Serco Share News (SRP)

LONDON MARKET PRE-OPEN: Next and Serco up outlook but Hikma lowers

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London are seen opening ever-so-slightly higher, falling short of the more convincing gains seen in Asia, with investors wary ahead of the latest Bank of England interest rate decision.

UK earnings, trading statements calendar - next 7 days

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Watches of Switzerland, GB Group started at buy

(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Monday morning and Friday:

'Grim day' for UK fraud office as third Unaoil conviction quashed

LONDON, July 21 (Reuters) - Failings at Britain's Serious Fraud Office (SFO) were in the spotlight on Thursday as a government-ordered review laid bare the agency's missteps in a high-profile bribery case as a London court simultaneously quashed a third criminal conviction.

UK fraud agency told to record contacts with defendants, suspects

LONDON, July 21 (Reuters) - The UK Serious Fraud Office (SFO) should record contact with defendants, suspects and their representatives as necessary and all its cases should have effective disclosure strategies, the attorney general said on Thursday.

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Citi likes Haleon, resumes GSK at 'neutral'

(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Thursday morning and Wednesday:

IN BRIEF: TP Group completes sale of Sapienza Consulting

TP Group PLC - Wincanton, England-based consulting, software and engineering company - Completes the sale of Sapienza Consulting Holdings BV to a wholly owned subsidiary of Serco Group PLC, a FTSE 250-listed outsourcer. Half of the net proceeds, around GBP1 million, will now be used to part repay the company's GBP7 million loan facility with HSBC Bank PLC.

IN BRIEF: Serco appoints new CEO for North American division

Serco Group PLC - FTSE 250-listed outsourcer - Appoints Tom Watson as chief executive of the company's North American division. Watson succeeds Dave Dacquino who is retiring from his full-time role in September.

Serco appoints Tom Watson as North America boss

(Sharecast News) - Serco said on Tuesday that it has appointed Tom Watson as chief executive officer of its North American division.

UK earnings, trading statements calendar - next 7 days

IN BRIEF: Serco UK & Europe CEO Irwin sells GBP337,000 in shares

Serco Group PLC - Hampshire, England-based provider of outsourcing services to governments - UK & Europe Chief Executive Officer Mark Irwin sells 183,929 shares at a price of GBP1.83 each, totalling GBP337,121 on Friday last week.

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Upgrades for Rolls-Royce and Euromoney

(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Monday morning and Friday:

IN BRIEF: Serco COO Anthony Kirby sells over GBP200,000 in shares

Serco Group PLC - Hampshire, England-based provider of outsourcing services to governments - Chief Operating Officer Anthony Kirby sells 115,000 shares at GBP1.793 each, worth GBP206,195, in London on Tuesday.

Third Unaoil bribery offender launches London appeal against conviction

LONDON, June 6 (Reuters) - A third man jailed in Britain for bribery over oil deals in Iraq is appealing his conviction after two co-defendants had guilty verdicts quashed in the case prosecuted by the UK Serious Fraud Office (SFO).

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Credit Suisse starts Intertek with outperform

(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Wednesday morning and Tuesday afternoon: