ALD.L Share News (ALD)

BROKER RATINGS SUMMARY: Merrill Lynch Downgrades Challenger Banks

LONDON BRIEFING: Johnson Matthey Pleases With Special Dividend

BROKER RATINGS SUMMARY: Davy Expects Lloyds To Outperform

Bumper Q3 for Aldermore loan book, analyst sees more ahead

(ShareCast News) - Bumper lending conditions and a refreshed product offering have seen net lending re-accelerate at Aldermore Group in Q3 2015. The challenger bank announced Thursday morning that its loan book grew by £0.4bn to £5.8bn - up by 20% or £1bn for the first nine months of the year. "Gro

Aldermore On Track To Meet Net Loan Growth Target For 2015

UK bank sector lacking competition but CMA report falls short of major changes

(ShareCast News) - Consumers and small businesses are still suffering from a lack of competition in the UK banking sector, competition authorities said in a report on Thursday that called for banks to retain free bank accounts and making proposals to force banks to help customers to shop around for

Broker tips: Glencore, HSBC, Barclays, Aldermore

(ShareCast News) - Commodity trader Glencore took a beating on Monday, falling to its lowest level since its IPO in 2011, after Investec said the company's equity value is zero at current spot prices, but two analysts came out in its defence on Tuesday. Citi, which rates the stock at 'buy', said the

Investec starts coverage of Aldermore at 'buy'

(ShareCast News) - Aldermore is often described as a "challenger" to the larger UK banking groups but in reality it is largely unaffected by them, Investec said. At least in the short-to-medium term, that should continue to be the case, meaning the shares are trading at an excessive discount versus

BROKER RATINGS SUMMARY: S&P Capital IQ Raises Shell To Buy From Hold

LONDON BRIEFING: Miners Rebound As London Shares Show Resilience

BROKER RATINGS SUMMARY: UBS Initiates Legal & General With Sell

LONDON BRIEFING: Experian Lifted By Upgrade, Kingfisher Lower

Challenger banks reportedly request extension to Funding for Lending scheme

(ShareCast News) - Challenger banks have reportedly requested an extension to the government's flagship industry funding scheme during a meeting at which they expressed their anger over Chancellor George Osborne's plans for an 8% Corporate Tax surcharge on profits of more than £25m. According to Sky

PRESS: Private Equity Firms Sell 15% Stake In Aldermore - Reuters (ALLISS)

AnaCap Funds places Aldermore shares at 286p

(ShareCast News) - Two sellers, including AnaCap funds are said to have sold 50.9m shares in Aldermore via Deutsche Bank and RBC at 286p, according to traders. AnaCap is said to have placed a 15% stake (40.9m shares) in the lender, holding on to its remaining 37.85%. -- More to follow --