UK SMALLCAP ROUNDUP: Regulator Rejects Uniq's Pension Plans
19th Jul 2010 09:30
Dow Jones smallcap news is now on Twitter, allowing you to catch up on the news away from your desk. Go to http://twitter.com/DJ_UK_Smallcaps UNIQ PLC (UNIQ.LN), a convenience food maker, Monday said the U.K. Pensions Regulator has turned down its proposals to tackle its retirement fund's finan
Read moreUPDATE: SThree Sees Improving Mkt, 1H Profit Up As Costs Fall
19th Jul 2010 09:21
(Adds executive, analyst comment, share price) By Rachael Gormley Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES LONDON (Dow Jones)--Recruitment company SThree PLC (STHR.LN) said Monday the recruitment market is improving but isn't yet fully recovered after first-half pretax profit more than doubled on reduced
Read moreINTERVIEW: SThree Targets Overseas Demand With New Offices
19th Jul 2010 08:19
By Rachael Gormley Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES LONDON (Dow Jones)--International recruitment company SThree PLC (STHR.LN) is eyeing a raft of new offices outside the U.K. and Europe, Chief Executive Russell Clements said Monday, as it targets strong market opportunities overseas. "The rest of
Read moreSThree 1H Pretax Profit More Than Doubles On Lower Staff Cost
19th Jul 2010 07:20
LONDON (Dow Jones)--Recruitment company SThree PLC (STHR.LN) Monday said first-half pretax profit more than doubled after it reduced its staffing significantly on the year. The company said the recruitment market is improving but not yet fully recovered, and compared with the extremely distresse
Read moreSThree remains cautiously optimistic
19th Jul 2010 07:11
Recruiter SThree said half year pre-tax profit fell sharply but remains cautiously optimistic, in an improving but not yet fully recovered market. For the six months ended 30 May 2010 pre-tax profit before exceptional items fell to £7.3m from £11.2m the year before. Revenue declined 21% to £221.7m
Read moreFTSE 250 movers: Spectris encourages market
16th Jul 2010 17:53
Instrumentation and controls company Spectris climbed after saying it expects full year results to be ahead of expectations after an 'encouraging' first half. SThree was in demand too. The stock goes up to 'buy' from 'hold' at Panmure Gordon ahead of the recruitment and contract placement specialis
Read moreBroker tips: BlueBay, Sinclair Pharma, SThree
16th Jul 2010 11:06
BlueBay's fourth quarter update was "disappointing" as forecasts for a full-year profit of £50m missed KBC Peel Hunt's expectations by 4% and consensus estimates by 10%. The broker had reckoned the fixed income fund manager would make £52.3m this year, up from £17.5m in 2009. But annual performance
Read moreBroker snap: SThree upgraded
16th Jul 2010 11:05
SThree goes up to 'buy' from 'hold' at Panmure Gordon ahead of the recruitment and contract placement specialist's interim results on Monday. Panmure analysts predict a drop in adjusted profit before tax to £7.6m from £11.2m last year on gross profit of £74.4m compared with £93.3m in 2009. "Given
Read moreUK MARKET TALK ROUNDUP: SHARES GAINING
16th Jul 2010 10:24
Stocks on the rise in the UK today. Compiled by Dow Jones Newswires Markets Desk, [email protected] Contact us in London. +44-20-7842-9464 [email protected] 0924 GMT [Dow Jones] Panmure Gordon upgrades SThree (STHR.LN) to buy from hold ahead of the company's final results on Jul
Read moreMARKET TALK: Panmure Upgrades SThree To Buy
16th Jul 2010 10:24
0924 GMT [Dow Jones] Panmure Gordon upgrades SThree (STHR.LN) to buy from hold ahead of the company's final results on July 19. "With ongoing expansion of headcount and offices indicating confidence in a future recovery, this means that we expect profitability to be more 2H-weighted than last year,
Read moreMARKET TALK: Collins Stewart Lowers SThree To Hold
1st Jul 2010 09:49
0849 GMT [Dow Jones] Collins Stewart lowers SThree (STHR.LN) to hold from buy. Reckons the shape the economic recovery will take in Europe and UK is increasingly uncertain. "Although at present there is no evidence to support this, there is the risk that austerity packages and mounting concerns over
Read moreUK MARKET TALK ROUNDUP: SHARES LOSING
1st Jul 2010 09:49
Stocks on the fall in the UK today. Compiled by Dow Jones Newswires Markets Desk, [email protected] Contact us in London. +44-20-7842-9464 [email protected] 0849 GMT [Dow Jones] Collins Stewart lowers SThree (STHR.LN) to hold from buy. Reckons the shape the economic recovery wil
Read moreSThree COO Wickremeratne calls it a day
24th May 2010 07:47
SThree's chief operating officer is to retire at the end of the current financial year after more than 22 years at the recruitment firm. Sunil Wickremeratne, who took up his latest role in 2004, will leave the company at the end of November to ensure an orderly handover of his responsibilities, whi
Read moreTuesday tips round-up: Capita, Bovis, Tullett Prebon
9th Mar 2010 06:43
Recent full-year results from Capita were decidedly mixed - with the market particularly concerned about a slowdown in organic growth at the company in 2009 and 2010. However, the dire state of the British Government's finances mean the opportunities for this outsourcing business over the next few
Read moreLondon close: Shares end with small gains
8th Mar 2010 17:14
London's top stocks ended the day with small gains after trading in a very tight range all day as shares paused for breath following last week's good gains. Oil fabrications giant Petrofac was one of the day's major bright spot after it made a bit more than expected last year, with after tax profit
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