Mon, 09th Aug 2010 17:33
LONDON (Alliance News) - UK shares have opened lower Wednesday, following a negative lead from Wall Street and Asia and ahead of the release of central bank meeting minutes in the UK and US.
A few interesting executive changes have been announced before the London open Wednesday. Read more
LONDON (Alliance News) - F&C Commercial Property Trust Ltd Monday said its portfolio increased in value over the three months to the end of March, representing a 3.2% increase after allowing for capital expenditure. The trust, which aims to provide shareholders with an attractive level of i
Read moreFTSE 250-listed F&C Commercial Property Trust has acquired two pre-let blocks at a business park in Aberdeen, providing exposure to 'one of the most buoyant office markets in the UK'. The transaction completed the trust's 2012 agreement to purchase four new pre-let headquarter office buildings at t
Read moreLONDON (Alliance News) - F&C Commercial Property Trust Limited said Tuesday it has now completed its forward commitment to purchase four new pre-let headquarter office buildings in Prime Four Business Park, Kingswells, Aberdeen. F&C said it completed the purchase of the remaining two blocks
Read moreMining groups Evraz, Lonmin and Polymetal International all tracked metal prices higher. Jardine Lloyd Thompson also climbed after Numis raised its target price to 1,190p, upgrading the stock from 'hold' to 'buy'. Ocado shares suffered significant declines, which Bloomberg was linking to the wid
Read moreLONDON (Alliance News) - Aviva has Monday agreed to sell its 47% stake in its South Korean joint venture Woori Aviva Life Insurance to NongHyup Financial Group, as it continues to contract in the region and focus on markets where it can make the best returns on capital.
LONDON (Alliance News) - F&C Commercial Property Trust Ltd Monday reported an increase in profit in 2013, after the previous year's results were affected by revaluation losses. FTSE 250-listed F&C posted pretax profit of GBP92.3 million, up from GBP30.4 million in 2012, after realising a GB
Read moreF&C Commercial Property Trust said Monday that it had completed the acquisition of one property and conditionally exchanged contracts for the acquisition of another. However, investors were left unimpressed after the group said the completion of four pre-let office blocks in Aberdeen had been pushe
Read moreLONDON (Alliance News) - Royal Dutch Shell Monday said it will sell its interests in the Australian Wheatstone gas projects in a USD1.14 billion deal, just a trading day after Friday's profit warning that caused its shares to tumble.
The stock is again near the bot
LONDON (Alliance News) - F&C Commercial Property Trust Ltd Monday said it has recently bought one property and conditionally exchanged contracts on another for GBP10.75 million in total. In a statement, the property investor said it has bought a retail warehouse in Solihull for GBP4.5 mill
Read moreBerkeley Group: Panmure Gordon raises target price from 2046p to 2150p and reiterates a hold recommendation. Betfair: Panmure Gordon increases target price from 1000p to 1317p and maintains a buy recommendation. BHP Billiton: WH Ireland downgrades to neutral. British Land: Exane ups target price
Read moreF&C Commercial Property Trust achieved a total return on net asset value (NAV) of 4.4 per cent for 2012 driven by strong performance of its London portfolio. The company made a 5.7% return on its portfolio of property investments for the year, compared with a total return of 2.8% from the Investmen
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