Centrica, Domino’s, Genel, and Intu unveil chief execs’ payouts on Budget day March 16, 2016 A number of companies released their annual reports today, and revealed the pay packages their bosses will be pocketing. It was noted by some that the firms had chosen rather a big news day to publish this information, given that George Osborne delivered the Budget at lunchtime – but that was probably just a big [...]
McDonald’s, JD Wetherspoon and Domino’s urged to crackdown on use of antibiotics in global meat and poultry supply chains April 11, 2016 A coalition of 54 institutional investors, which manages funds totalling $1 trillion, has called on 10 UK and US restaurant chains including McDonald’s, JD Wetherspoon, Wendy’s and Domino’s Pizza Group to curb antibiotic use in their global meat and poultry supply chains. The investors, which include Aviva Investors and Coller Capital, have written to ten [...]
The death of Aim: Can equity crowdfunding eclipse the LSE’s junior market? April 28, 2016 The alternative finance market enjoyed near triple-digit growth last year, with the value of its loans, investments and donations hitting £3.2bn. Within this, the main sub-sectors of peer-to-peer lending and equity crowdfunding significantly increased awareness of the concept of lending directly to individuals – excluding those entities like the banks which have for too long dominated markets [...]
Best of the Brokers for 17 December 2015 December 17, 2015 To appear in Best of the Brokers, email your research to notes@cityam.com BWIN.PARTY Citi analysts have upgraded Bwin.party to “buy” from “sell”, arguing that GVC Holdings’ reverse take-over of the betting company should drive multiple upsides, including €125m (£91m) in cost savings and a broader spread of geographic, regulatory and product risk. It has also [...]
No-click-to-buy apps are a risk, but the rewards will be worth it July 22, 2016 Payments have come a long way, fast. In April, Domino’s began offering “zero-click ordering”, which allows customers to re-order a pizza simply by opening an app, removing the need for in-app tapping. There are now so many payment methods – contactless mobile, card and watch payments, swipes and taps on a mobile screen – it [...]
Inflation likely to show minute rise above zero – London Report October 11, 2015 INFLATION data will be in the spotlight this coming week. The consumer price index in the UK, released tomorrow, is expected to pick up in September to 0.1 per cent year-on-year, following a drop to zero per cent in August. The Bank of England, which is targeting two per cent inflation, said the outlook for [...]
FTSE jumps as investors cheer the Fed rate rise – London Report December 18, 2015 TOP SHARE index, the FTSE 100, climbed yesterday, tracking gains on other equity markets after investors took the first US interest rate rise in nearly a decade as a sign of policymakers’ confidence in the world’s biggest economy. The FTSE rose 41 points, or 1.2 per cent to 6,102 points, but is down by around seven [...]
Best of the Brokers for 16 October 2015 October 16, 2015 To appear in Best of the Brokers, email your research to notes@cityam.com ASOS ASOS is still “overweight”, according to Barclays, but the broker says that while investor confidence remains low, thanks to under-performing the FTSE 250, it believes shares can “materially outperform” as sales accelerate on price investments, margins are unlikely to fall below four [...]
Best of the Brokers for 22 July 2015 July 21, 2015 To appear in Best of the Brokers, email your research to notes@cityam.com DOMINO’S PIZZA GROUP Numis reiterated its “buy” recommendation on the pizza delivery company, ahead of its interim results next week. The broker believes the firm’s growth prospects are “significant” and said they are undervalued relative to those of the US and Australian operations. [...]
Wins won’t be restricted to the pitch if England profit at the Rugby World Cup September 17, 2015 Winning and losing affects revenues for many businesses both directly and indirectly associated with sports teams and individuals. Our business at Sportsrisq is to recognise how those sports results have a financial impact on companies and help them manage it accordingly. We have taken a look at some examples of companies that may [...]