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FBD Holdings Reaffirms Earnings Guidance As Long As Large Claims Subside

GETECH director sells third of stake

Peter Stephens, a Non-Executive Director of GETECH, an oil services business specialising in the provision of exploration data and geological exploration studies, earned a tidy sum after trading in around a third of his stake in the company. Stephens sold 550,000 ordinary shares at 42.00p each for

Genus Finance Director sells 43,000 shares

John Worby, Group Finance Director of Genus, the FTSE 250 animal genetics firm, has sold 43,000 shares, half of the amount he vested earlier this month. Worby sold 43,261 shares at 1,318.41p each for a total of £570,357. The sale was made further to the vesting of 86,523 conditional nil-cost share

FBD maintains profitability

Irish insurer FBD Holdings says that it has remained profitable so far in the second half of 2010 even though trading conditions have been difficult. Trading has been modestly ahead of expectations thanks to a better underwriting performance. Management believes that the insurer is on course to re

Small caps round-up: Commoditrade, Handmade, Hydrogen...

Commodity investor Commoditrade narrowed full-year losses to $14.7m from $40.9m in 2008, although revenue sank to $20.1m from $31.1m despite an improvement in the second half. "As a result of the significant changes made during the last year, Commoditrade is in a much stronger position to grow reve

Experian directors sell after positive figures

Don Robert, the chief executive of credit checking firm Experian, has raised more than £4m from a share sale the day after the company reported higher interim profits despite tough market conditions. US division boss Chris Callero made a £164,000 profit on 120,150 options he took up on 18 November

Indus chief sells large stake

Ajay Kalsi, chief executive of Indus Gas, has sold £60.486m worth of shares in the India-focused oil and gas company. Kalsi has sold 17.79m shares at a price of £3.40 per share through Arden Partners, NOMAD and broker to the company. The shares have been placed with a range of existing and new ins

Small caps round-up: Sirius Petroleum, Gem Diamonds, Churchill Mining...

Sirius Petroleum has been guaranteed at least $80m of debt funding by London-based Capital Investment Office for its first marginal oil field project. 'We now have a substantial funding line which will enable us to execute our first asset deal in line with our strategy to create shareholder value