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Hedge fund tycoon Crispin Odey's firm Odey Asset Management has taken out �short� position, which is essentially a gamble that the share price will fall, implying that he expects a poor performance from ITV. Odey has staked a �47 million bet. Odey made a fortune from the credit crunch by betting against doomed banks. A year before the problems started appearing, he spotted cracks in the system and made bets that bank shares would fall.
Success should always be rewarded, but the suspicion remains that the current balance between the interests of the supplier (investment manager) and buyer (investor) is hugely skewed in favour of the former. Invesco Perpetual Enhanced Income managers have resigned in a fit of pique after refusing to take a reduction in the fees it draws from the �149 million trust. the rewards Invesco has drawn from the pot are considerable. In the latest accounts to the end of September last year, Invesco earned fees totalling �2,036,000 � comprising a management charge and a performance fee. In percentage terms, the trust�s ongoing charge for the financial year was 1.22 per cent (0.93 per cent of which went to Invesco) and the performance fee was 0.93 per cent. In other words, Invesco earned charges totalling 1.86 per cent. Excessive on any level. A proposal to remove the performance fee and move towards a new management fee of 0.77 per cent was agreed in April and that's when the managers resigned. Invesco has now put a spanner in the works by demanding a general meeting of the trust at which a vote will be held calling for Adamson and fellow director Richard Williams to be replaced. It is putting its financial interests above those of shareholders. Bang out of order.
Learner drivers can now use motorways from 4 June 2018 and the first learner driver to enter a motorway at 00:01 on Monday was Finbar King, aged 17 accompanied by an instructor and using a car with dual controls and a L-Plate.The teenager from St Albans took a driving lesson on the M25 just after midnight. Finbar King is the son of AA President Edmund King and hit the motorway with AA instructor Mark Harrison. According to new research by the AA, eight per cent of drivers surveyed said they avoided motorways for at least six months after passing their test. To apply for a free AA Drive Motorway course, available from June 7, drivers need to visit the AA Driving School facebook page https://www.facebook.com/AADrivingSchool and click 'send message'.
From October 2021 drivers of non-compliant cars will have to pay �12.50 a day to use in the capital and there's no discount for residents living within the zone. ULEZ will stretch to cover the entirety of inner London between the North and South Circular roads. Transport for London confirmed that residents will not receive a discount on the charge and those living within the zone will have to pay the full fee if they use their car at any time of any day from the 2021 deadline. By 2021, owners of petrol cars that are more than 15 years old and diesel vehicles that are more than six years old will have to pay �12.50 to use them in London. https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/driving/low-emission-zone/check-if-your-vehicle-is-affected It's not just cars and vans that will be subject to extra charges in London, it's also Breakdown & recovery vehicles, in fact all vehicles.
Henri Lloyd�s clothes were sold in House of Fraser who announced closure of 31 stores. Henri Lloyd is the latest High Street retailer to go bust. The sailing fashion retailer, which was founded in Manchester in 1963 and counts the Duchess of Cambridge among its fans, has seven stores around the UK. These closures should help Debenhams, they just need a bigger online presence.
Other Telecom related people such as Dutchman Olaf Swantee, who runs Swiss digital firm Sunrise, but has previously run mobile firm EE before it was sold to BT. Another choice is Ronan Dunne, who once ran O2 and is now the European chief of US internet firm Verizon or Jeremy Darroch, boss of Sky, and Vittorio Colao, who recently quit as chief of Vodafone. How about someone completely different Liv Garfield, the boss of Severn Trent Water, she is an expert on infrastructure having previously led BT's cables division Openreach ?
It's not just Asda HQ in Leeds but other businesses too that are affected by HS2 https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hs2-phase-2b-maps-from-woodlesford-to-leeds-station Mike Coupe�s annual wage rose by more than �1m last year to �3.4m including a �427,000 annual bonus despite reporting a near 19% fall in profits, because he hit targets linked to the supermarket�s takeover of Argos and the Nectar loyalty card scheme and also met a minimum profit target. He received a �1m long-term share bonus relating to performance at the business over the three previous years, and a �758,000 deferred share bonus, up from �716,000 a year before. Basic salary �943,428.
Asda's headquarters in Leeds is to be demolished and hundreds of Sainsbury's staff moved from London saving �200million of costs. Asda House is under threat from the planned high-speed railway HS2 under current plans. If passed in parliament, Asda will be forced to give up the building to HS2 contractors by 2022. Sainsbury's is eyeing this an opportunity to build a bigger headquarters in Leeds and move staff there from London and recruit graduates from the 4 Universities in the city. Coupe has admitted that it will slash management jobs. He said 'a very small number of well-paid managerial roles will be duplicated across the group'. Sainsbury's said: 'Our colleagues already work from a number of office locations across the country, including London, Edinburgh, Manchester, Coventry and Milton Keynes. Following the merger, we will also have colleagues based in Leeds.' .
Last week Brookdale International Partners purchase 6% of the shares. Sherborne holds a 30% stake in Electra Private Equity. New York-based activist Edward Bramson described as �pond scum� also owns 5% of Barclays Bank. Bramson has bought stakes in a series of British companies in the past 15 years and has reaped returns averaging 22.8% a year. He typically does so by buying a sizeable stake, demanding a seat on the board and then pushing for cost cuts, payouts to shareholders and other changes that boost returns. Bramson was born and grew up in England. His mother was British and his father American.Sherborne describes itself as a �turnaround investment firm�. Other more blunt descriptions for activist investors like Bramson include �corporate raider� and �asset stripper�. Bramson mostly notably took control of Electra Private Equity, battled his way onto the board, cut costs and sold off various assets to raise �1.35bn for shareholders. Bramson previously staged coups at F&C Asset Management, chemicals firm Elementis and telecoms business Spirent Communications. Ameriprise Financial, Inc. 19.9% Aviva plc 19.1% Sherborne Investors GP, LLC 19.0% FIL Limited 10.0% Invesco Limited 6.2% Insight Investment Management 5.7% Is it time to dip in ?
Kingsandqueens - formally launching the new KEPLER Cyber Security Artificial Intelligence (AI) product at today's Infosecurity Europe show in Olympia London until Thursday, 7 June. Question is does it work and how many clients will take it up...
Samroy - SLA has failed to impress shareholders with planned �3.2bn sale of its 193-year-old insurance unit to smaller rival Phoenix Group. Phoenix Group specialises in closed books of business or 'zombie' funds. SLA.has faced a number of obstacles since its tie-up nine months ago, notably losing a �109bn asset management contract with its biggest client Lloyds Banking Group (Scottish Widows). It has also lost some senior staff including former head of equities David Cumming and its head of corporate governance Paul Lee. The firm's co-CEO structure has also been repeatedly questioned by shareholders, coming up again at the group's AGM. The company will keep hold of its three adviser platforms - Wrap, Elevate and Parmenion - and 1825, its financial advice business.
One of Scotland�s richest women, Ann Gloag, co-founder of transport group Stagecoach invested around �388,000 in Aim-listed mining company Arc Minerals recently, which is prospecting for copper and cobalt in Zambia.
What does Ann Gloag, co-founder of transport group Stagecoach, one of Scotland�s richest women know about mining ? https://bit.ly/2xJXeZI Re-admission to the main market tomorrow with an �18.8 million valuation after completing the reverse takeover of a company called Moroccan Salts Limited (MSL), based in the British Virgin Islands. The potential potash resources estimated at 311 million tons and potential value is �289 million.
The country not the state in the USA is going places http://georgiauk.com/feelit/ BGEO Bank Of Georgia Group Plc CGEO Georgia Capital Plc GHG Georgia Healthcare Group plc GEO Georgian Mining Corporation
The country not the state in the USA is going places http://georgiauk.com/feelit/ BGEO Bank Of Georgia Group Plc CGEO Georgia Capital Plc GHG Georgia Healthcare Group plc GEO Georgian Mining Corporation
The country not the state in the USA is going places http://georgiauk.com/feelit/ BGEO Bank Of Georgia Group Plc CGEO Georgia Capital Plc GHG Georgia Healthcare Group plc GEO Georgian Mining Corporation
The country not the state in the USA is going places http://georgiauk.com/feelit/ BGEO Bank Of Georgia Group Plc CGEO Georgia Capital Plc GHG Georgia Healthcare Group plc GEO Georgian Mining Corporation
http://www.metminco.com.au/site/investor-information/Top-20-Shareholders The Top 20 shareholder analysis is subject to the accuracy of information provided by nominee shareholders under section s672B of the Corporation Act.
One of their major customers have decided to delay their implementation project. Similarly, the expansion in scope of both a potential new implementation and another of our existing projects will have a negative impact on 2018.
Aberforth Partners LLP increased their shareholding from 5% to 10% on 8th May 2018 and the share price hardly moved. The Share Save Scheme for employees was set a couple of days ago at �0.43 (20% discount)