Home / Tag Archives: securities

Tag Archives: securities

Persistent CEO selling not a good look for Royal Bank stock

Over the past five years, not including dividends, Royal Bank of Canada RY-T shares are up 16 per cent, compared with a 57-per-cent gain by small-cap VersaBank. Meanwhile, Royal Bank lags other large-cap Canadian banks in our INK Edge quantitative rankings based on valuations, insider commitment and price momentum. Insider …

Read More »

U.K. stocks extend negative streak for second day

U.K. stocks fell Wednesday, as the FTSE 100 Index UKX, -0.08% closed at 7,593.00. Of the FTSE 100 constituents, air freight company Royal Mail PLC RMG, -5.17% saw the largest decrease Wednesday, as shares shed 5.17% Shares of investment advisors firms Schroders PLC SDR, -3.23% abrdn PLC ABDN, -2.48% dropped …

Read More »

Royal Mail, Persimmon buck otherwise weak FTSE 100

The U.K.’s postal delivery service was outshining the FTSE 100 index on Thursday, after Royal Mail reported better-than-expected results, with home builders also rising, though energy companies were tugging at the downside as oil prices fell. The FTSE 100 index UKX, -0.48% dipped 0.2% to 7,629, losing around 1% for …

Read More »

Government-Backed Review Proposes Overhaul of U.K. Audit Sector

A review commissioned by the U.K. government is proposing far-reaching changes to the country’s audit sector amid concerns about conflicts of interest, the quality of audits and the structure of the industry. The 135-page report by Donald Brydon —the former chairman of various British companies including London Stock Exchange Group …

Read More »