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This category includes updates on company admissions and delistings, quarterly and annual results, mergers and acquisitions, board appointments and departures, regulatory news and policy changes.

Prudential Financial, Inc. – Consensus ‘hold’ rating and 5.4% Upside Potential

Prudential Financial, Inc. with ticker code (PRU) have now 15 market analysts covering the stock. The analyst consensus now points to a rating of ‘hold’. The range between the high..

Smiths Group acquires US-based manufacturer, Heating & Cooling Products

Smiths Group plc (LON:SMIN), a leading industrial technology company, has announces that it has acquired Heating & Cooling Products (HCP), a US-based manufacturer of Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning (HVAC)..

Rio Tinto plc appoints Andy Hodges as Group Company Secretary

Rio Tinto plc (LON:RIO) has announced the appointment of Andy Hodges as Group Company Secretary, and Company Secretary of Rio Tinto plc with effect from 29 August 2023. Steve Allen..

Prudential declares 2023 first interim dividend of 6.26 US cents

Prudential plc (LON:PRU) has announced its 2023 first interim dividend of 6.26 US cents per ordinary share. Shareholders holding shares on the UK or Hong Kong share registers will receive..

Lloyds Banking Group completes £2 Billion share buyback programme

Lloyds Banking Group plc (LON:LLOY) has today confirmed that the Company’s share buyback programme announced on 23 February 2023 was completed in accordance with its terms. The programme was managed..

Rio Tinto and First Quantum joint venture to develop La Granja project

Rio Tinto plc (LON:RIO) and First Quantum Minerals have completed a transaction to form a joint venture that will work to unlock the development of the La Granja project in..

Standard Chartered sells its global aviation finance leasing business to AviLease

Standard Chartered plc (LON:STAN) has signed agreements dated 28 August 2023 for the sale of its global aviation finance leasing business (through the sale of shares in relevant subsidiaries and..

Bunzl upgrades 2023 adjusted operating profit guidance

Bunzl plc (LON:BNZL), the specialist international distribution and services Group, has published its half yearly financial report for the six months ended 30 June 2023.   Financial results   H1 23   H1..

Intertek acquires leading SaaS-based platform PlayerLync

Intertek Group plc (LON:ITRK), a Total Quality Assurance provider to a range of industries worldwide, has announced that it has acquired PlayerLync Holdings, Inc. a leading SaaS-based platform which combines..

Reckitt Benckiser CFO Jeff Carr to retire, Shannon Eisenhardt appointed

Reckitt Benckiser Group plc (LON:RKT) has announced that Jeff Carr (61), Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Executive Director, has notified Reckitt of his intention to retire as of 31 March..

GSK positive results from first-ever efficacy trial of Shingrix in China

GSK plc (LON/NYSE: GSK) has announced positive results from the first-ever efficacy trial of Shingrix (Recombinant Zoster Vaccine or RZV) in China. These results come from the post-license phase IV..

BAE Systems strengthens portfolio with Ball Aerospace acquisition

BAE Systems plc (L;ON:BA) has announced that it has entered into a definitive Stock Purchase Agreement to acquire the Ball Aerospace business from Ball Corporation for c.$5.55bn in cash, subject..

Aviva achieve strong first half with profitable growth momentum

Aviva plc (LON:AV) has announced its 2023 interim results announcement. Operating profit‡,1 Solvency II OFG‡ General Insurance undiscounted COR‡   Solvency II shareholder cover ratio‡   2023 interim dividend £715m..

Admiral Group very well-positioned for a more encouraging outlook

Admiral Group plc (LON:ADM) has announced its 2023 interim results highlights.   Six months ended:   30 June 2023 30 June 2022 % change vs. 2022        ..

Marks and Spencer Group reports strong trading and outlook

Marks and Spencer Group (LON:MKS) has provided an update on trading and outlook for the year. The first 19 weeks of the year1 has seen continued market share growth in both..

Legal & General on track to achieve five-year ambitions

Legal & General Group Plc (LON:LGEN) has announced its half year results for 2023. H1 2023 Results: £0.95bn of operating profit and capital generation, stock of deferred profits up to..

Bunzl acquires four new businesses, demonstrating great breadth of opportunities

Bunzl plc (LON:BNZL), the specialist international distribution and services Group, has announced that it has acquired three businesses and signed an agreement to acquire a further business across a range..

NatWest publishes H1 2023 Pillar 3 document for its larger subsidiaries

NatWest Group plc (LON:NWG) has announced the publication of the H1 2023 Pillar 3 documents for the following large subsidiaries – NatWest Holdings Limited NatWest Markets Plc National Westminster Bank..

Rio Tinto reaches agreement on trans-Guinean infrastructure for Simandou iron ore project

Rio Tinto plc (LON:RIO) and the Simfer[1] joint venture have reacheded an important milestone today by concluding key agreements with the Republic of Guinea and Winning Consortium Simandou[2] (WCS) on..

Beazley CFO Sally Lake to step down in 2024

Beazley plc (LON:BEZ) has announced that Sally Lake has informed the Board of her intention to leave the Company in 2024. The Board will now conduct an orderly process for..

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