Caledonia not inclined to gear up
25th Nov 2009 08:16
Investment trust Caledonia Investments is maintaining a cautious investment approach despite the strong recovery in equity markets since March. ‘In many cases equity prices are not at present looking particularly attractive when analysed against the fundamental financial outlook for the companies t
Read moreCaledonia unveils new FD
20th Nov 2009 07:51
Investment company Caledonia Investments has settled on former De La Rue man Stephen King as its new finance director. King will take over from Jonathan Cartwright when he steps down from the board on 9 December. King, a qualified chartered accountant, has held senior financial positions with Lonh
Read moreDealings round-up: BlueBay duo cash in
18th Sep 2009 17:26
Two directors of BlueBay today took advantage of the recent tripling in its share price to trim their holdings in the fixed income fund manager. A secondary placing of shares saw Nick Williams, Chief Financial Officer, sell 1m shares and Alex Khein, Chief Operating Officer dispose of 2m shares. Th
Read moreSainsbury's new chair Tyler opens account
17th Sep 2009 16:29
New Sainsbury's chairman David Tyler wasted no time in opening his account, snapping up £167,000 of shares in the supermarket chain today. The former finance boss of GUS, who joins the board at the start of next month and becomes chairman on 1 November, paid 334.3p each for 50,000 shares. Tyler ta
Read moreWH Smith finance boss sells more shares
25th Aug 2009 16:27
WH Smith's financial director Robert Moorhead has sold nearly £240,000 worth of shares in the newsagent chain. He offloaded 53,896 shares at 445.2p a time and now has 176,504. The firm's shares have rallied since he last offloaded shares in February, pocketing 360.9p a time for 10,197 shares In a
Read moreMan non-exec builds holdings
10th Jul 2009 17:17
Dugald Eadie, non-executive director at fund manager Man Group, has acquired nearly £100,000 worth of shares in the firm Eadie bought 40,000 shares at a price of 241.75p per share, taking his stake to 360,000. Yesterday, the fund manager reported a slight dip in assets under management in the firs
Read moreHallin Marine director splashes out
9th Jul 2009 16:50
Jon Attenburrow, a director at Hallin Marine, which makes underwater equipment for the oil and gas industries, has spent £49,000 upping his stake in the firm. He bought 50,000 shares at 98p a time and now has 475,000, or 1.15% of the firm. Attenburrow heads Hallin's eastern division. The company h
Read moreProgressive Digital's Danson in buying mood
7th Jul 2009 17:02
News that the chairman and chief executive of Progressive Digital Media Group have splashed out more than £400,000 on shares sent the digital marketing firm the right way Tuesday. Chairman Mike Danson added 2.2m shares to his stake, which now approaches 316m, or 85.5% of the business. The purchase
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