Sirius Real Estate acquires business park in Essen for €10.7m

German business park investor Sirius Real Estate said it had acquired an asset Essen for €10.7 million.

The transaction as by way of a sale...

Tue, 16/03/2021 - 07:51


Smithson Investment Trust posts 31% return; smashing benchmark

Listed company investor Smithson Investment Trust posted a positive annual performance that easily beat its benchmark.

The company's net asset value total return per share...

Tue, 16/03/2021 - 07:48


Ferguson unveils $400m share buyback plan after rise in H1 profit

Plumbing company Ferguson unveiled a $400 million share buyback plan after reporting a rise in first-half profit on cost cuts and improving inflation.

The...

Tue, 16/03/2021 - 07:46


Plus500 reports 'strong' quarterly trading amid growth in customer income

Online contracts-for-difference broker Plus500 said trading during the first quarter remained 'strong', driven by growth in customer income that was tracking ahead of the fourth...

Tue, 16/03/2021 - 07:39


Unite posts annual loss; reinstates dividend citing growth prospects

Student accommodation provider Unite posted a full-year loss as the pandemic weighed on the value of its properties and it offered affected students rent waivers...

Tue, 16/03/2021 - 07:35


Greggs swings to first loss since floatation as lockdown bites; makes stronger start to 2021

Greggs reported its first loss as public company as the lockdown weighed on sales, but the bakery chain touted optimism ahead, saying it had made...

Tue, 16/03/2021 - 07:35


Natwest faces criminal proceedings in UK for alleged money laundering

Natwest, the bank formally known as Royal Bank of Scotland, said authorities in the UK had launched criminal proceedings against the company over historic allegations...

Tue, 16/03/2021 - 07:26


Polypipe hikes dividend citing second-half recovery; to change name to Genuit

Plastic piping-systems maker Polypipe booked a 60% slump in annual profit, but hiked its dividend citing a second-half rebound in housing construction markets.

The company...

Tue, 16/03/2021 - 07:19


AstraZeneca ups supply of Covid-19 vaccine doses to US; sells stake in Viela

Pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca said it had amended its existing agreement with the US Government to supply up to 500,000 additional doses of its Covid-19 vaccine...

Tue, 16/03/2021 - 07:18


Wood Group swings to loss; scraps dividend

Oil-sector services company Wood Group swung to a full-year loss and scrapped its dividend after the pandemic pressured crude prices, drying up the contract pool...

Tue, 16/03/2021 - 07:11


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