Double deal for African Barrick Gold
28th Nov 2011 15:45
It was a double director deal for African Barrick Gold on Monday after its chief financial officer and senior independent non-executive director both bought shares in the mining firm. CFO Kevin Jennings added to his stock with 9,000 shares at 494.94p each, for a total of £44,545, while Derek G. P
Read moreWH Ireland moves into profit
18th Jul 2011 08:12
Financial services group WH Ireland swung into a half year profit as turnover increased nearly 30% despite ongoing challenging market conditions. Profit before tax for the half year ended 31 May 2011 was £0.71m compared to a loss of £0.62m the year before. Group turnover increased by 29.7% to £11.4
Read moreWH Irelands buy big again
12th Apr 2011 17:01
Bosses at the stockbroker WH Ireland have been snapping up more shares in the company, continuing a recent spate of buying. Chief executive Paul Compton took 150,000 shares and now has about 1.07m, more than 5% of the company. Chairman Rupert Low took 145,000 and has some 1.06m. They paid 58.5p a
Read moreWH Ireland bosses buy big
5th Apr 2011 16:19
Bosses at WH Ireland had the company they work for in their sights today as they splashed out thousands of pounds on shares in the stockbroker. Chief executive Paul Compton was the biggest spender, taking 670,448 shares at 50p a time. The purchase, which set him back £335,174, takes his holding to
Read moreSmall caps round-up: WH Ireland, Norseman Gold, Geong...
28th Feb 2011 14:40
Stockbroker WH Ireland made pre-tax loss of £0.3m in the 12 months to November, much less than the £2.1m deficit reported the year before. Turnover fell 25% to £18.4m, but the new financial year has started well, in line with the firm's internal budget and much better than for the previous year.
Read moreMouchel boss's family takes shares
26th Jul 2010 16:23
The wife and son of Mouchel's chief executive Richard Cuthbert have been taking advantage of weakness in the share price of the provider of outsourced services to the public sector. His wife Julia and son Simon each took 20,000 shares, paying 121p a time and paying a combined total of nearly £50,00
Read moreUK SMALLCAP ROUNDUP: Sirius Exploration's FY10 Loss Widens
23rd Jul 2010 16:00
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 SIRIUS EXPLORATION PLC (SXX.LN), a mining and exploration holding company focused on potash and salt deposits in North America and Australia, Friday post
Read moreUK SMALLCAP ROUNDUP: HMV Refinances GBP240M Facility
23rd Jul 2010 12:30
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 HMV GROUP PLC (HMV.LN), a U.K. entertainment retailer, said Friday it has completed the refinancing of its GBP240 million revolving credit facility with
Read moreUK SMALLCAP ROUNDUP: Salamander Energy: Vietnam Well Dry
23rd 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 SALAMANDER ENERGY PLC (SMDR.LN), an oil and gas firm, Friday said it didn't find any oil at an exploration well offshore Vietnam, marking another setback
Read moreW H Ireland unveils new boss
23rd Jul 2010 08:53
Former Collins Stewart man Paul Compton is the new chief executive at stockbroking firm W H Ireland. Compton will take the helm at a company that remained in the red in the six months to 31 May. Loss before tax was £0.518m, a marginal improvement on the consolidated loss of £0.523m the year before
Read moreWH Ireland Swing To 1H Pretax Loss; Names Compton New CEO
23rd Jul 2010 07:41
LONDON (Dow Jones)--Financial services group W.H. Ireland Group PLC (WHI.LN) Friday swung to a first-half pretax loss as revenue was hit by the loss of a major client, but said it was better positioned for difficult markets following its restructuring, and named Paul Compton as its new chief executi
Read moreChanges at the top at WH Ireland
21st May 2010 07:47
Changes at the top are in store at stockbroker WH Ireland as the chief executive and the finance director have both announced their intentions to move on. Chief executive officer Richard Ford will remain with the company until 31 August while finance director Nigel Gurney is sticking around until 1
Read moreFD sells after Invista bid talks end
8th Mar 2010 16:49
Invista Real Estate Investment Management finance director Guy Eastaugh sold nearly one-third of his shares in the company the day after it announced that bid talks had ended. Eastaugh sold 150,000 shares at 49p each, which raised £73,500. Prior to the announcement that the takeover talks had ende
Read moreAmlin non-exec trebles shareholding
4th Mar 2010 16:48
Non-executive director Tony Holt has bought more than £2m worth of shares in insurance underwriter Amlin. Holt bought 500,000 shares at 411.75p each, which takes his shareholding to 759,102 shares. Holt joined Amlin in 1980 and was appointed to the board in 2000. He was group underwriting direct
Read moreWH Ireland revenues fall, losses narrow
2nd Mar 2010 10:55
Shares in WH Ireland fell back after the stockbroker reported a fall in turnover in the year to November 30. The company, which is split into private wealth management and securities divisions, posted a pre-tax loss of £2.1m compared with £2.5m the previous year, as revenues fell to £24.6m from £26
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