Berenberg raises SSE price target to 2,300 (2,100) pence - 'buy' UBS cuts Hiscox price target to 1,495 (1,510) pence - 'buy' UBS raises Beazley price target to 1,000 (960) pence - 'buy' ...

Retail, which accounts for 60% of sales, saw momentum grow through the first half after a wet Spring. Sales still fell 0.7% however. Motoring products proved more resilient than expected but leisure ...

The Dorking, Surrey-based motor insurance underwriter said gross written premiums in the nine months to September 30 rose 15% on-year to GBP186.5 million from GBP162.2 million. It is on track for ...

(Alliance News) - Morgan Sindall Group PLC on Tuesday provided an upbeat outlook despite trading being subdued in its Mixed Use Partnerships segment, with its Property Services remediation plan on ...

(Alliance News) - Hunting PLC on Tuesday cut its annual profit guidance, as a recent decline in oil and US natural gas pricing has hit sector sentiment. Shares were down 16% to 312.31 pence early ...

(Alliance News) - The UK government has been urged by a House of Lords committee to begin early talks with the European Commission on securing a new data adequacy agreement to ensure the economy is ...

The Windsor, England-based international hotel operator said revenue per available room rose 1.5% in the third quarter. RevPAR rose 1.7% in the Americas and by 4.9% in the Europe, the Middle East, ...

The CAC 40 in Paris was flat, and Frankfurt's DAX 40 added 0.5%. A 5.7% rise from SAP helped the DAX outperform. It raised its annual outlook Monday as strong demand for cloud and artificial ...

(Alliance News) - Mulberry Group PLC on Tuesday rejected the latest attempt by Frasers Group PLC to buy the firm, calling it "untenable". "The board is unanimously of the view that the possible offer ...

In early UK corporate news, InterContinental Hotels said it is on track to meet guidance, Hunting cut its outlook, while Morgan Sindall expects profit to top expectations. Elsewhere, HSBC announced a ...

The London-based bank said it promoted Chief Risk & Compliance Officer Pam Kaur to CFO from January 1, with HSBC updating on a successor for her current role in due course. Kaur has almost 40 years of ...

The firm named Pam Kaur, its current chief risk compliance officer, as CFO with effect the start of January. Interim CFO Jon Bingham will resume his role as global financial controller. Former HSBC ...