FCA fines WH Ireland £1.2m over market abuse failings
23rd Feb 2016 12:08
(ShareCast News) - The Financial Conduct Authority has fined WH Ireland £1.2m and banned it from taking on new corporate broking clients over the next 72 days. The city watchdog said the wealth management and corporate broking firm had failed to make sure there were effective systems and controls in
Read moreWH Ireland's first half driven by growth in private wealth management
26th Jun 2015 14:31
WH Ireland reported a strong first-half performance thanks to growth in its private wealth management division. The broker said the division saw its asset base grow during the period, with assets under management and administration rising 3.7% to £2.8bn. Its management fee income increased compared
Read moreWH Ireland expects adjusted operating profits to come in below previous expectations
3rd Dec 2014 11:24
WH Ireland Group took a hit on Wednesday after admitting that it now expects adjusted operating profits to be below its previous expectations. It explained that the reason for this was a decline in dealing commission revenue in the last quarter in the private wealth management division and delays to
Read moreWH Ireland makes strong start to current financial year
23rd Jun 2014 08:26
- Progress at main divisions - Strong start to current financial year - Eyes further progress in 2014 Financial services group WH Ireland said it was encouraged by revenue growth in both the Private Client and Corporate Broking divisions and expects to make further progress in 2014. The AIM-liste
Read moreMiton director builds stake following year of 'significant' organic growth
22nd Apr 2014 15:42
David Barron, the Director of Investment Trusts and Product Strategy at Miton Group, an AIM-listed fund management company, has purchased 280,000 group shares. Barron spent 45.58p on each of the shares, spending a total of £127,624. The deal comes a month after the firm posted said annual pre-tax
Read moreWalker Crips directors top up holdings
9th Apr 2014 16:00
Board members at Walker Crips, the investment management group, this week purchased a round of shares worth a total of 66,540 pounds. At 46,553, Independent Director Robert Elliott bought the highest number of shares, for a total spend of £20,018. Group Managing Director Sean Lam, Chief Executiv
Read moreWH Ireland confirms trading remains robust
25th Mar 2014 16:26
Stock broker WH Ireland said its new client pipeline and trading activity had remained strong in March. At its annual general meeting, Chairman Rupert Lowe said: "Corporate broking has continued to increase the number of its corporate clients and the pipeline of potential new business activity rema
Read moreWH Ireland appoints Finance Director
13th Mar 2014 15:58
WH Ireland has appointed Dan Cowland as Finance Director with immediate effect, the corporate broking company announced in Thursday. Cowland was previously Finance Director at Shore Capital Stockbrokers and has also worked at Macquarie Bank and Lehman Brothers. Chief Executive Richard Kellingbeck
Read moreWH Ireland confident after move back into the black
26th Feb 2014 13:30
Broker WH Ireland revealed a return to full year profitability and assured investors it has made a decent start to its new year. Pre-tax profits for its year to November 2013 came in at £1.7m compared to a 2012 loss before tax of £0.2m. Revenue increased by 18.2% to £29.7m, with recurring revenue
Read moreWH Ireland finance director to depart
26th Feb 2014 10:17
WH Ireland announced its Chief Financial Officer Alan Kershaw has stepped down from the board by mutual agreement. He will be leaving the company at the end of February. WH Ireland said it will be in a position shortly to announce Kershaw's successor to the role of Finance Director. Kershaw will
Read moreSunday share tips: Merlin, WH Ireland, Mattioli Woods
23rd Feb 2014 16:53
Merlin Entertainments could be worth a bet, the Sunday Times's Danny Fortson advised. The owner of Madame Tussauds, Legoland and other leisure sites unveils its first annual results, on February 27th, since its recent flotation. Analysts expect a strong 2013 with £386m in earnings from £1.8bn of inc
Read moreWH Ireland soars as it eyes better than expected full-year results
19th Dec 2013 08:37
- Strong second-half performance - Expects full-year results to beat market forecasts - Increasing confidence for future trading Financial services company WH Ireland said its Private Wealth Management and Corporate Broking divisions performed strongly during the second half of its financial year a
Read moreEuromoney Executive more than halves stake
15th Nov 2013 16:08
Bashar AL-Rehany, an Executive Director of Euromoney, the international publishing business, this week sold 22,485 shares, reducing his stake to 14,791. The £252,500 disposal, which was made on behalf of his wife, saw the shares sold at 1,123p a piece. The sale was made on Thursday, the same day
Read moreWH Ireland drops as profits tank
19th Jul 2013 15:15
WH Ireland, the AIM-listed financial services group serving the smaller company market, saw shares fall sharply on Friday after the company reported that profits more than halved in its first half. Pre-tax profit totalled just £0.06m in the six months to May 31st, down from £0.19m the year before,
Read moreWH Ireland's annual turnover grows on new client wins
27th Mar 2013 13:44
Financial services group WH Ireland narrowed its annual losses as turnover rose on new client wins and an increase in funds under management. The company's pre-tax loss for the year ended November 30th, 2012, amounted to £0.2m, down from £1.4m in 2011. Group turnover increased by 8.4% to £25.1m,
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