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EUROPE SET FOR POSITIVE START (0649 GMT)Read more(Alliance News) - Stocks in London were expected to edge into the green at Tuesday's market open, ahead of EU inflation data and purchasing managers' index readings.
Read more(Sharecast News) - HSBC reinstated its dividend and announced a new round of share buybacks as it trebled first-quarter profits on the back of rising interest rates.
Read more(Alliance News) - Stocks in London were set to open slightly higher on Tuesday, following a strong set of results for lender HSBC, as investors look ahead to the latest inflation reading for the eurozone.
Read more(Alliance News) - HSBC PLC on Tuesday announced the reinstatement of a quarterly dividend and a USD2 billion share buyback programme amid surging first-quarter profit.
Read more(Sharecast News) - The heads of HSBC are facing a major public standoff with those of its shareholders who are keen to break up the lender. Those include its largest shareholder, Chinese insurer Ping An, which has been pushing for a spin off of its lucrative Asian business and which has redoubled its efforts in recent weeks. Ping An is expected to vote for two proposals from a group of angry Hong Kong retail investors calling for a regular strategy review and a higher dividend. - The Financial Mail on Sunday
Read more(Alliance News) - The following is a round-up of updates by London-listed companies, issued on Friday and not separately reported by Alliance News:
Read moreMonday 1 May | |
no events scheduled | |
Tuesday 2 May | |
Carr's Group PLC | GM re annual report and directors remuneration report |
CVC Income & Growth Ltd | AGM |
IOG PLC | AGM |
Ocado Group PLC | AGM |
Plus500 Ltd | AGM |
Wednesday 3 May | |
Apax Global Alpha Ltd | AGM |
Barclays PLC | AGM |
GSK PLC | AGM |
Hyve Group PLC | Court Meeting & GM re acquisition by Heron UK Bidco Ltd |
Logistics Development Group PLC | AGM |
Okyo Pharma Ltd | GM re proposed cancellation of the ordinary shares of no par value |
Reach PLC | AGM |
Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC | AGM |
Standard Chartered PLC | AGM |
Tritax Big Box REIT PLC | AGM |
Unilever PLC | AGM |
Thursday 4 May | |
AIB Group PLC | AGM |
Aviva PLC | AGM |
Aviva PLC | GM re capital reduction |
BAE Systems PLC | AGM |
Bivictrix Therapeutics PLC | AGM |
Domino's Pizza Group PLC | AGM |
Glanbia PLC | AGM |
Grafton Group PLC | AGM |
Hammerson PLC | AGM |
Howden Joinery Group PLC | AGM |
Hurricane Energy PLC | Court Meeting & GM re takeover by Prax Exploration & Production PLC |
Indivior PLC | AGM |
IMI PLC | AGM |
Irish Residential Properties REIT PLC | AGM |
ITV PLC | AGM |
Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd | AGM |
Johnson Service Group PLC | AGM |
LungLife AI Inc | AGM |
Mincon Group PLC | AGM |
Mondi PLC | AGM |
Moneysupermarket.com Group PLC | AGM |
Morgan Sindall Group PLC | AGM |
Spirent Communications PLC | AGM |
Personal Group Holdings PLC | AGM |
Phoenix Group Holdings PLC | AGM |
Rathbones Group PLC | AGM |
SIG PLC | AGM |
Ten Entertainment Group PLC | AGM |
Travis Perkins PLC | AGM |
Witan Investment Trust PLC | AGM |
Friday 5 May | |
abrdn Smaller Companies Income Trust PLC | AGM |
Holders Technology PLC | AGM |
HSBC Holdings PLC | AGM |
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC | AGM |
James Fisher & Sons PLC | AGM |
Man Group PLC | AGM |
Rightmove PLC | AGM |
UK Oil & Gas PLC | AGM |
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Schroders PLC - London-based investment manager - Hires Richard Oldfield to succeed Richard Keers as chief financial officer and an executive director. Oldfield currently is vice chair & global markets leader at accountants PricewaterhouseCoopers. Oldfield will join Schroders on October 2, and Keers will depart on December 31 after 10 years with the company. At Schroders, Oldfield will be responsible for "firm-wide operations" and for "financial management, risk management, technology, capital and treasury".
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*Read morePing An Insurance posts 48.9% rise in Q1 net profit on-year
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