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FTSE 250 pharmaceutical specialist to replace Deloitte for KPMG
April 21st, 2017
FTSE 250 pharmaceutical specialist the Vectura Group, which supplies products for the treatment of lung disease, is to appoint KPMG as external auditor from the 2017 financial year, replacing incumbent Deloitte after a decade Deloitte has been Vectura’s auditor ...
Index Derivatives Expert Sean Smith Joins FTSE Russell
March 17th, 2017
Industry leader to serve as Managing Director of Derivatives Licenses Role aims to accelerate growth in index options and futures space Based in Chicago to work closely with key clients FTSE Russell, the global index and data provider, announces ...
FTSE 100 dips as RBS shares fall
February 24th, 2017
London’s stock market opened slightly lower as investors digested another raft of company results. Shortly after trading began, the benchmark FTSE 100 index was down 5.87 points at 7,265.50. Shares in Royal Bank of Scotland fell 2.2% after the ...
FTSE up on miners, pharmas after Tuesday’s Brexit debate
February 1st, 2017
London shares opened on a positive note with miners, pharmas and utilities leading blue chips higher amid ongoing concerns about the US’ controversial travel ban and after UK parliamentarians’ Brexit debate yesterday. Soon after the open, FTSE 100 was ...
FTSE 100 continues record run, rising for 14th day in a row
January 13th, 2017
U.K. stocks gained for a 14th straight day on Friday, extending their record winning run as the weaker pound spurred investors to buy into British multinationals. The FTSE 100 index UKX, +0.30% rose 0.5% to 7,327.85, on track for ...
FTSE 100 extends a record-breaking run
January 11th, 2017
European stocks rose Wednesday, with London striking another record pinnacle on the sliding pound and rebounding commodity prices. Sterling fell as weak official trade data offset bright industrial output figures — and the currency’s slide gave a fresh impetus ...
FTSE 100’s record-breaking run continues
January 3rd, 2017
The UK’s stock market started the year in positive mood, setting another intra-day high in early trade. After closing at a record high of 7,142.83 on the final trading day of 2016, the FTSE 100 opened higher and set ...
The pound just rose above $1.26 as riots hit the US – and the FTSE 100 falls
November 11th, 2016
The pound jumped above $1.26 this morning for the first time since the so-called flash crash back in October, after riots in the US sent the dollar lower. Sterling strengthened against both the dollar and the euro, rising 0.6 ...
FTSE-100 sets aside billions for legal bills
September 26th, 2016
Top UK-listed companies under intense regulatory scrutiny are setting aside more cash than ever before for anticipated legal bills, according to latest research. Thomson Reuters says FTSE 100 companies set aside £31.3bn last year – up nearly £6bn on ...
CBOE to Launch Options On FTSE Emerging Index
September 16th, 2016
Chicago Board Options Exchange® (CBOE®) today announced that it plans to launch options on the FTSE Emerging Index on September 26, 2016. The FTSE Emerging Index is a market-capitalization weighted index representing the performance of large and mid-cap companies from advanced ...
