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Hargreaves Lansdown PLC
Short sellers swarm around Hargreaves Lansdown and St James’s Place
...Barrie Cornes, an analyst at Panmure Gordon, said the company was relatively immune to episodes like the Woodford affair that could be damaging for rivals....
November 17, 2019
FT SeriesFrieze LA 2020
Art Basel Hong Kong cancelled after spread of the coronavirus
...Paul Signac’s bright “La Corne d’Or. Matin” (1907) then sold for £6.5m (£7.6m with fees, est £5m-£7m) while another pointillist Signac, “Quai de Clichy....
February 6, 2020
FT Live
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Thursday, 13 JuneLondon, UK
RSA Insurance Group PLC
RSA operating profits hit by specialist insurance woes
...Panmure Gordon analyst Barrie Cornes said: “Following the profit warning in September . . . we had anticipated disappointing results but these were even worse than we had expected.”...
February 28, 2019
Corporate spin-offs
Prudential to divide into 2 with M&G spin-off
...Barrie Cornes, analyst at Panmure Gordon, said: “Ten years ago the UK business was the dominant part within the group — the ‘cash cow’ that generated the funds to expand in Asia....
March 14, 2018
Personal & Household Goods
With the Speedy Tuesday, buying watches online gets sophisticated
...The bulk of its vintage watches are priced between $2,000 and $10,000, with a $175,000 Rolex Paul Newman Daytona its most expensive to date....
March 23, 2017
European companies
Axa sells Elevate business to Standard Life
...“These transactions would allow Axa to rebalance the focus of its UK activities towards property & casualty, health and asset management”, said Paul Evans, chief executive of Axa UK....
May 4, 2016
FT Live
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Thursday, 7 NovemberThe Landmark London, London, UK
Insurance
Prudential’s UK boss departs after two years in job
...In a statement, Paul Manduca, Prudential’s chairman, wished Ms Hunt well and said she had left the UK operation in “good shape”....
October 21, 2015
Fund management
Movers & shakers: March 30
...Mr van Kleef replaces Corné van Nijhuis who left in January, just nine months after becoming chief executive....
March 29, 2015
Insurance
Prudential raises dividend expectations
...Barrie Cornes, analyst at Panmure Gordon, said there was “a real possibility of special dividends”....
December 10, 2013
Insurance
London insurers diverge on dividends
...“We’re a growth story,” says Paul Jardine, chief operating officer at Catlin, which describes market conditions in several classes of insurance as “good”....
February 18, 2013
Insurance
Clock ticks for RBS in Direct Line disposal
...Under Paul Geddes, chief executive, it has also quit unprofitable businesses, such as taxi insurance, reduced the number of sites from which it operates, and cut exposure to riskier areas....
September 3, 2012
European companies
Insurers weigh benefits of HQ switch
...Moreover, Barrie Cornes, insurance analyst at Panmure Gordon, says: “It’s not just the Pru. The whole European insurance market would potentially find it uneconomic to write business in the US....
February 27, 2012
Insurance
CNA Financial to acquire Hardy Underwriting
...Jamie MacDiarmid, finance director, Patrick Gage, director of underwriting, and Paul Bailie, managing director of Hardy’s Bermuda operation, will remain on the board....
March 21, 2012
Insurance
Chief JLT shareholder set to raise stake
...Barrie Cornes, an analyst at Panmure Gordon, the broker, said: “We view it as a vote of confidence in the business but it will remove any bid speculation in the share price.”...
September 15, 2011
Insurance
Canadian unit boosts Standard Life
...Analysts said the results were good with some, such as Barrie Cornes at Panmure Gordon, agreeing with Mr Nish that they were starting to show the benefit of the heavy investment programme....
August 11, 2011
FT Live
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Thursday, 25 AprilDigital Conference
European companies
Chief hails emergence of ‘new Aviva’
...“We believe that the share price is too low having been affected by overplayed fears of the impact of sovereign debt,” said Barrie Cornes, analyst at Panmure Gordon....
August 4, 2011
FT AlphavillePaul J Davies
What Japan’s earthquake could mean for reinsurers – part one
...A guest post in two parts by Paul J. Davies, the FT’s insurance correspondent. This is part one. There are two big questions for reinsurers following the Japan quake....
March 14, 2011
Insurance
Huge losses to test insurers’ budgets
...“The loss will be so large that it will probably provide the trigger to ensure a re-rating of the non-life sector, as sufficient capacity [capital] is withdrawn to allow rates to rise,” says Barrie Cornes...
March 14, 2011
Insurance
Pru’s Asian arm poised for maturity
...Barrie Cornes, analyst at Panmure Gordon, said the Pru was looking to address what he believes is holding back its valuation compared with other Asian insurers: the relatively low statutory profitability...
December 1, 2010
Insurance
Beazley makes overtures to Hardy
...Barrie Cornes, analyst at Panmure Gordon, said: “I think nothing else will happen unless Beazley is prepared to up its offer.” He added that Hardy could get at least 380p-400p....
October 18, 2010
Insurance
RSA in £260m takeover of Canada’s GCAN
...“GCAN has a strong underwriting track record,” said Barrie Cornes at Panmure Gordon. “It accelerates RSA’s expansion programme …We believe that it will prove to be yet another good acquisition.”...
October 4, 2010
Insurance
Aviva’s strategy overhaul meets mixed reception
...Barrie Cornes, analyst at Panmure Gordon, said: “It is a huge change in strategy and now they can go ahead and sell some of these smaller businesses....
November 2, 2010
Insurance
Pru investors unlikely to get desired result
...“Following the AIA deal, strategy will be under the microscope, and in particular whether or not management revert to the historic ‘plan A’ or indicate a change of direction,” said Barrie Cornes, analyst...
August 6, 2010
Insurance
Pru chiefs ride storm of angry shareholders
...Barrie Cornes, analyst at Panmure Gordon, said the meeting went as expected “with angry private shareholders demanding a scalp or two over the AIA deal”....
June 7, 2010
Insurance
Pru seeks to calm investors
...“It’s a shame, it’s disappointing,” said Barrie Cornes at Panmure Gordon. “At the lower price, this would have been a great deal.”...
June 2, 2010

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