The CMA published its final report into the investment consulting (IC) and fiduciary management (FM) market on 12 December 2018.
It found that there were adverse effects on competition in both markets and have set out a package of 8 remedies alongside 4 supporting remedies. It has a greater concern with the FM market than Investment Consulting; 5 of the 8 remedies relate specifically to FM, 1 to IC and 2 to both IC and FM.
Fintel plc (LON:FNTL), the leading provider of Fintech and support services to the UK retail financial services sector, has released a trading update for the six months to 30 June 2022, which reveals: Core revenue grew
Shoe Zone plc (LON:SHOE) Better than expected demand and further strong margin performance leads to an upgrade in FY22E adjusted PBT from “no less than £8.5m” to “no less than £9.5m”. Zeus revenue forecasts increase by
LBG Media plc (LON:LGB) confirms trading for the full year is to be ‘at least’ in line with current consensus, despite a challenging macro environment. The assured outlook reflects strong growth in volume of views (H1
DWF Group plc (LON:DWF): A record year of strategic progress ¨ FY22 Results: Results were well flagged at a trading update in May. Net Revenue of £350.2m is +3.6% YOY, with LFL growth of 7%. Adjusted
CentralNic Group plc (LON:CNIC) LTM pro forma revenue growth accelerated again to 62% in Q2 2022, resulting in revenue of $335m and Adjusted EBITDA of $38m in H1. The company upgraded guidance, which appears very conservative.
Foxtons, one of London’s leading estate agencies with more than 50 interconnected branches across London, has signed an agreement to advertise its UK residential sales and letting properties at OnTheMarket plc (LON:OTMP). Zeus view: Foxtons, the
tinyBuild plc (LON:TBLD) H1 performance was slightly ahead of expectations despite sector indications of soft demand. The company continues to see strong demand from subscription services and its back catalogue whilst effectively managing the impact of
SpaceandPeople plc (LON:SAL) secures, sells, and manages flexible space for brand experiences, short term promotions and retailing in high footfall venues for its customers, including in shopping centres and travel hubs. The Group has issued a
Symphony Environmental Technologies plc (LON:SYM) has announced new orders and a global expansion of d2p anti-insect technology sales to Rivulis, a global leader in drip irrigation products and solutions. The company has placed orders valued at
Inchcape plc (LON:INCH) held the first of its ‘In The Driving Seat’ webinars, highlighting the opportunities in the Americas, one of the Group’s fastest growing regions with compelling structural trends. The company set out the implementation
Lookers plc (LON:LOOK) has released an H1 trading update reporting a continuation of strong performance year to date. H1 2022 underlying PBT is expected to be c. £45m and Management anticipate full year PBT will also
We think Gooch & Housego is attractive at the current share price and initiate research coverage with a valuation of 1,150p, indicating c.30% potential upside. Manufacturing is gradually recovering from COVID and supply chain disruptions, and
Vertu Motors plc (LON:VTU) has released an AGM Trading update that communicates a continuation of the strong trading announced on 11 May. The trends of constrained supply and high margins continue. We leave forecasts unchanged today,
Van Elle Holdings plc (LON:VANL) has announced an appointment to the Piling framework for the West of Leeds section of the Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU), a major programme of rail investment across the North West and
SysGroup plc (LON:SYS) is an award-winning provider of managed IT services, cyber security, cloud hosting and IT consultancy. The Group offers investors an attractive business model with high recurring revenue and a diversified customer base. SysGroup
AFC Energy plc (LON:AFC) has signed an agreement with another leading UK construction/infrastructure player, this time in Kier Group. We believe this further endorses our long term thesis that AFC will play an active role in
Inchcape plc (LON:INCH) has released another positive trading update, with performance exceeding expectations so far this year. This follows on from a positive Q1 update on 28 April. Through quarterly improvement in Distribution volumes and operating
¨ Q1 financial highlights: Boohoo Group plc (LON:BOO) revenue of £445.7m is -8.3% YOY vs. a strong comp (Q1 FY22 revenue +32.1%), in line with Zeus’s forecast and management’s previously stated guidance. Gross sales growth remained
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