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9 Sep 2011 12:06

London midday: Stocks fall after flat start

Stocks have eased slightly as nerves set in ahead of this weekend's meeting of the G7 grouping of industrialised countries. Motor insurer Admiral is in the slow lane after saying it could see "a small proportion" of its profits put at risk under the government's plans to ban the payment of referra

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9 Sep 2011 08:31

London open: Footsie flat as investors show caution

The Footsie opened unchanged from yesterday's close, with the markets digesting an underwhelming jobs speech by President Obama last night. Describing the stalling of US economic growth as a "national crisis", Obama unveiled his much-trailed American Jobs Act, which Obama pledged "will cut payroll t

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9 Sep 2011 08:00

Investec to snap up Evolution for £233m

Investec, the FTSE 100 South African banking titan, has made a recommended offer for Evolution Securities, beating rival bidder Cannacord in their race to snap up the investment banking and stockbroking firm. Investec announced on Friday morning that it has reached an agreement with Evolution's boa

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16 Aug 2011 12:29

Evolution receives several approaches

Multiple bidders are now stalking Evolution, the stockbroker has confirmed, causing its shares to jump 10%. On 4 August South African banking giant, Investec, announced it had made a preliminary offer for Evolution. On Tuesday Evolution released a statement confirming "that it has received approac

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4 Aug 2011 08:54

Investec goes after Evolution

South African banking giant, Investec, has confirmed it has made a preliminary all-share approach for stockbrokers Evolution. The firm said the approach was made subject to a number of pre-conditions including obtaining a unanimous recommendation from the Evolution board and the satisfactory compl

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3 Aug 2011 16:40

London close: ARM and Imagination Technologies lead the slide

Stocks were posting triple-digit losses at the finish, with the FTSE 100 at its lowest closing level for the year so far as worries over global growth intensified. Things got worse after a poor start in the US, where yesterday's deficit-cutting agreement among politicians has done little to assuage

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3 Aug 2011 12:01

London midday: Shares dive but Thomas Cook takes off

Stocks are deep in the red this morning as economic worries continue on both sides of the Atlantic. Despite yesterday's deal on the US deficit-cutting plan, analysts are concerned that the ratings agencies may be sharpening their knives, with weak economic figures contributing to fears the world's

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3 Aug 2011 11:07

Evolution Group receives preliminary bid approach

Shares of Evolution Group soared nearly 10% after the wealth management firm said it had received a preliminary approach for the company, but did not disclose the suitor's name. Evolution Group said discussions with the potential buyer are in the "very early stage" and added that it is "far from c

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29 Jul 2011 11:50

Evolution Group's pre-tax profits rise

Wealth manager Evolution Group's private client investment management business, Williams de Broë, gained significant momentum during the first half of the year despite challenging market conditions, which had led to a lacklustre performance in the company's investment banking division. For the six

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19 Jul 2011 12:07

Broker tips: Johnson Matthey, Victrex, Evolution

Prime Markets has suggested buying chemicals group Johnson Matthey, saying that Tuesday's trading statement represents an attractive entry point in the short and long term for investors. The company, focused in catalysis, precious metals, fine chemicals and process technology, said that it continue

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19 Jul 2011 12:02

Broker snap: Peel Hunt recommends to buy Evolution

Peel Hunt reiterated its buy recommendation on investment house Evolution Group as the company announced the potential acquisition of BNP Paribas Private Investment Management. Evolution said that its private client investment management subsidiary, Williams de Broë, was in advanced discussions to

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19 Jul 2011 10:26

Evolution bidding for BNP's wealth managers

Shares in investment house, Evolution Group, rose 10% on Tuesday after analysts gave its bid for BNP Paribas Private Investment Management the thumbs up. Evolution said that its private client investment management subsidiary, Williams de Broë, was in advanced discussions to buy BNP's wealth manage

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17 May 2011 13:38

Private clients drive Evolution Group

Investment bank and wealth manager, Evolution Group, said that despite difficult market conditions, it was profitable in the first quarter of 2011. The firm cited strong performance in its private client arm, Williams de Broë, with total funds under management growing 7% in the first four months of

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24 Mar 2011 17:31

Investment banking a drag at Evolution

Finance house Evolution saw assets under management rise to a record level in 2010. Its private clients business saw a 12% increase in assets under management to £5.8bn from £5.2bn at the end of 2009. The division made an operating profit of £8.8m, up from £4.1m in 2009, which offset an adjusted op

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27 Jan 2011 13:24

IG Group latest to receive FSA compensation bill

Spreadbet firm IG Group has one month to pay £4m into the Financial Services Compensation Scheme to help refund retail investors who lost money they had in firms that collapsed last year. The invoice is in addition to the £1m provisioned for and, although the company is certainly able to afford it,

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