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UK lawmakers to quiz bankers over Royal Mail valuation row

LONDON, Nov 8 (Reuters) - British lawmakers investigating whether the sale of shares in the Royal Mail postal service was correctly valued have summoned bankers from across the City of London to give evidence, a government source said on Friday. An 69 percent rise in the firm's share price

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Panmure Gordon Pretax Profits Fall 84% On Restructuring Costs

UPDATE 1-Panmure Gordon sees "meatier" second half as IPO activity picks up

* Advised on 3 IPOs in H1 * Expects increased IPO activity in H2 * H1 pretax profit plummets 84 percent * Sees lower H2 costs By Richa Naidu Sept 24 (Reuters) - Panmure Gordon & Co Plc said it expected a "meatier" second half as IPO activity in Britain picks up and t

CORRECTED-Steep costs drag on Panmure Gordon's profit

(Corrects paragraph 3 to say profit decreased not increased) Sept 24 (Reuters) - British investment bank Panmure Gordon & Co Plc's first-half profit fell 84 percent, hit by administrative costs associated with a restructuring program it undertook last year. The 137-year-old bank, whic

Panmure Gordon's half-way figures hit by volatile trading conditions

Panmure Gordon's first half operating profit fell to 0.3m pounds from last year's 1.2m pounds as the stockbroker invested in a restructuring. Increased administrative costs including the acquisition of new teams shaved off operating profits. Commission and trading income of £5.2m was flat, reflec

UPDATE 2-Panmure Gordon sees more UK share listings in 2013

* Posts 0.6 mln pound pretax profit on continuing operations * Sees IPOs as area of expansion in 2013 * Remains cautious on economic outlook By Alice Baghdjian LONDON, March 21 (Reuters) - British investment bank Panmure Gordon said it expected business from new share list

Panmure Gordon turnaround on track

The investment bank and stockbroker, Panmure Gordon, has had a decent morning on the markets after revealing a turnaround in profits following last year's cost cutting programme. Earnings from continuing operations were £1.2m in the six months to the end of June with every month during the period y

Oakly Capital Investments non-exec buys 200,000 shares

Laurence Blackall, a non-executive director of Oakley Capital Investments, a Bermuda-based investment firm, has purchased 200,000 ordinary shares at 118p a pop. The £236,000 purchase is currently the director's only holding in the firm, equal to around 0.2% of the total voting rights. At the end

Small caps round-up: Brainspark, Top Level Domain Holdings, Globo

The management of Brainspark, the AIM-listed investment company, has sought to reassure investors nothing is wrong after its share price fell over 30% in the last month. The company's directors said they knew of no reason for the decline. They added that day to day operations continued as normal and

Christie chief exec tops up

The chief executive of surveying, valuation and rent review group Christie, David Rugg, has upped his stake in the company, spending £60,000 on shares. He took 100,000 at 60p a time and now has about 2.6m or 10.3% of the company. Christie works with the retail, leisure and care sectors and has off

London close: Strong end to a strong day

London's blue chips were strong all day and boosted late on by a strong start in the US where the Dow notched up a triple-digit gain in quick time. For once, investors overlooked the ongoing bad news on the Japanese earthquake and turmoil in the Arab world to hunt out a few bargains. Heritage Oi

London afternoon: Shares kick on as US opens higher

Share prices kicked on over the lunchtime session, boosted by a firm start on Wall Street, where the Dow has notched up a triple-digit gain in quick time. Though the focus remains on the aftermath of the Japanese earthquake and any response to the turbulence it has caused in the financial markets

Panmure Gordon confident after tough year

Stockbroker and investment bank Panmure Gordon posted a loss in 2010, though things improved in the second half and the company says it enters 2011 with a promising pipeline. Panmure posted an adjusted pre-tax loss of £4.26m for the year, bigger than the £3.08m deficit the previous year, on net re

Panmure Gordon boosted by US recovery

Stockbroker and investment bank Panmure Gordon has seen a significant improvement in its operating performance in the second half of the year. "Both our UK and US businesses generated operating profits in this six months, in spite of continued challenging trading conditions," it adds. UK investme