Dig into the miners to take gains from growth June 5, 2012 A BIG problem when it comes to day trading most retail equities is that sifting through balance sheets, analysing company performance and then taking a position based on your analysis isn’t the easiest thing in the world. But when trading mining equities, you often have the advantage of trading the macroeconomic news affecting the stock, [...]
Russia miners to add weight to bluechips December 4, 2011 RUSSIA’s presence on the UK’s top share index will go up this Wednesday if two of its newly London-listed metals and mining groups are admitted in the quarterly changeover of its constituents. Evraz, the steelmaking group part-owned by Chelsea owner Roman Abramovitch, and Polymetal, Russia’s biggest silver producer, have each swapped their global depositary receipt [...]
ENRC to buy miner from its founders October 11, 2011 EURASIAN Natural Resources Corporation plans to buy the 75 per cent stake it doesn’t already own in the thermal coal producer Shubarkol from ENRC’s founding shareholders for $600m (£384m). The news comes less than two weeks after ENRC completed its three month corporate governance review of the board’s directors and management following calls from investors [...]
ENRC to buy miner from its founders October 11, 2011 EURASIAN Natural Resources Corporation plans to buy the 75 per cent stake it doesn’t already own in the thermal coal producer Shubarkol from ENRC’s founding shareholders for $600m (£384m). The news comes less than two weeks after ENRC completed its three month corporate governance review of the board’s directors and management following calls from investors [...]
Kazak miner plots to oust chairman October 2, 2011 HEADHUNTERS have been called in to find a new chairman for the Eurasian Natural Resources Company (ENRC), despite confirming the incumbent Johannes Sittard in the role in its corporate governance review last Wednesday. The FTSE 100 Kazakstan mining company last week said it was “fully supportive” of the board-level reshuffle that kept Sittard at the [...]
ENRC dodges governance questions as it reports an increase in half year profits August 17, 2011 EURASIAN Natural Resources Corp (ENRC) reported a surge in half year profits yesterday, but faced criticism after it gave little information regarding its corporate governance review that has been going on since June. The Kazakh miner reported a 33 per cent rise in pre-tax profits to $1.6bn on revenues that increased by 32 per cent [...]
ENRC dodges governance questions as it reports an increase in half year profits August 17, 2011 EURASIAN Natural Resources Corp (ENRC) reported a surge in half year profits yesterday, but faced criticism after it gave little information regarding its corporate governance review that has been going on since June. The Kazakh miner reported a 33 per cent rise in pre-tax profits to $1.6bn on revenues that increased by 32 per cent [...]
ENRC shares lead FTSE on Glencore talk June 13, 2011 SHARES in Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation (ENRC) jumped 4.65 per cent yesterday following rumours that Glencore is planning a £12bn takeover bid. The Kazakh miner was the biggest riser in the FTSE 100 after reports that Glencore held talks in recent weeks with ENRC’s three billionaire shareholders Alexander Mashkevitch, Patokh Chodiev, and Alijan Ibragimov, who [...]
WHAT THE OTHER PAPERS SAY THIS MORNING June 9, 2011 FINANCIAL TIMES THIRD INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR TO QUIT ENRC BOARD A third independent director is set to leave the board of FTSE 100 miner Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation, thrusting the London-listed Kazakh company further into turmoil. Two prominent City figures, Sir Richard Sykes and Ken Olisa, were ousted from ENRC on Wednesday. Now, according to two [...]
WHAT THE OTHER PAPERS SAY THIS MORNING June 9, 2011 FINANCIAL TIMES THIRD INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR TO QUIT ENRC BOARD A third independent director is set to leave the board of FTSE 100 miner Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation, thrusting the London-listed Kazakh company further into turmoil. Two prominent City figures, Sir Richard Sykes and Ken Olisa, were ousted from ENRC on Wednesday. Now, according to two [...]