Tuesday broker round-up
21st Apr 2020 13:52
(Sharecast News) - Wetherspoons: Jefferies upgrades to buy with a target price of 1,150p.
Read moreScrapped dividends near £20bn as Covid-19 hits payouts
8th Apr 2020 11:01
(Sharecast News) - With almost £20bn of dividends wiped out so far in 2020, boards are grappling with whether to make payouts to shareholders or conserve cash during the Covid-19 crisis.
Read moreRSA pulls final dividend at request of Bank of England
8th Apr 2020 07:42
(Sharecast News) - RSA Insurance has suspended its final dividend to strengthen its finances during the Covid-19 crisis after coming under pressure from the Bank of England.
Read moreAviva pulls final dividend due to Covid-19 after BoE pressure
8th Apr 2020 07:08
(Sharecast News) - Insurance group Aviva bowed to central bank pressure on Wednesday and pulled its final dividend as it braced for the financial impact of the coronavirus pandemic.
Read moreLegal & General says it still intends to pay dividend
3rd Apr 2020 20:40
(Sharecast News) - Legal & General said on Friday that it will pay a final dividend for 2019 despite a warning from the Bank of England.
Read moreFCA warns insurers to treat customers fairly over Covid-19
19th Mar 2020 13:47
(Sharecast News) - The Financial Conduct Authority has warned general insurers to treat customers fairly as people change their behaviour in response to the coronavirus crisis.
Read moreAviva says too early to estimate coronavirus impact
17th Mar 2020 08:25
(Sharecast News) - Aviva said it was too early to estimate the potential impact of the coronavirus epidemic on its business as the insurer sought to reassure the market about its capital strength.
Read moreAviva exits Indonesia market
6th Mar 2020 07:02
(Sharecast News) - Aviva said it was exiting the Indonesian market and selling up to its joint venture partner Astra International for an undisclosed sum.
Read moreAviva posts record ?3.2bn operating profit
5th Mar 2020 07:04
(Sharecast News) - Aviva posted record full year profits on Thursday as general insurance sales increased and said it could withstand the impact of the coronavirus.
Read moreThursday preview: Coronavirus response, Aviva in focus
4th Mar 2020 15:52
(Sharecast News) - The focus on Thursday will be on governments' responses to the coronavirus outbreak, with the US Congress having announced an emergency spending bill worth $8bn for coronavirus prevention and authorities in both the UK and euro area both hinting heavily at measures to reduce corporate credit risk.
Read moreBoards risk missing targets for non-white directors
4th Feb 2020 12:19
(Sharecast News) - Board-level complacency and fear of change risk failure to achieve government-approved targets for ethnic minority representation at the top of British business, a report says.
Read moreAviva chairman Adrian Montague to retire
21st Jan 2020 13:36
(Sharecast News) - Insurer Aviva said on Tuesday that chairman Adrian Montague will retire this year once a successor has been appointed.
Read moreMonday newspaper round-up: Aviva, British grocers, BBC
23rd Dec 2019 07:22
(Sharecast News) - Activist investors are thought to be turning their attention to a potential break-up of Aviva after its chief executive refused to pursue a radical split of the business. Maurice Tulloch, 50, who became head of the FTSE 100 insurer in March, has pushed through a strategy to run its life and general insurance businesses separately, reversing his predecessor's attempts to integrate the two and cross-sell products. However, the City had been hoping for a more dramatic break-up. - The Times
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4th Dec 2019 16:07
(Sharecast News) - Moneysupermarket: RBC Capital Markets downgrades to underperform with a target price of 300p.
Read moreWednesday broker round-up
4th Dec 2019 11:19
(Sharecast News) - Moneysupermarket: RBC Capital Markets downgrades to underperform with a target price of 300p.
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