Brooks Macdonald: Wealth manager puts ‘behind plan’ international arm under review March 7, 2024 Wealth manager Brooks Macdonald said the decision was being made "in the interests of achieving the best return for shareholders".
Funding Circle looks to offload US arm and kicks off share buyback as losses deepen March 7, 2024 Fintech firm Funding Circle kicked off a £25m share buyback programme today and said it was looking to offload its loss-making US division in the hope of stemming losses and boosting its flagging share, the firm has announced.
Rentokil sees revenue leap as North American market swells March 7, 2024 The company's Terminix acquisition is proving fruitful across the pond
Coats Group blames ‘widespread destocking’ for flat earnings but benefits from pension scheme changes March 7, 2024 Threads business Coats Group posted a flat set of earnings for the full year, against a backdrop of a “widespread industry destocking”.
Hunt’s budget was more a salad buffet than a proper City lunch March 7, 2024 Sky News’ City Editor Mark Kleinman on the budget, the latest on the Woodford fallout, and another bank tie-up
Robert Walters: Recruiter slashed headcount as profit plummeted – with London hit hard March 7, 2024 Robert Walters said headcount had dropped to 3,980 from 4,356 the previous year, which it said was "reflecting a balanced approach to maintain core consultant capacity in most resilient markets".
Aviva: Costs down, profits up, and a private healthcare boom as Britain gives up on the NHS March 7, 2024 Insurance giant Aviva has posted a rise in annual profits as it rewards shareholders with a £300m buyback and upgraded dividend guidance.
Harbour Energy records drop in revenue and production as windfall tax weighs March 7, 2024 Harbour's chief executive said the tax all but "wiped out" the firm's profits in 2022
Pagegroup: Recruiter ‘managed headcount’ down by 1,000 as profits hit by weak jobs market March 7, 2024 Pagegroup said as a "result of this action on headcount", its gross profit or free earner, which it uses to measure productivity, was 'flat'.
House prices continue to rise despite higher rates says Halifax March 7, 2024 House prices rose by 0.4 per cent in February, marking the monthly rise in a row, a new report by Halifax has found.