Archive
Inflation figures to lead macro news on Wednesday, Royal Mail braces for full year figures
Economists are expecting the consumer price index to be well below the recent growth in average earnings at around 1.8% year-on-year in April
Company
Close Brothers Group PLC
LON:CBG
Close Brothers is a specialist financial services group which makes loans, trades securities and provides advice and investment management solutions to a wide range of clients. Close Brothers’ Banking division provides specialist lending to small and medium-sized businesses and individuals across a diverse range of asset classes, and also offers deposit taking services. The Securities division provides trading services to retail brokers and institutions principally through Winterflood, a leading market-maker in the UK. The Asset Management division provides a full range of advice, investment management and self-directed services to private, institutional and corporate clients and professional advisers. Close Brothers was established in 1878 and today employs over 2,500 people, principally in the UK.
134 stories · page 5 of 7
Archive
Still no opportunities to sell in May, with Royal Mail and M&S set to deliver updates
The Week Ahead will also bring news from power firm SSE and water groups Severn Trent and United Utilities, plus the latest UK inflation and retail sales numbers
FTSE 100 edges higher ahead of big Brexit vote
"It’s over. The deal and perhaps May’s premiership. The DUP & the ERG & Cox have seen to that. What’s extraordinary is that no-one knows what happens next," tweeted the BBC's Nick Robinson
Archive
If Theresa's May's plan is voted down again, the Brexit can might be kicked further down the road
Tuesday will also bring the latest UK GDP growth data, a day ahead of the Chancellor's Spring Statement, as well as results from Domino's Pizza, G4S, and Cairn Energy
Archive
Shifting supermarket landscape the focus with first-half results from Morrison's
Aside from Morrison's, the Week Ahead will also bring updates from housebuilder Berkeley Group, insurer Prudential and fund manager Standard Life Aberdeen
Archive
FTSE 100 finishes in red as China growth worries hit global equities
Top laggard on Footsie was oil services giant Wood Group, which shed 4.09% to 524.80p
Archive
Eyes on Dixons Carphone guidance as it delivers trading update on Tuesday
Dixons Carphone and Cairn Energy will be among Tuesday's highlights.
Investments and investor services
Brexit a factor in easyJet update, while US/China trade wars could be a drag for Burberry
The Week Ahead will also bring trading updates from the likes of Vodafone, Anglo American, William Hill, Dixons Carphone, and WH Smith, plus the latest UK jobs and wages data
Sage Group names experienced finance boss Jonathan Howell as its chief financial officer from 10 December
Howell was most recently been group finance director of Close Brothers Group for 10 years, and prior to that, was CFO of the London Stock Exchange Group
Investments and investor services
FTSE 100 closes marginally higher as PM May defends draft Brexit deal
The UK's premier share index closed up around four points at 7,038, while the FTSE 250 shed almost 248 points at 18,662.
Archive
Royal Mail profit warning and management changes to overshadow first half results
The day ahead includes first half results from Royal Mail and a third quarter trading update from Bovis Homes
Archive
Housebuilders to take centre stage again after Persimmon boss drama
The week ahead includes trading updates from Bovis Homes and Taylor Wimpey, full year results from McCarthy & Stone, interims from Royal Mail, Vodafone and Premier Foods along with a batch of UK data
FTSE 100 closes day higher, boosted by rise in crude
Brent crude is up over 3% at $81.50 a barrel at the time of writing..
Archive
Summer sun hoped to have shone on Next interims, but will full-year guidance still be maintained?
Aside from Next's latest update, the Day Ahead will also bring trading news from water and power supplier United Utilities and results from fizzy drinks maker AG Barr
Archive
US interest rate hike eyed, as retailers, tour operators and utilities provide updates in coming week
Aside from the latest Federal Reserve policy meeting, the week ahead will bring updates from the likes of Next, Thomas Cook, TUI, United Utilities, and Pennon
Close Brothers exits point of sale loan space
The business had a loan book of £66mln at 31 July
Close Brothers reports solid performance as financial year draws to close
The FTSE 250 merchant bank said it had performed well across all divisions, with the banking division increasing its loan book 6.6% over the 11 months to £7.3bn
Investments and investor services
FTSE 100 closes higher, bolstered by sterling's fall; rate rise doubts
The index of leading UK shares closed up just shy of 50 points higher at 7,676, while the FTSE 250 was also up
As Ryanair's struggles continue can easyjet look to the blue skies?
Easyjet and Severn Treant are among the key names in the diary for Wednesday.
Archive
Week ahead: Investors hope Royal Mail delivers the goods and Unilever meets targets
The week ahead includes updates from Royal Mail, Unilever, Sports Direct, Rio Tinto and Anglo American along with official UK data on jobs, inflation and retail sales