Lamprell director sells shares as firm unveils plans for new rigs
27th Apr 2012 16:18
Scott Doak, the integration and development director of Lamprell, the FTSE 250 oil and gas engineering firm, has slimmed down his stake in the same week the company announced plans to build two further rigs for Abu Dhabi's National Drilling Company. In a sale made on April 24th, Doak ditched 21,67
Read moreTUI chief funds tax charges with share sale
19th Mar 2012 16:14
Johan Lundgren, Deputy Chief Executive Officer of TUI Travel, a FTSE 250 company, has sold 124,777 shares at 193.54p each, leaving him with a total of 882,964 shares. The director said the £241,493 sale was made to cover accumulated tax liabilities relating to his move from Sweden to the UK in 20
Read moreCable and Wireless Comms CEO stocks up
12th Mar 2012 15:33
Tony Rice, the Chief Executive Officer of Cable and Wireless Commnutications, has bought up a chunk of shares in the firm, taking advantage of the stock's ongoing decreased share price. Rice, who last year earned $1.08m in a basic pay, cash bonuses of $466,000, and $2.6m from the firm's five-year
Read moreCLS profit nearly halves
5th Mar 2012 07:58
Property investment company CLS said annual pre-tax profit nearly halved after adverse changes in the value of long term interest rate swaps and a lower increase in the value of investment properties than in 2010. The group, which has a portfolio of £0.9bn properties in London, France, Germany and
Read moreCapital deputy chairman goes shopping again
19th Aug 2011 17:22
Billionaire property investor John Whittaker has bought another round of shares in Capital Shopping Centres (CSC), bringing his total stake to more than 20%. He took 100,000 shares at 317.6p a time, the company announced today.. Following the purchases, Whittaker now has nearly 172.5m shares or a
Read moreCLS profits jump, will buy back £4m of shares
17th Aug 2011 09:44
International property investment firm CLS has hailed a robust start to the year after profits jumped by a third in the first half. The firm, which manages office properties in London, France, Germany and Sweden, said profit before tax was up 32% to £37.1m, with earnings per share up 35% to 69.9p.
Read moreCLS chief exec builds up stake
10th May 2011 17:06
Richard Tice, chief executive of the property investment group CLS Holdings, has spent more than £250,000 building his stake in the group. He took 40,000 shares at just over 645p a time and now has nearly 260,000, or about 0.57% of the company. In March, CLS reported close to a fourfold increase i
Read moreStandard Chartered finance boss withdraws £170,000
11th Apr 2011 15:47
Standard Chartered's finance boss Richard Meddings has pocketed more than £170,000 from the sale of shares in the Asia-focused bank. He disposed of 10,159 shares at 1,691p a time, reducing his stake to 120,000 shares. The sale comes soon after chief executive Peter Sands offloaded 13,391 shares a
Read moreBramson vehicle buys more shares in F&C
15th Mar 2011 17:05
F&C Asset Management chairman Edward Bramson's investment vehicle SIGA LP has acquired more shares in the asset management company. Bramson was appointed chairman of F&C last month after a shareholder coup removed the previous incumbent, along with another non-executive, and appointed three new di
Read moreLondon close: Shares give up gains as Libya worries persist
7th Mar 2011 16:39
Shares closed in the red having spend most of the day in the blue after recovering from a weak start. Once again, the Libya turmoil has been casting a shadow. Oil prices are still an issue. Light crude rose to a 30-month high above $106 on Monday as fighting rages in Libya while reports that the un
Read moreLondon afternoon: Stocks consolidate gains
7th Mar 2011 14:18
Shares came off the top at the beginning of the afternoon before recovering some of their poise toward the end of the lunch time session as futures markets indicated a moderately firm start in store on Wall Street. Oil prices are still an issue. Light crude rose to a 30-month high above $106 on Mon
Read moreCLS nearly quadruples profit
7th Mar 2011 08:08
Property investment company CLS reported close to a fourfold increase in annual profit, despite difficult conditions and spending cuts in the UK, after gains from revaluation of investment properties. Pre-tax profit rose 283% to £70.9m in the year ended 31 December 2010. Net assets rose 16% to £357
Read moreBetfair finance chief buys
15th Dec 2010 16:33
Betfair finance director Stephen Morana has bought £100,000 worth of shares in the betting exchange operator following yesterday's share price fall in the back of interim figures. Betfair floated in October at an offer price of 1,300p a share. It dipped below that price prior to the interims and a
Read moreImproved outlook for CLS
10th Nov 2010 14:17
Property investor CLS Holdings says that falling vacancy rates are helping rental values to stabilise in London. CLS says there are good opportunities to acquire secondary properties and with more than £125m of liquid resources available CLS is in a good position to take advantage. CLS has boug
Read moreColt chief exec takes another big slice
1st Nov 2010 17:29
The chief executive of Colt has opened his wallet, splashing out nearly £250,000 on shares in the business communications and IT managed services firm. Rakesh Bhasin bought 200,000 shares at 121.4p a go and now has 500,000. Back in May he took 100,000 at 118.5p a time. Bhasin was appointed to the
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