £45mln tax boost as collections and loans pick up
IPF made a successful appeal against 2008 and 2009 tax audit findings in Poland
International Personal Finance starts to lend more again as collections improve
Collections should progressively improve in the coming months, said the company
International Personal Finance improves collections as lockdown restrictions ease
European doorstep lending was able to increase the proportion of agents visiting customers
International Personal Finance joins dividend bonfire as collections “significantly affected”
In response to reduced collections and some tighter price caps, the doorstep lender has “significantly restricted” lending across all its businesses
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FTSE 100 closes in the red as traders await first US rate cut since recession
Investors are expecting a cut of 0.25% in the benchmark short-term rate
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Lloyds to post weaker profits as PPI claims deadline looms
The day ahead includes interims from Lloyds and Taylor Wimpey along with the Federal Reserve's latest policy decision
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Week ahead preview: Lloyds, Barclays, RBS, BT Group, BoE and US Fed
It will be a busy week for markets with a barrage of corporate earnings and interest rates decisions from the Bank of England and the US Federal Reserve.
IPF shares slump on proposed loan clampdown in Poland
Poland has amended a draft set of proposals to reduce the cap on non-interest charges, such as arrangement fees
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FTSE 100 closes in the red after BoE keeps interest rates on hold
The UK blue-chip index finished down nearly 34 at 7,351, while its mid-cap cousin FTSE 250 lost over 127 points
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Bank of England rates decision to take macro spotlight on ‘Super Thursday’
On the corporate front there will be another big batch of blue-chip updates to digest, notably from oil major Shell and banking giant Lloyds
International Personal Finance shares rise on solid 2018 performance
For the year ended 31 December 2018, the FTSE Small Cap firm saw its adjusted pre-tax profits increase by 16% to £109.3mln, as revenue rose by 4.1% to £866.4mln
IPF shares drop as it warns on impact of Romanian credit limits and Polish tax laws
“We have delivered a good performance both in Q3 and the year to date, and continue to make strong progress against our strategic objectives,” IPF said
FTSE 100 closes in red as Wall Street shares lag; Brexit exhaustion
The UK blue-chip benchmark finished down over 27 points at 7,026, while the FTSE 250 closed down over 52 points at 18,961.
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Sales acceleration expected from Unilever after Marmite maker's Dutch move stymied
Aside from the latest trading news from Unilever, the Day Ahead includes updates from blue-chip peer Rentokil Initial and FTSE 250-listed Domino's Pizza
International Personal Finance says 2018 profit expected to beat consensus by around 10%
The FTSE SmallCap firm noted that the consensus pre-tax profit estimate for 2018 is currently £99.4mln and cited stronger than expected collections in its European home credit businesses for the outperformance
International Personal Finance shares weak as its European home credit contracts fall
In a trading update, the FTSE SmallCap firm said European home credit contracted by 4%, reflecting a continued challenging regulatory and competitive environment
FTSE 100 closes near flat as traders look for direction; Dow Jones surges
The UK blue chip index closed its account on Tuesday up 2.09 at 7,526.
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Strong coffee needed to fuel Whitbread's first half performance after Costa's first quarter dip
Day ahead includes first half results from leisure giant Whitbread PLC, and third quarter updates from miner Anglo American PLC and wealth manager St James' Place Capital PLC
Lloyds, Barclays and RBS under the microscope with release of third quarter earnings
The week ahead includes third quarter earnings from Lloyds, Barclays and RBS along with trading updates from Shire, IAG and GSK
International Personal Finance shares drop 10% as it details impact of proposed Polish corporate tax changes
IPF said the proposals would result in an increase in the group’s tax charge of around £12mln to £14mln in 2016 against underlying profits of £99.3mln, taking its tax charge to 39%
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Looking for another tech winner in the "Bombed Out" portfolio
Last week, the recovery stocks portfolio selected Pebble Beach Systems, which rose 40% in a week. How will this week's selections do?
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Spicy selection of stocks for the "Bombed Out" virtual portfolio reboot
Having eliminated some of the obvious drawbacks of the original recovery stocks virtual portfolio, it's time to give this momentum trading malarkey another go
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Glaxo hoping not to make a right Horlicks of combating generics challenge
The recently-announced sale of Horlicks may be the sign of an increased focus on the drugs pipeline
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Lloyds and Barclays to dominate manic week of corporate earnings
Week ahead: Lloyds, Barclays, AstraZeneca, GlaxoSmithKline, Sky, Reckitt Benckiser
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Deterioration of conditions for grocers eyed in updates from Sainsbury and Ocado
Day ahead; J Sainsbury, Ocado, Imperial Brands, Paddy Power Betfair ...
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HSBC may struggle to match rivals
HSBC is the last of the big four banks to report with more uncertainty over the outcome than for its UK-centric rivals.
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FTSE 100 closes 21 points down ahead of Easter weekend
Yesterday the FTSE 100 briefly rose above 7,400 ... today, a sub-7,300 level beckons
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Day ahead: Ten Entertainment float could score a strike; Hays to update
The UK's second largest ten-pin bowling operator, Ten Entertainment will have an initial market cap of £107.25mln when conditional trading starts in London
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Week ahead: Recruiters to provide Brexit insight while Tesco delivers finals
Week ahead: Tesco, Pagegroup, Hays, JD Sports, WH Smith ...
International Personal Finance faces FTSE 250 demotion as it reports decline in full year profit
The consumer credit company's full year pre-tax profits were dragged lower by tougher regulation in Poland and restructuring costs in its Mexico business
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Can ITV’s financial results beat cautious expectations?
Blue-chips ITV Plc (LON:ITV), Admiral Group Plc (LON:ADM), and Man Group Plc (LON:EMG) are all in the diary with final results on Wednesday.
EasyJet set to fly off the FTSE 100 with Capita and Dixons Carphone in reshuffle
A reshuffle of the FTSE 100 and FTSE 250 indices will be announced tomorrow, determined by today's closing prices
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FTSE ends higher after tax cut pledge powers Wall St rally to record levels
FTSE 100 shares closed higher on Thursday in tandem with a US equity rally after President Donald Trump announced “phenomenal” corporate tax reform Wall Street had been waiting for with bated breath
International Personal Finance tops the FTSE 250 fallers, impacted by a Polish tax decision
The doorstep lender said it would appeal against a decision by the Polish tax authority relating to the accounts of its Provident Polska business for the 2008 financial year.
FTSE 100 in positive territory, Panmure spike a mystery
Footsie was expected to hit another high today, but it has not happened yet
Risers & Fallers: Eurasia Mining, French Connection, Genel Energy, Petrel Resources, Rolls-Royce, Vast Resources
Stellar inks joint-venture deal for the Baoulé kimberlite project in Guinea
PREVIEW: Investors look for signs of synergies from Shell's acquisition of BG
To misquote Prince, it’s just another frantic Thursday with around one-sixth of the FTSE 100 companies set to update the market.
International Personal Finance boss made redundant as profits dip
Loan provider said David Broadbent resigned on Tuesday and would leave on March 7 due to redundancy
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Risers & Fallers: Ascent, ECR Minerals, Edenville Energy, First Quantum, Minoan, New World Resources
Precious metals miners may be doing OK but the rest of the sector is getting clobbered.
Wednesday's agenda: Barratt Developments' focus on margins
Happy days are set to continue for Barratt Developments but Interserve might be finding the going a bit tougher
Week Ahead: Banking season arrives
It's a heavy week for trading updates, with the banks to the fore
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Risers & Fallers: CH Bailey, Ferrexpo, Gable Holdings, Polo Resources, Premier Vet., Red Rock
A name change might be in order for Premier Veterinary now it has sold its veterinary business
FTSE100 drops; Ncondezi bucks mining's downward trend
All the large cap miners fell into the red on Friday
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FTSE100 drops for fifth straight day
The FTSE100 lost around 33 points to 6,054 on Friday morning
Tuesday's agenda: BP kicks off big week for oil
BP and Utilitywise attract the attention of investors on Tuesday.
Week Ahead: Banking sweepstakes
Three of the big four banks report this week, while the big three integrated oil majors also weigh in.
Week Ahead: Banking sweepstakes
Three of the big four banks report this week, while the big three integrated oil majors also weigh in.
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Wednesday's agenda - Sky among the riders as results pour in
Wednesday sees a veritable clutch of results statements from some big guns....
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Risers & Fallers: Sirius Minerals, Collagen, Sky, Bellway, Anglo Asian, Circle Oil and more
Sirius Minerals was boosted by the news it will not face a public inquiry while Bellway led the fallers on the FTSE 100 on fears of a Bank of England interest rate hike.
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FTSE 100 ends higher on Greece deal; IAG leads risers
The FTSE 100 finished 64 points higher at the close of play to 6,737.
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FTSE 100 rises at lunch as Greece deal details emerge
In the UK, the FTSE 100 climbed 50 points by lunch to sit at 6,727.
International Personal Finance hit by proposed Polish credit cost cap
The FTSE 250 credit company had designed a product to comply with proposed new rules on capping credit costs, but a last minute change could make the product unprofitable.
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Risers & fallers: Alent, IAG, Marks & Spencer, IPF, Nostrum Oil & Gas, ARM Holdings
The mergers & acquisitions season appears to have started.