Hiscox: UK business in ‘growth mode’ as hard market continues
Lloyd’s of London insurer Hiscox has grown its written premium by 8.3 per cent as the FTSE 250 carrier shrugged off a contraction in its London market.
Revenue and sales down at SIG ahead of annual meeting
Construction supplier SIG has pointed to "challenging market conditions" as being the reason behind a further fall in sales and revenue in the year to April 30.
Grafton revenue falls but group expects boost from Irish housebuilding blitz
Grafton attributed the change to “prevailing macroeconomic conditions” as well as “exceptionally wet weather in Ireland”, which hurt demand.
Facebook and ‘major platforms’ still causing headaches for Mirror publisher Reach
Reach has been hit by Meta's ranking of user-generated content above news on its social media sites, including Facebook.
International Personal Finance makes strong start to year despite Poland difficulties
Consumer credit provider International Personal Finance (IPF) has posted a strong first quarter performance thanks to good customer repayment rates and high credit quality.
Co-op Bank says transformation plan ‘materially complete’ ahead of agreed £780m Coventry merger
The Co-operative Bank has said its multi-year transformation plan is "materially complete" as the lender progresses with an agreed £780m takeover by Coventry Building Society.
Smiths News unlocks higher dividends with new loan deal despite profit slump
Smiths News delivers newspapers and magazines for national and regional publishers to around 23,000 customers everyday.
Standard Chartered shares jump to six-month high as bank breezes past profit estimates
Standard Chartered has sailed past estimates with a 25 per cent jump in profit on the back of interest rate hikes and a solid performance from its trading and wealth divisions.
Revolution Bars confirms meeting with peer Nightcap over possible sale
Revolution Bars has today confirmed speculation that it had held a meeting with competitor Nightcap regarding a possible sale.
Virgin Media O2: Tough first quarter as customers head for competitors
Total revenue decreased marginally by 0.5 per cent year on year to £2.58bn, which VMO2 said was mainly driven by handset revenue decline.