Amsterdam: 400 years on, and still rich in promise February 1, 2011 The Amsterdam Stock Exchange was established in 1602 by the Dutch East India Company to allow people to buy and sell its printed stocks and bonds. As such, it is considered the oldest stock exchange in the world. Things have changed a lot since then, though, and the Amsterdam exchange now forms part of NYSE [...]
Amsterdam: 400 years on, and still rich in promise February 1, 2011 The Amsterdam Stock Exchange was established in 1602 by the Dutch East India Company to allow people to buy and sell its printed stocks and bonds. As such, it is considered the oldest stock exchange in the world. Things have changed a lot since then, though, and the Amsterdam exchange now forms part of NYSE [...]
Unilever CEO raises stake as shares fall August 10, 2010 UNILEVER chief executive Paul Polman has increased his stake in the Anglo-Dutch consumer product firm, taking advantage of a heavy fall in the price of the shares last week. Polman has spent over €900,000 (£748,000) buying Unilever’s Amsterdam-listed shares since Friday, bringing his stake up to 84,471 shares, according to Dutch securities regulator AFM. He [...]
Unilever CEO raises stake as shares fall August 10, 2010 UNILEVER chief executive Paul Polman has increased his stake in the Anglo-Dutch consumer product firm, taking advantage of a heavy fall in the price of the shares last week. Polman has spent over €900,000 (£748,000) buying Unilever’s Amsterdam-listed shares since Friday, bringing his stake up to 84,471 shares, according to Dutch securities regulator AFM. He [...]
What the other papers say this morning March 1, 2011 FINANCIAL TIMES TOP 10 HEDGE FUNDS MAKE $28BN The top 10 hedge funds made $28bn for clients in the second half of last year, $2bn more than the net profits of Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, Citigroup, Morgan Stanley, Barclays and HSBC combined, according to new data. Even the biggest of the hedge funds have only a [...]
FTSE at two-week low as banks and Reckitt fall April 14, 2011 The FTSE returned to a downward path today to close at a two-week low after household goods giant Reckitt Benckiser broke the news that its chief executive had unexpectedly stepped down. The FTSE 100 lost 46.6 points or 0.8 per cent to close at 5,963.80 as banks and miners also suffered, with fears over Asian [...]
FTSE at two-week low as banks and Reckitt fall April 14, 2011 The FTSE returned to a downward path today to close at a two-week low after household goods giant Reckitt Benckiser broke the news that its chief executive had unexpectedly stepped down. The FTSE 100 lost 46.6 points or 0.8 per cent to close at 5,963.80 as banks and miners also suffered, with fears over Asian [...]
Unilever sells Findus for €805m July 19, 2010 UNILEVER has agreed to sell its slow-growing Italian frozen foods unit Findus to Birds Eye, which belongs to private equity group Permira for 805m euros (£687.9m). The disposal of Unilever’s last remaining frozen foods business in Europe reunites it with Birds Eye Igloo which the consumer goods giant sold in 2006 for 1.73bn euros. Unilever [...]
Unilever sells Findus for €805m July 19, 2010 UNILEVER has agreed to sell its slow-growing Italian frozen foods unit Findus to Birds Eye, which belongs to private equity group Permira for 805m euros (£687.9m). The disposal of Unilever’s last remaining frozen foods business in Europe reunites it with Birds Eye Igloo which the consumer goods giant sold in 2006 for 1.73bn euros. Unilever [...]
Reckitt slides after profit misses target February 9, 2011 RECKITT Benckiser shares took a hit yesterday after the company’s fourth-quarter profit rose but fell short of forecasts. Shares in the maker of Dettol and Cillit Bang closed 5.1 per cent lower at 3,270p after it said net revenue rose ten per cent to £2.28bn, and like-for-like sales climbed five per cent. Pre-tax profit fell [...]