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Hipgnosis: investment manager refuses to drop controversial call option

(Sharecast News) - The investment advisor to Hipgnosis Songs Fund has refused to drop a controversial call option, the troubled music rights owner confirmed on Tuesday.

Hipgnosis Songs Fund says adviser refuses to drop call option

Adviser refusing to drop call option

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IN BRIEF: Hipgnosis Songs Fund seeks to fix "conflict of interest"

Hipgnosis Songs Fund Ltd - investor in music rights - Will call extraordinary general meeting of shareholders to approve a proposal to compensate potential bidders for the fund's assets. The board wants to be able pay a fee of up to GBP20 million to prospective buyers offering terms recommendable to shareholders by the board. The fee is intended to protect bidders against due diligence and acquisition costs so that they are "not deterred from seeking to engage with company" over a possible offer.

Hipgnosis proposes £20m payment to entice bidders

(Sharecast News) - Troubled music rights owner Hipgnosis Songs Fund has asked shareholders to vote on a special resolution intended to help attract potential bidders.

London close: Stocks finish weaker amid uninspiring data

(Sharecast News) - London's stock markets ended the day in negative territory on Thursday, despite a rebound on Wall Street in early trading, as investors digested lacklustre government borrowing and retail sales data.

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: Stocks frosty ahead of US economic data

(Alliance News) - Investors were not in the festive spirit on Thursday, with stocks in London down, as the last load of US economic data edges closer.

TOP NEWS: Hipgnosis delayed results show value fall; warns of accuracy

(Alliance News) - Hipgnosis Songs Fund Ltd on Thursday released its interim results, but warned investors that some figures should be digested "with a higher degree of caution and less certainty".

Music royalty fund Hipgnosis reports drop in asset value

Dec 21 (Reuters) - Hipgnosis Songs Fund reported on Thursday a fall in the value of its assets, as the music royalty firm battles to secure its future following a shareholder rebellion.

LONDON MARKET OPEN: Santa rally fades after weak New York close

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London lost sparkle early Thursday, after a broad-based sell-off on Wall Street.

LONDON BRIEFING: Hipgnosis Songs Fund delayed results show value fall

(Alliance News) - Stocks in London are expected to open lower on Thursday, in line with equity markets in Asia and New York.

London close: Stocks manage gains amid holiday slowdown

(Sharecast News) - London's financial markets showed resilience on Tuesday, maintaining positive momentum despite the usual holiday slowdown.

UPDATE: Hipgnosis Songs Fund adviser still "constructive" amid dispute

(Alliance News) - Hipgnosis Songs Fund Ltd, which was due to release its half-year results on Tuesday, announced they will be delayed until the end of the year, amid a discrepancies between an independent valuation of its intellectual property assets and its manager's own view.

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: FTSE 100 flat; Eurozone inflation cools to 2.4%

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London were mixed at midday Tuesday, despite news that the eurozone's inflation is edging closer to its 2% target.

Hipgnosis Songs Fund delays results amid dispute over asset values

(Alliance News) - Hipgnosis Songs Fund Ltd, which was due to release its half-year results on Tuesday, announced they will be delayed until the end of the year, amid a discrepancies between an independent valuation of its intellectual property assets and its manager's own view.

LONDON MARKET OPEN: Stocks rise as investors pin hopes on US rate cuts

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London opened higher on Tuesday, with sentiment still buoyed by expectations of rate cuts in the US.