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IN BRIEF: Crest Nicholson hires ex-Watches, Rank CFO to head finance

Crest Nicholson Holdings PLC - Surrey, England-based housebuilder - Hires William Floydd as finance director designate, effective from November 13. Follows mid-July announcement that current Finance Director Duncan Cooper will leave Crest Nicholson in January to become chief financial officer at builders' merchant Travis Perkins PLC. Floydd most recently was CFO of Watches of Switzerland Group PLC from January 2022 until May this year. He previously was CFO at Rank Group PLC from 2018 to 2021, after serving as UK & Ireland CFO at Experian PLC from 2013 to 2018. Crest Nicholson Chair Iain Ferguson says he is "delighted" by the appointment due to Floydd's "extensive experience as a [CFO] within the public listed company environment."

UK shareholder meetings calendar - next 7 days

Director dealings: Supreme CEO invests, Rank Group chief covers tax bill

(Sharecast News) - The chief executives of two companies, Supreme and the Rank Group, made significant dealings in their respective firms, according to disclosures made on Wednesday.

Casino operator Rank swings to annual loss as costs outpace revenue

(Alliance News) - Rank Group PLC on Thursday said it swung to an annual loss, despite revenue rising, as costs stacked up and other income declined.

Rank Group proposes no dividend as it meets revised expectations

(Sharecast News) - Gambling operator, the Rank Group reported full-year like-for-like underlying operating profit of £20.3m in its preliminary results on Thursday - in line with its revised guidance from April, but down significantly from the prior year's £42.5m.

LONDON BRIEFING: BAE Systems to acquire Ball Aerospace for USD5.6b

(Alliance News) - Stocks in London are called lower on Thursday, as investors take fright at hawkish minutes from the US Federal Reserve.

UK earnings, trading statements calendar - next 7 days

SMALL-CAP WINNERS & LOSERS: International Personal up as revenue rises

(Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers among London Main Market small-caps on Tuesday.

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: Cooler UK inflation reading turbocharges stocks

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London surged on Wednesday, with a cooler UK inflation reading lifting investor sentiment and taking pressure off the Bank of England.

Rank Group welcomes commitments in gambling legislation white paper

(Alliance News) - Mecca bingo and Grosvenor Casinos owner Rank Group PLC on Friday said it welcomed the UK government's white paper setting out policy changes which will impact regulation of the gambling sector, with positive changes "more than offsetting" the potential negative effects.

Rank Group quarterly revenue grows, eyes profit ahead of forecasts

(Alliance News) - Rank Group PLC said on Thursday its revenue for the third quarter of 2023 grew across all segments and it expects annual profit to be on the upper end, or ahead, of guidance.

SMALL-CAP WINNERS & LOSERS: Hochschild Mining's results disappoint

(Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers among London Main Market small-caps on Thursday.

Rank Group sees FY profits at upper end or ahead of guidance

(Sharecast News) - Gambling company Rank Group said on Thursday that it expects underlying LFL operating profit for the year to the end of June to be at the upper end or slightly ahead of the previously guided range following an improved performance in the third quarter.

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: Powell offers tonic after US jobs spooked stocks

(Alliance News) - London's FTSE 100 traded not far off its best-ever level at midday on Wednesday, with equities supported by a more bullish forecast for the UK economy and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell taking a softer tone than feared in a speech on Tuesday.

Rank swings to half-year loss despite revenue ticking up as costs rise

(Alliance News) - Rank Group PLC on Thursday said it fell to a pretax loss in the first half of its financial 2023, despite revenue ticking up, as cost of sales and other operating costs widened.