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FTSE starts transition to include China A Shares in global benchmarks
May 26th, 2015
FTSE announces transition to include China A Shares in global indexes Two new transitional emerging markets indexes launched Approximately 5% initial A Shares weighting in the FTSE Emerging inclusion indexes, rising to 32% when China A Shares become fully ...
Quarter of FTSE 100 bosses are qualified accountants
May 21st, 2015
Background in finance most likely career path among Britain’s top bosses Company bosses working in the FTSE 100 are more likely to have a background in finance than any other specialism, recruiters Robert Half said. The 2015 annual Robert Half FTSE ...
Carey Olsen is top offshore law firm for FTSE 100 AIM clients
May 8th, 2015
Carey Olsen is the only offshore law firm to be ranked in the top 10 for FTSE 100 AIM clients, according to the latest AIM Advisers Rankings Guide (published May 2015). The law firm is positioned in sixth place ...
Average tax rate paid by FTSE 100 resumes downward slide, falling to 23.1%
April 27th, 2015
Oil & gas, banks and resources pay highest rates The average effective rate of tax paid as reported by FTSE 100 companies has resumed its downward slide, dropping to just 23.1% of profits last year down from 25.9% the ...
ADS Securities London cuts FTSE-100 spreads
April 24th, 2015
ADS Securities London Limited, the UK’s new dynamic FX, CFD and spread betting provider, has announced that spreads on its UK100 (FTSE-100) contracts have been cut to just 0.5 pips. James Watson, Managing Director of ADS Securities London, commented: ...
PwC retains FTSE 100 audit lead as KPMG climbs 250 rankings
March 5th, 2015
PWC continues to dominate the FTSE 100 with 40 clients, almost double the number of nearest rival KPMG at 24, although Deloitte added a brace of new clients to its books, according to the latest statistics from Adviser Rankings. Fourth ...
FTSE at a record high
February 25th, 2015
The UK’s blue chip index finally pushes past a peak that it last reached during the dot com bubble in 1999. It’s taken more than 15 years, but the FTSE 100 rose to a record high yesterday, finally beating ...
Athens Exchange Group Announcement – FTSE/ATHEX
January 29th, 2015
Changes in the composition of the FTSE/ATHEX indices To ensure the seamless operation and efficiency of the FTSE/ATHEX Banks Index (DTR) & FTSE/ATHEX-CySE Banking Index (FTSEB), ATHEXGROUP and FTSE will rebase the index by multiplying index values by 10 ...
FTSE rises as Tesco shares bounce back
January 8th, 2015
A rally by Tesco helped to lift Britain’s top equity index on Thursday, as investors warmed to the supermarket group’s restructuring plans. The FTSE 100 index was up by 1.3 percent at 6,503.04 points in early trading. Tesco was the best-performing ...
London pre-open: Little change expected on FTSE ahead of opening bell
November 11th, 2014
UK stocks are expected to kick-off Tuesday’s session with limited gains as investors await direction ahead of what is expected to be another fairly quiet session beyond corporate news. City sources predict the FTSE 100 will open around five ...
