Monday broker round-up

20th Jul 2020 13:32

(Sharecast News) - British American Tobacco: Jefferies downgrades to hold with a target price of 3,000.0p.

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Berenberg hikes target price on Standard Life Aberdeen

7th Jul 2020 15:17

(Sharecast News) - Analysts at Berenberg raised their target price on global investment company Standard Life Aberdeen from 190.0p to 275.0p on Tuesday, stating that recent management changes held the potential to drive a "change in strategy".

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Tuesday broker round-up

7th Jul 2020 14:00

(Sharecast News) - Unite Group: Peel Hunt upgrades to add with a target price of 1,000.0p.

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Wednesday broker round-up

1st Jul 2020 13:25

(Sharecast News) - Unite Group: Berenberg downgrades to hold with a target price of 1,000.0p.

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Standard Life to replace CEO Skeoch with ex-Citi banker

30th Jun 2020 08:04

(Sharecast News) - Standard Life Aberdeen has hired Stephen Bird, a former Citigroup banker, as its next chief executive to replace Keith Skeoch, who is stepping down after more than 20 years at the asset manager.

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Sunday newspaper round-up: Two meters, Rolls Royce, Clinigen

14th Jun 2020 19:22

(Sharecast News) - Senior scientists have reported flaws in an influential World Health Organization-commissioned study into the risks of coronavirus infection and say it should not be used as evidence for relaxing the UK's 2-metre physical distancing rule. Critics of the distancing advice, which states that people should keep at least 2 metres apart, believe it is too cautious. They seized on the research commissioned by the WHO, which suggested a reduction from 2 metres to 1 would raise infection risk only marginally, from 1.3% to 2.6%. - Guardian

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Virgin Money and Aberdeen provide £12.5m each for JV

5th Jun 2020 08:02

(Sharecast News) - Virgin Money and Aberdeen Asset Management have agreed to provide up to £12.5m each of extra funding for their asset management joint venture.

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Tuesday broker round-up

2nd Jun 2020 14:15

(Sharecast News) - TUI: Berenberg downgrades to sell with a target price of 350p.

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Wednesday broker round-up

13th May 2020 13:42

(Sharecast News) - Rathbone Brothers: Canaccord upgrades to buy with a target price of 1,846p.

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Standard Life fund flows hold up despite crisis

12th May 2020 07:54

(Sharecast News) - Standard Life Aberdeen said it had a small underlying net inflow of funds in the first four months of 2020 despite stock market declines.

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Tuesday broker round-up

21st Apr 2020 13:52

(Sharecast News) - Wetherspoons: Jefferies upgrades to buy with a target price of 1,150p.

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FTSE 100 movers: Insurers, precious metals miners pace gains

9th Apr 2020 20:31

(Sharecast News) - Insurers' shares paced the market advance at the end of the holiday-shortened week, benefiting from the general 'risk-on' environment and positive analyst chatter.

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Wednesday broker round-up

8th Apr 2020 12:53

(Sharecast News) - Travis Perkins: JP Morgan downgrades to underweight with a target price of 920p.

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'We're not going to run out of ammunition', Fed's Powell says

26th Mar 2020 11:30

(Sharecast News) - Federal Reserve President, Jerome Powell, told US broadcaster NBC that the central bank is not going to "run out of ammunition".

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Monday broker round-up

16th Mar 2020 13:18

(Sharecast News) - Weir Group: Morgan Stanley downgrades to equal weight with a target price of 1,350p.

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