UK SMALLCAP ROUNDUP: Internet Dating Firm To List On AIM
16th Jun 2010 09:30
Dow Jones smallcap news is now on Twitter, allowing you to catch up on the news away from your desk. Go to http://twitter.com/DJ_UK_Smallcaps EASYDATE PLC, an Edinburgh-based internet-dating company, Wednesday said it plans to list on London's Alternative Investment Market at the end of June.
Read moreBegbies Traynor Boosts Offshore Unit In Caymans, Isle Of Man
16th Jun 2010 07:49
LONDON (Dow Jones)--U.K. insolvency specialist Begbies Traynor Group PLC (BEG.LN) Wednesday said it is expanding its offshore practice by opening an office in the Cayman Islands and setting up a teaming agreement with an established insolvency practice in the Isle of Man. Executive Chairman Ric
Read moreUK SMALLCAP ROUNDUP: Halfords Sees FY11 Earnings Growth
10th Jun 2010 09:30
Dow Jones smallcap news is now on Twitter, allowing you to catch up on the news away from your desk. Go to http://twitter.com/DJ_UK_Smallcaps HALFORDS GROUP PLC (HFD.LN) Thursday predicted further earnings growth this fiscal year, in spite of continued tough trading conditions, as it posted a s
Read moreBegbies Traynor Acquires Manchester Insolvency Practice
10th Jun 2010 07:20
LONDON (Dow Jones)--Begbies Traynor Group PLC (BEG.LN) Thursday said it has acquired a Manchester-based insolvency practice to bolster its presence in the north-west of England. Executive Chairman Ric Traynor said the acquisition of Tomlinsons, which specializes in business recovery and insolve
Read moreBegbies Traynor Acquisition
10th Jun 2010 07:01
TIDMBEG RNS Number : 3683N Begbies Traynor Group PLC 10 June 2010 Begbies Traynor Group plc Acquisition Begbies Traynor Group plc (the "Group"), the specialist professional services consultancy, today announces the acquisition of
Read moreMay buys Begbies in May
5th May 2010 16:43
Non-executive director John May has acquired his first shares in corporate recovery firm Begbies Traynor since joining the board in October 2007. May has bought 62,500 shares at 79p each, which cost just over £49,000. This follows yesterday's announcement that Begbies has obtained enlarged credi
Read moreFriday tips round-up: QinetiQ, LSE, Petropavlovsk
22nd Jan 2010 06:04
Profit warnings come in threes - or so the old stock market adage goes. That's why QinetiQ's second profit warning in a matter of months is a major concern, says the Telegraph. There are better opportunities elsewhere in the market for capital appreciation, so Questor advises taking the loss on the
Read moreBegbies profit soars as bankruptcies rise
21st Jan 2010 07:38
Financial adviser Begbies Traynor said interim pre-tax profit soared 32% as the number of insolvencies increased but it expects full year results to be slightly below current market forecasts after a weak performance at its tax practice. The corporate distress specialist said adjusted pre-tax pro
Read moreThursday preview: Morrisons, SSL, Begbies Traynor
20th Jan 2010 15:30
The Christmas trading statement from supermarket giant Morrisons could give investors a reason to cheer, with analysts expecting increased like-for-like sales and a rise in market share. UBS forecasts like-for-like sales growth of 6.8%, better than comparable figures from Tesco and Sainsbury, both
Read moreStruggling firms up 6% and set to grow
18th Jan 2010 10:44
Insolvency specialist Begbies Traynor saw a 6% rise to 140,000 in the number serious or critical financial difficulty in the final quarter of 2009. That figure was 14% lower than the same period in 2008, in the aftermath of the Lehman Brothers collapse, but Begbies expects the figure to rise again
Read moreFriday tips round-up: Premier Farnell, IG Group, Begbies Traynor
11th Dec 2009 06:46
Distributor Premier Farnell is not the most exciting company in the world, but it is a solid bet. Given the recovery the company is starting to show and its solid management, there is no reason to desert it now and investors should be rewarded for holding the shares says the Independent. September'
Read moreBegbies Traynor sees results 'significantly' ahead
10th Dec 2009 07:31
Begbies Traynor said results for the first half will be in line with expectations and 'significantly' ahead of the same period last year, due to the good progress made in the group's insolvency division. The group's non-insolvency divisions however continue to experience challenging market conditio
Read moreSmall caps round-up: New Britain Palm Oil, Baobab, Rockhopper
8th Oct 2009 09:02
New Britain Palm Oil, which produces the oil in Papua New Guinea, has signed a five-year agreement to supply palm oil products to Ferrero, the firm that makes Ferrero Rocher chocolates. Baobab Resources is up following a "very encouraging" scoping study undertaken for its Tete magnetite (iron / van
Read moreLondon close: Stocks finish down
2nd Oct 2009 16:33
London's leading shares closed in the red but were off earlier lows as the US recovered somewhat after a poor start. A weaker than expected jobs report had pushed US stocks deep in the red, though by midday the markets had retraced some of the losses. Over here, there was good news for home owners
Read moreLondon afternoon: US jobs data sinks Footsie
2nd Oct 2009 14:05
Footsie has tumbled further below the 5,000 level after a disappointing read on the monthly US jobs numbers. US non-farm payrolls fell a worse than expected 263,000 in September, up from a downwardly revised 201,000 the month before, and compared with the 180,000 expected by economists. The unemp
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