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...With regards to HSBC, Jonathan Pierce at Numis says: “The main focus may be capital, which could fall well below target given a combination of the France disposal and rate related headwind”....
...Doug Webb, who has been finance director for four years, and Tracey Pierce, head of primary markets, are to leave....
...Tracey Pierce, LSE Group head of primary markets, said: ”A London premium listing already provides the highest standards of regulation and corporate governance across Europe....
...Gareth Pierce, chief executive of WJEC, a venture which is owned by the Welsh local authorities, said: “We are absolutely confident there has been no compromise [in standards] at all.”...
...I Don’t Know How She Does It, an adaptation of Allison Pearson’s classier novel, features four actors – Sarah Jessica Parker, Pierce Brosnan, Kelsey Grammar, and Christina Hendricks from Mad Men – associated...
...“All in all, the company expects that any shortfall in production and impact on cashflow will be limited, but clearly this is a function of the situation on the ground in Côte d’Ivoire,” said Seymour Pierce...
...As a financial adviser, JPMorgan Cazenove now has 93 clients including SABMiller and Pearson, with last year’s top adviser Seymour Pierce coming in second, advising 89 companies including Tottenham Hotspur...
...However, Jonathan Pierce, banking analyst at Credit Suisse, said others were unlikely to follow....
...Here’s Freddie George of Seymour Pierce: Failure to raise the funds would throw the restructuring process off course though would not, in our view, threaten in the immediate survival of the business which...
...Banks weakened to profit taking, a trend encouraged by Jonathan Pierce, Credit Suisse analyst....
...Kate Heseltine, retail analyst at Seymour Pierce, said: “In terms of growth, sports equipment and participation will outstrip apparel. There’s definitely an opening for it.”...
...Freddie George, analyst at Seymour Pierce, said that despite the “ill-judged expansionary phase” there was still room for growth abroad in the future....
...Kevin Lapwood, analyst at Seymour Pierce, said the group’s debt had risen more than expected but was still manageable and not a cause for concern....
...The ex-dividends included Pearson, owner of the Financial Times, down 3.1 per cent to 673p, and Admiral Group, the insurer, off 4.6 per cent to 759½p....
...Today’s note on the banks from Jonathan Pierce at Credit Suisse can’t have helped. He has cut earnings expectations for 2008 by 18 per cent....
...Charles Peacock of Seymour Pierce said a joint venture “could prove more palatable to Pearson shareholders than an outright bid for Dow Jones.”...
...Separately, Seymour Pierce upgraded the stock from “hold” to “outperform” on valuation grounds, citing its 36 per cent slide since the start of July....
...Jim McCafferty at Seymour Pierce, said: “We question the valuation being attributed to Energis in the light of its low profitability ratios and lack of growth.”...
...Richard Ratner, analyst at Seymour Pierce, said the move could chaos: “Until the post-Christmas week is over, retailers will not be able to give an anywhere near accurate view of out-turn.”...
...See more on Xstrata Charles Kernot of Seymour Pierce said: “The offer is all cash which we think is a relatively aggressive move from the perspective of Xstrata’s balance sheet.”...
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