FTSE 250 movers: Indivior given shot in the arm, Softcat clawed

18th Dec 2018 14:54

(Sharecast News) - London's FTSE 250 was up 0.76% at 17,548.78 in afternoon trade on Tuesday, as Indivior led the pack after reporting that strong sales have kept it on track with full year expectations.

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Tuesday broker round-up

18th Dec 2018 13:51

(Sharecast News) - Intu Properties: Credit Suisse downgrades to underperform with a target price of 100p.

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FCA proposes permanent restrictions on CFDs, binary options

7th Dec 2018 12:56

(Sharecast News) - UK financial regulators plan a permanent ban on the sale of binary options to retail customers and restrictions on the sale, marketing and distribution of CFDs.

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Tuesday broker round-up

4th Dec 2018 13:03

(Sharecast News) - Rightmove: Deutsche Bank upgrades to buy with a target price of 530p.

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IG Group revenue dips amid storm of new regulations

4th Dec 2018 08:42

(Sharecast News) - Online trading provider IG Group Holdings updated the market on its first half ended 30 November on Tuesday, reporting that revenue for the period was expected to be around 6% lower than in the same period in the 2018 financial year, which was a record for IG.

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IG Group appoints Verifone exec June Felix as new CEO

30th Oct 2018 07:49

(Sharecast News) - Online trading platform IG Group has appointed former Verifone executive June Felix as its new chief executive officer with immediate effect.

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Thursday broker round-up

27th Sep 2018 12:14

(Sharecast News) - Thomas Cook Group: UBS upgrades to neutral with a target price of 60p.

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IG boss Peter Hetherington makes abrupt exit

27th Sep 2018 08:28

(Sharecast News) - IG Group's chief executive Peter Hetherington has stepped down abruptly after three years as the boss of the spread betting and derivatives trading platform.

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Friday broker round-up

21st Sep 2018 12:12

(Sharecast News) - Paragon Banking Group: RBC Capital Markets downgrades to sector performer with a target price of 500p.

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IG Group struggles to keep up pace in first quarter

20th Sep 2018 08:03

(Sharecast News) - IG Group found it hard to match up to the speedy start seen last summer, with the online trading provider's revenues down 5% in the first quarter of its current financial year.

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IG Group reports record profit but prepares for regulatory squeeze

24th Jul 2018 09:57

(Sharecast News) - IG Group reported record annual profit but the online trading platform said it would freeze its dividend to absorb the effect of regulatory changes.

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IG ups marketing and adds low-risk products amid regulatory crackdown

24th Jan 2017 08:01

(ShareCast News) - IG Group posted a strong set of interim results, though profits were limited by significantly increased marketing spending and developed new lower-risk products to assimilate to the tighter regulatory environment. The effect of the marketing spend was evident in a 22% year-on-year

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Wednesday broker round-up

18th Jan 2017 09:48

(ShareCast News) - Hochschild Mining: RBC Capital Markets reiterates Outperform with a target price of 290p. Pearson: Liberum reiterates Sell with a target price of 470p. IG Group: Barclays reiterates Overweight with a target price of 612p. British American Tobacco: Citi reiterates Buy with a targ

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IG confident French trading laws have no 'material negative impact'

9th Jan 2017 07:45

(ShareCast News) - Spread betting provider IG Group does not believe restrictions enforced by the French stock market regulator will have a "material negative impact" in its business in the country. The company said restrictions adopted by the Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) following the pass

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FXPro shelves IPO plans

4th Jan 2017 14:09

(ShareCast News) - FXPro shelved its plans to float on the London Stock Exchange until the regulatory uncertainty affecting the sector had lifted. The decision to remain in private hands followed the Financial Conduct Authority's new plans to limit the amount of risk that retail investors were allow

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