(ShareCast News) - The utilities sector was the worst performer on Monday, with banks starting well but losing ground and fund managers well bought. Banks got off to a good start early in the session, with Barclays, RBS, HSBC and Standard Chartered all powering higher as, following last week's robus
Read more(ShareCast News) - The pound could plunge against the dollar to levels last seen during the financial crisis due to the increased likelihood of a US interest rate rise. Ever more economists predict December will see the Federal Reserve lift interest rates for the first time in years, while the Europ
Read more(ShareCast News) - Investment company Henderson Group has completed the acquisition of Perennial Fixed Interest Partners Pty and Perennial Growth Management Pty from IOOF Holdings for an undisclosed amount. At the end of September, the two groups had combined assets under management of £5bn, the FTS
Read more(ShareCast News) - Barclays: Goldman Sachs reiterates to buy. Target price: 335.00p. Bt Group: Citigroup reiterates to neutral. Target price: 485.00p. Smith & Nephew: Credit Suisse reiterates to neutral, cuts target price to 1105.00p. Henderson Group: Citigroup reiterates to buy, keeps target pric
Read more(ShareCast News) - London's FTSE 250 index was down 0.3% to 17,098.97 at 1505 GMT as investors digested a hawkish policy statement from the Federal Reserve and mixed US data releases. Playtech was a high riser after the gambling and software services supplier reported strong trading in both of its d
Read more(ShareCast News) - Negative market performance resulted in Henderson Group reporting a 0.9% fall in third-quarter assets under management over the last quarter despite solid net inflows. AuM stood at £81.5bn at 30 September, down £0.7bn from the £82.1bn at 30 June. This was despite net inflows in th
Read more(ShareCast News) - Exane BNP Paribas took a look at UK asset managers, noting that their shares have sold off sharply, making for an enticing entry point. "Equity market volatility is a risk to inflows, but historically the impact has been temporary and flows into other asset classes do not suffer a
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