Lloyds Banking Group: Q1 results analysis May 7, 2019 By Graeme Evans from interactive investor. After a stunning share price performance, do these 'hit and miss' results justify optimism? Lloyds Banking Group (LSE:LLOY) investors, in need of a silver lining after an underwhelming earnings season from UK lenders, only have to look back 24 hours earlier to the surprise gift handed to the bank [...]
City Moves for 30 April 2019 – Who’s switching jobs at Harworth, Oaknorth and Alvarez & Marsal? April 29, 2019 Today's City Moves includes Harworth, Oaknorth and Alvarez & Marsal. Harworth Land and property regenerator Harworth has announced that Ian Ball will be made its first ever chief operating officer on 1 May to support the ongoing growth and evolution of its business. This role will provide additional oversight over the business’ new regional operating [...]
Horse Racing Betting Tips: Bangkok set to pass Classic Trial April 25, 2019 IN JUST over a month’s time, the very best of this season’s three-year-old crop will assemble on Epsom Downs for the Investec Derby. Late April is therefore a time for sorting the wheat from the chaff and this afternoon’s 1m2f bet365 Classic Trial (3.00pm) may provide us with some further Derby clues. Granted, this race [...]
Horse Racing Betting Tips: Mackaar may be the one for the red hot Varian stable April 23, 2019 TRAINER John Gosden and jockey Frankie Dettori have teamed up to win the last four renewals of the Investec Blue Riband Trial (2.45pm) and will have high hopes of making it five on the bounce this afternoon with Turgenev. The son of Dubawi looked all at sea on soft ground at Newbury on his seasonal [...]
Horse Racing Betting Tips: Take a Shot in the Dark with Epsom specialist April 23, 2019 AFTER a long weekend of glorious sunshine, the weather is set to change with plenty of rain forecast over the coming days. The question is how much will fall at Epsom today ahead of their Investec-sponsored Derby Trial card and what effect it will have on ground currently described as Good (Good to Firm in [...]
Superdry appoints new broker after mass exodus prompted by Dunkerton’s return April 17, 2019 Superdry has appointed Jefferies as its new corporate broker and financial advisor following a mass exodus from the firm after the retailer’s founder was reappointed to the board. Investors narrowly voted in favour of allowing Julian Dunkerton to return to the board earlier this month, prompting the resignations of former brokers UBS and Investec. Read [...]
Gaucho’s merger with M Restaurant brings boss Martin Williams ‘full circle’ April 4, 2019 The founder of M Restaurants said today he has come “full circle” by merging his chain with steakhouse Gaucho, which he led for years before founding M. Martin Williams, who is taking over as chief executive of the new parent company, always hoped to merge the two after helping to take Gaucho out of administration with Investec [...]
Superdry shares dive after board exodus April 3, 2019 Superdry shares dived in morning trading as investors digested yesterday’s investor vote which saw the return of co-founder Julian Dunkerton and a dramatic board exodus. Shares in the troubled retailer fell 11 per cent to 445p this morning, adding to an eight per cent drop which the company suffered yesterday before markets closed. Read more: [...]
Superdry board in mass resignation as Dunkerton takes the reins April 2, 2019 Superdry suffered a boardroom exodus tonight after the troubled retailer’s co-founder won an audacious bid to reinstall himself onto the firm’s board. In a shock move this evening, Superdry’s entire board – including its chief executive and chairman – revealed plans to step down after Julian Dunkerton won an investor vote which will see him [...]
Julian Dunkerton wins narrow shareholder vote to return to board of Superdry April 2, 2019 Superdry’s co-founder has won an audacious bid to reinstall himself onto the troubled retailer’s board this morning, throwing the future of the group’s directors into doubt. Investors have voted by a narrow majority of 50.75 per cent to allow Julian Dunkerton to return to the company following a long and bitter public battle with the firm’s [...]