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...Richard Cochrane, associate professor in renewable energy at the University of Exeter, said: “The government still has not understood the priorities and urgency here....
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...Adam Cochrane, an analyst at Citi, said he expected consensus forecasts for this year “to fall significantly”, although did not think later years would suffer as badly....
...Ben Hunt at Investec said the transition to a B&M supply chain at Jawoll had hit profits at the German unit by more than he expected....
...Smart beta mutual funds, a halfway house between active and passive management, have recorded blockbuster growth in recent years, as investors hunt for market-beating returns at cheaper fees....
...This suggests a continuation of the path set out by Keith Cochrane, his predecessor who continued the company’s expansion in part through a series of acquisitions....
...British manufacturers are stepping up their investments in the profitable after-sales service market as they hunt for new sources of revenue streams to help against downturns....
...Mothercare is “slightly capital constrained,” said Adam Cochrane, analyst at UBS. Net debt jumped 60 per cent to £48m at the retailer’s half-year mark in October....
...“There needs to be a reduction in space in UK electrical retailing,” says Mr Hunt....
...Numis and KBC Peel Hunt were among brokers to upgrade full-year profits towards £260m and held “buy” recommendations....
...Before joining Weir in 2006, Mr Cochrane was finance director at Scottish Power and chief executive of Stagecoach....
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