WPP agency acquires 'demand generation' firm
6th Aug 2013 11:57
Media megalith WPP has announced that its key Ogilvy & Mather agency has acquired a majority stake of Verticurl, a demand generation and marketing automation services firm in Singapore. Ogilvy's customer engagement division, OgilvyOne, will take control of a company that employs more than 160 peopl
Read moreBroker tips: WPP, Next, Weir
30th Jul 2013 11:18
Nomura has maintained its 'buy' rating and 1,300p target price for advertising and media group WPP, saying that the tie-up of rival firms Publicis and Omnicom could be good for the UK-listed company. While the merged company will have a dominant positive in the creative and marking services industr
Read moreBroker snap: Publicis-Omnicom merger positive for WPP, says Nomura
30th Jul 2013 09:37
Nomura has maintained its 'buy' rating and 1,300p target price for advertising and media group WPP, saying that the tie-up of rival firms Publicis and Omnicom could be good for the UK-listed company. The $35bn merger between Publicis and Omnicom will hold the dominant positive in the creative and m
Read moreLondon open: Analysts challenge consensus forecasts for Fed and China
29th Jul 2013 08:15
According to the Financial Times European demand for oil is is rising for the first time in two years, possibly indicating increased economic activity. Yet that may not be the only thing which has been on the increase of late. Thus, and for the first time in a quite a bit, investors have awoken on
Read moreMonday newspaper round-up: Barclays, Savills, Publicis
29th Jul 2013 06:50
The Serious Fraud Office is expected to receive significant funding from the UK Treasury to help in its investigation into Barclays' emergency fundraising five years ago, according to the Financial Times. Property consultant Savills said its research shows almost 2,000 stores have in Britain have b
Read moreTuesday broker round-up UPDATE
9th Jul 2013 07:53
Adept Telecom: Northland Capital revises target price from 108p to 115p and maintains a buy recommendation. AG Barr: Panmure Gordon raises target price from 500p to 600p and retains a hold recommendation. Aquarius Platinum: Westhouse Securities shifts target price from 35p to 40p upgrading from se
Read moreLondon close: Rally continues as FTSE 100 jumps
27th Jun 2013 16:44
Strong US economic data and some reassuring comments by a member of the Federal Reserve gave markets a big boost on Thursday, helping the FTSE 100 to extend gains into the third day. After hitting a fresh five-month low of 6,029 on Monday, the FTSE 100 has risen strongly over the past three session
Read moreFTSE 100 movers: Smiths Group tops the leaderboard
27th Jun 2013 13:21
Engineering companies Smiths Group and Weir Group were the top gainers on Thursday.UBS upgraded Smith Group's stock to 'buy' from 'neutral', helping to push shares higher. Tate & Lyle advanced as Morgan Stanley rated the sweetener maker's stock for the first time on Thursday, recommending an 'overw
Read moreWPP and Twitter sign data deal for targeted advertising
6th Jun 2013 11:46
Advertising conglomerate WPP has followed rival Publicis by agreeing its own partnership with social media giant Twitter. The FTSE 100 group said the deal would see it increasingly use Twitter data for its advertising campaigns and launch several new data products and services with the popular soc
Read moreWPP has Heureka moment with Polish purchase
6th Jun 2013 09:31
Marketing behemoth WPP has snapped up a non-controlling stake in Polish digital advertising agency Heureka Group. Heureka is a full-service interactive advertising agency that specialises in digital advertising and social media campaigns, with its own proprietary social analytics tool called Brand
Read moreThursday broker round-up UPDATE
6th Jun 2013 07:37
Aggreko: Goldman Sachs cuts target price from 2425p to 2125p, while retaining its buy recommendation. Alliance Pharma: FinnCap shifts target price from 35p to 38.50p and stays with its hold recommendation. APR Energy: Goldman Sachs reduces target price from 990p to 945p keeping a buy recommendatio
Read moreFTSE 100 movers: RBS, Centrica, Polymetal
31st May 2013 13:58
Royal Bank of Scotland's shares edged up after narrowing its shortlist of prospective bidders in its sale of 315 branches. UK gas and electricity supplier Centrica advanced Friday as utility stocks bounced back after a sharp fall over the past week. Polymetal International rallied after completi
Read moreWPP's Y&R Advertising opens majority-owned agency in Myanmar
23rd May 2013 07:21
FTSE 100 listed advertising multinational WPP has reported that Y&R Advertising has opened Y&R Yangon, making it one of the first international networks to open a majority-owned advertising agency in Myanmar. The group said that Y&R Yangon represented a joint venture with local partner K-Noke Adver
Read moreWednesday newspaper round-up: ENRC, Apple, Chinese manufacturing...
1st May 2013 06:20
According to the Financial Times, the UK Listings Authority has launched an investigation into ENRC possible breaches of its takeover rues that could result in a fine or public censure. "The irony of the move is that the UK Listings Authority has been criticised for permitting ENRC to list in the UK
Read moreMonday broker round-up UPDATE
29th Apr 2013 08:17
Afren: Liberum Capital shifts target price from 130p to 136p and maintains a hold recommendation. AngloAmerican: Nomura upgrades from reduce to neutral with a target price of 1700p. Antofagasta: Nomura cuts target price from 1250p to 1200p, while its neutral rating remains unchanged. Investec redu
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