14-05-2012

All resolutions were passed at the annual general meeting (AGMs) of the insurance group RSA, including the vote on the remuneration report.

14-05-2012

A third of UBM shareholders have voted against plans for executive pay at the firm, making it the latest in a growing list of big firms to suffer backlashes against their remuneration reports.

11-05-2012

A round-up of the biggest director deals today so far.

11-05-2012

Although the City pages of Saturday's papers may focus on Centrica's trading patterns, outlined in a statement issued on Friday, the front page news is likely to be the energy provider's thinly veiled warning that fuel bills are set to go up later this year.

11-05-2012

Aquarius, ARM, BT, Catlin, Centrica, easyJet, ENRC, Experian, IAG, Logica, M&S, Meggitt, Pendragon, Petrofac, SSE, Wood Group

11-05-2012

Inspired by the courageous revolutions in North Africa and the Middle East, British investors have been casting off the shackles of domination and casting votes against excessive executive pay awards

10-05-2012

Abcam, Aveva, BAE, BT, Croda, Derwent, Experian, G4S, IHG, Old Mutual, Pendragon, Sage, SuperGroup, Weir

22-02-2012

In the Times, Tempus points out the long term strategy of construction firm Morgan Sindall. It is using earnings from core construction work to invest in regeneration projects, like town centres. It may well pay off, thinks Tempus, highlighting the 6% yield, but in the near term profits will be hard to come by: "a long term play" is the conclusion.

21-02-2012

Used car volumes were strong in 2011 at car dealer Pendragon but demand for new cars tailed off as customers delayed purchases.

20-10-2011

Trading statements from Diageo have, in the past, tended to be on the stodgy side, according to the Tempus column in the Times. When you are the world's biggest drinks behemoth, with brands such as Johnnie Walker, Smirnoff vodka and Captain Morgan rum, updates tend to involve low-digit rises and falls in this market or that. But there has been more momentum behind its performance in recent months and yesterday's statement was sufficiently ahead of market expectations to propel the shares to a new high point, up almost 4 per cent to £13.31½. Overall, sales for the first quarter were ahead by 9 per cent, with volumes up 5 per cent, reflecting price increases in some of its markets despite the difficult economic conditions. The outcome was flattered by a few one-off factors, though, and the real rate of sales growth was closer to 6.5 per cent.The shares sell on about 14 times this year's earnings. Given their outperformance, they may struggle to make much headway for now but remain a strong long-term hold, recommends the Times.

25-08-2011

A round-up of the biggest director buys today so far.

23-08-2011

Strong demand for used cars helped dealership Pendragon ramp up profit 37% in the first half of the year as it continues to trade in line with company expectations for the full year.

17-08-2011

Car dealer Pendragon shifted into reverse as shareholder response to its recent rights issue was lukewarm.

15-07-2011

The rights issue from Pendragon, our biggest car dealer, does the job of shoring-up the finances and putting the business in a better shape to go ahead. It is also enormous, nine new shares for eight and at 10p, is a 54% discount to the last closing share price. Nick Bubb at Arden Partners is looking for £33.5 million pre-tax profit this year. The rights issue solves a lot of problems and the new shares should be taken up, but further progress looks to be slow, says the Times.

14-07-2011

The UK's largest motor dealer Pendragon is to tackle its debt mountain at the behest of its bankers through a deeply discounted rights issue.

10-05-2011

Car dealer Pendragon has seen an improvement in the key business metrics in the first quarter and expects this improvement to continue for the rest of the year.

05-04-2011

A round-up of the biggest director deals today so far.

01-03-2011

A round-up of the biggest director deals today so far.

23-02-2011

Anglo American has a clear growth strategy, with a pipeline of 60 projects requiring $70bn of investment.

22-02-2011

Strong consumer confidence figures in the US sparked an impressive rally from the top share index this afternoon following earlier gloom over the Libyan turmoil and the higher oil price, but worries re-emerged and the FTSE 100 finished below 6,000.