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Capital & Regional PLC

Thu, 03 May 2012 08:00:05 +0100

10.6m investment - Shopping centre acquired in West Midlands - Joint venture
London based Capital & Regional Plc, an asset management company, is to purchase The Kingfisher Shopping Centre in Redditch, Worcestershire, as part of a joint venture with its capital partner Oaktree Capital Management. The acquisition will be completed in May 2012 and is funded by investments of 10.6 million and 42.4 million from Capital & Regional and Oaktree respectively. The remaining funding will be provided by The Royal Bank of Scotland and Santander through a 5 year, 86 million debt facility. High Scott-Barrett is Chief Executive of Capital & Regional.

Martin Currie Ltd

Thu, 15 Mar 2012 08:34:30 +0000

Chief Operating Officer Appointed - Restructure - Focus Europe
Martin Currie has appointed Darren Cannon as Chief Operating Officer as it strengthens its management structure. The company have shut down its UK arm to refocus its European fund and shift to opening sales offices overseas. Willie Watt is Chief Executive.

Ashmore Group PLC

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 16:00:06 +0000

New Non-Executive Director appointed
Barclays PLC and Barclays Bank PLC has appointed Simon Fraser to the Board of Ashmore Group plc as a Non-Executive Director with effect from February 2012.

JUST RETIREMENT LIMITED

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 09:31:50 +0000

Sales up 30% at Just Retirement Limited
Just Retirement Limited, a provider of retirement products and services, saw a 29.7% year-on-year increase in sales in the last three months of 2011. Total sales were £323.7m, up from £249.6m in 2010. Rodney Cook is Chief Executive Officer of Just Retirement.

Close Brothers Group PLC

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 08:00:03 +0000

Banking Division loan book up 9% - Asset Managing Division assets down to £8.4bm
Specialist Financial Services Group Close Brothers Group, for the five months to 31 December 2011 the banking division has increased the loan book by 9% to £3.8bn, The asset management division recorded a loss with assets under management down to £8.4bn

SCHRODER ASIAPACIFIC FUND PLC

Wed, 21 Dec 2011 17:00:03 +0000

SCHRODER ASIAPACIFIC FUND PLC - Annual Financial Report
SDP - hereby submits its Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 30 September 2011 as required by the UK Listing Authority's Disclosure and Transparency Rule 4.1. Please click on the following link to view the document: http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/2415U2011-12-19.pdf ...

Investec PLC

Tue, 29 Nov 2011 11:37:15 +0000

Investec buys 10.8m industrial property
Investec Property has acquired a 221,500 sq ft property at Agecroft Commerce Park in Manchester for 10.8m.

Investec PLC

Mon, 14 Nov 2011 09:47:02 +0000

140 jobs lost - wealth management company acquisition
140 staff at London-based broking and wealth management company Evolution Group to be made redundant, in the final stages of a 233.2million takeover by Investec.

The Blackstone Group International Limited

Wed, 19 Oct 2011 17:21:39 +0100

Blackstone Group appoints non-executive chairman
Paul Costello has joined the firm as non-executive chairman for Australia and New Zealand.

Ashmore Group PLC

Thu, 13 Oct 2011 12:21:03 +0100

Ashmore shares continue to fall after poor interim results
Shares in Ashmore Group plunged this morning, following a disappointing interim management statement.