Profits slip as Hansard Global works to re-focus business
26th Sep 2019 12:35
(Sharecast News) - Specialist long-term savings provider Hansard Global reported an improvement in new business sales to £155.9m in its final results on Thursday, from £146.6m a year earlier.
Read moreHansard Global sees strong growth in UAE; mixed results elsewhere
9th May 2019 11:48
(Sharecast News) - Financial services firm Hansard Global said new business continued to rise in the third quarter, boosted by strong growth in the United Arab Emirates.
Read moreHansard Global new business activity slips in first half
24th Jan 2019 09:34
(Sharecast News) - Specialist long-term savings provider Hansard Global,issued its new business results for the six months ended 31 December - the first half of its 2019 financial year - on Thursday, reporting that new business for Hansard International for the second quarter was £41.5m in present value of new business premiums (PVNBP) terms.
Read moreHansard Global confident of delivering growth thanks to new business
10th Nov 2016 10:54
(ShareCast News) - Specialist long-term savings provider Hansard Global is confident of delivering growth during the rest of the year, after reporting significantly increased new business levels. In a trading statement for the period 1 July to 30 September, Hansard said during the first quarter it c
Read moreHansard Global sales grow, but earnings slip
22nd Sep 2016 15:54
(ShareCast News) - Specialist long-term savings provider Hansard Global issued its results for the year to 30 June on Thursday, with new business sales of £119.3m up from £60.6m. The London-listed company posted an operating cash surplus of £15.9m, which was down from £24.3m in the prior year, and a
Read moreHansard Global's new business surges in first half
13th Nov 2015 09:35
(ShareCast News) - Savings provider specialist Hansard Global said it continued to take on new business in the first quarter of its financial year. In the three months to 30 September, the London-listed company said new business, measured on a present value of new business premiums, rose 42% year-on
Read moreHasard Global founder acquires shares worth £1.8m
30th May 2014 16:15
The Non-Executive Chairman and founder of Hansard Global, Dr Leonard Polonsky, has increased his stake in the specialist long-term savings provider with the purchase of two million shares. Taking his stake in the group to 41.34%, Polonsky spent 90p a share at a total trade value of £1.8m. The de
Read moreHansard Global warns of one-off charge from procedural 'weakness'
6th May 2014 09:30
Savings and investments group Hansard Global warned profits would be hit by an issue in its charging procedures and that new business wins had fallen badly as flagged. Hansard brought forward its quarterly statement after it identified weaknesses in its procedures in relation to Chargeable Events c
Read moreTuesday broker round-up UPDATE
6th May 2014 08:44
Antofagasta: RBC Capital upgrades to buy with a target price of 900p. Barclays: Numis downgrades from add to hold with a target price of 280p. BG Group: Goldman Sachs ups target price from 1500p to 1530p and retains a strong buy recommendation. Britvic: Numis raises target price to 684p and keeps
Read moreMonday broker round-up UPDATE
27th Jan 2014 09:30
Aberdeen Asset Management: Espirito Santo cuts target price from 573p to 514p and keeps a buy recommendation. Morgan Stanley reduces target price from 492p to 393p and stays with its equal-weight rating. Amino Technologies: N+1 Singer shifts target price from 89p to 93p and reiterates a hold recomm
Read moreHansard Global says second quarter likely to be below last year
8th Nov 2013 11:41
Shares in specialist long-term savings provider Hansard Global fell after it warned that second quarter results were likely to be below last year's level. The group, which provides life insurance wrapped products to independent financial advisers and their clients, blamed the disappointing news on
Read moreHansard Global lauds underlying strength as one-offs hit annual profits
26th Sep 2013 08:23
Litigation payments and the closure of its continental European business held back profit growth at long-term savings specialist Hansard Global. The FTSE SmallCap listed firm, which provides life assurance wrappers to independent financial advisers and their clients, saw its statutory post-tax prof
Read moreHansard Global posts strong performance
29th Jan 2013 15:03
Hansard Global's 'buy' rating was reiterated after the group revealed strong growth during the last half of 2012. Analysts at Panmure Gordon and Co restated the rating on stocks with a $2.54 price target. Shares were up 8.06% to 114.00p at 15:14 Tuesday as financial services business posted an inc
Read moreFriday share tips: Jupiter, Hansard Global, Man
4th Jan 2013 11:28
On about 14.5 times' forward earnings, the fund management sector does not look cheap, against 11-plus for the rest of the market and following large gains in their share price last year. But if you believe that equities are heading upwards it offers a way, by careful selection, of gaining exposure
Read moreDiageo Chief sells 50,000 shares
13th Nov 2012 17:04
Diageo's Chief Executive Officer, Paul Walsh, sliced a chunk off his stake in the drinks giant with the sale of 50,000 shares on Monday. The transaction follows the company's purchase of a stake in Indian spirits group United Spirits Limited (USL). Diageo said on Friday that it is to acquire a 27
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