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Find out More(Adds shareholder comments, background) LONDON, May 14 (Reuters) - Alliance Trust, the investment firm recently tackled by shareholders over issues of governance, performance and strategy, has struck a deal to buy a stockbroking business in a move that threatens to reignite a row with rebel
Read moreLONDON, May 14 (Reuters) - Alliance Trust, the investment company recently tackled by shareholders over issues of governance, strategy and performance, has struck a deal to buy a stockbroking business from Brewin Dolphin for 14 million pounds. The proposed acquisition of Stocktrade by Allia
Read moreLONDON, May 12 (Reuters) - Investor interest group ShareSoc on Tuesday launched a shareholder action group to seek changes at Alliance Trust, two weeks after the investment firm settled a fight with activist investor Elliott Advisors to overhaul its board. ShareSoc said the 127-year old com
Read moreA new branch of Whitbread's Costa coffee chain returns half the investment necessary to open it in just its first year. In terms of numbers that translate into a 46% return on capital. Little wonder then the company wants to increase sales from £1.4bn to £2.5bn by 2020. The other largest unit at the
Read moreLONDON, April 29 (Reuters) - Alliance Trust spent three million pounds ($4.6 million) defending itself against a board overhaul campaign led by Elliott Advisors, the trust's chairwoman, Karin Forseke, told shareholders on Wednesday. The investment firm agreed on Tuesday to revamp its board
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