Hipgnosis Song. Share News (SONG)

LONDON BRIEFING: Superdry annual profit to be hit by weak trading

(Alliance News) - Stocks in London are likely to open flat on Tuesdays, as investors shake off hawkish comments from the US Federal Reserve, but fail to find positive catalysts.

IN BRIEF: Hipgnosis Songs Fund adds Harwood founder Mills to board

Hipgnosis Songs Fund Ltd - London-based music intellectual property rights investor - Hires Christopher Mills, the founder of Harwood Capital Management and co-founder JO Hambro Capital Management, as an independent non-executive director, starting Friday. Mills currently is chief executive officer and investment manager of North Atlantic Smaller Cos Investment Trust PLC, and is on the boards of MJ Gleeson PLC, AssetCo PLC, and Oryx International Growth Fund Ltd. Mills holds no shares in Hipgnosis.

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Hipgnosis seals USD23 million sale of 20,000 songs to trim debt

(Alliance News) - Hipgnosis Songs Fund PLC on Monday said it completed the sale of a batch of around 20,000 "non-core" songs to pay down debt and provide "greater headroom".

LONDON BRIEFING: GSK drug gets EU endorsement; Begbies backs outlook

(Alliance News) - London's FTSE 100 is called to open a touch lower on Monday, kicking off the week with some slight trepidation after Friday's hotter-than-expected US jobs report which offered the dollar some respite.

IN BRIEF: Hipgnosis Songs Fund new chair, other directors buy shares

Hipgnosis Songs Fund Ltd - London-based investor in music royalty rights - Directors, including Chair Rob Naylor, buy 327,000 shares on Thursday last week. The purchases are made at prices ranging from 73.29 pence to 73.56p and are worth about GBP240,224 in total. Naylor joined as chair at the start of November. He is chief executive of Intuitive Investments PLC and had been a director of Hipgnosis peer Round Hill Music Royalty Fund Ltd. Naylor's arrival followed a profit warning by Hipgnosis and a decision to skip dividend payments. This in turn followed Hipgnosis shareholders rejecting a deal to sell music catalogues to a company controlled by its investment manager.

Hipgnosis appoints Robert Naylor as chairman

(Sharecast News) - Music rights owner Hipgnosis said on Tuesday that it has appointed Robert Naylor as chairman of the board with immediate effect, replacing Andrew Sutch.

Hipgnosis Songs Fund welcomes Intuitive Investments CEO as new chair

(Alliance News) - Hipgnosis Songs Fund Ltd on Tuesday said it has hired Intuitive Investments PLC Chief Executive Officer Robert Naylor as chair, with immediate effect.

London close: Stocks mixed, Ryanair leads low-cost airlines higher

(Sharecast News) - London's stock markets finished mixed on Monday, with low-cost airlines in focus as investors cheered Ryanair's latest figures.

Hipgnosis Songs Fund pauses dividend payment until next financial year

(Alliance News) - Hipgnosis Songs Fund Ltd on Monday said it does not expect to declare any dividends before the new financial year.

LONDON MARKET OPEN: Stocks mixed as equities take pause for breath

(Alliance News) - European equities edged higher early Monday, though gains were muted as investors digested last week's major data and central bank updates.

LONDON BRIEFING: Melrose wins GE Aerospace deal; Prudential optimistic

(Alliance News) - London's FTSE 100 is set for an underwhelming start to the week, ahead of a slew of purchasing managers index readings from the continent to come.

Hipgnosis investors reject continuation and planned portfolio disposal

(Alliance News) - Under pressure Hipgnosis Songs Fund Ltd on Thursday said two key votes on the music intellectual property rights investor's future, including a poll on its continuation, did not go its way.

Hipgnosis says no better bid for USD440 million disposal

(Alliance News) - Hipgnosis Songs Fund Ltd on Tuesday said it did not receive a superior offer for the USD440 million disposal of a portfolio.

Hipgnosis fails to receive 'superior offer' to Blackstone

(Sharecast News) - Music rights owner Hipgnosis Songs Fund said on Tuesday that it had failed to receive a "superior offer" to Blackstone's in its recent 'Go-Shop' process.