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Halma posts 'strong' H1 results, hikes dividend

U.K.'s Halma Plc, the health and safety sensor technology group, posted strong interim results and said it is well placed to perform equally strongly in the second half.

Northumbrian Water interim profits up as revenue rises 5 pct

U.K.'s Northumbrian Water Group reported a higher profit for the first half as revenue rose 5 percent, and said it was well placed to maintain a strong financial performance. The provider of water and waste water services lifted its interim dividend by 7.5 percent to 4.72 pence.

Daily Mail FY underlying operating profit up 10 pct; says cautiously optimistic for next yr

UK newspaper publisher Daily Mail and General Trust reported a 10 percent rise in its full-year underlying operating profit driven by cost-cutting in UK consumer media and continuing strength in its business-to-business operations.

Pennon H1 pretax profit up 0.7 pct; pays 7.5 pence a share

British water company Pennon Group reported a 0.7 percent rise in its first-half pretax profit due to higher demand for water from summer usage and asset sale of its water utilities business South West Water but said looking forward, South West Water is well placed to outperform the assumptions for the K5 (2010-2015) period.

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RM posts double digit revenue, profit growth for FY

UK's RM Plc, a provider of education services, reported double digit revenue and profit growth in 2010, and it lifted its full year dividend by 8 percent to 6.64 pence.

Chairman Michael Turner poses at a beer pump

Fuller Smith interim profits rise 11 pct as occupancy improves

British pubs group Fuller Smith & Turner reported a 11 percent rise in its first half pretax profits as occupancy improved and food sales grew strongly at its Managed Pubs and Hotels segment.

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LSE interim pretax profits up 26 pct, says IPO pipeline 'promising'

London Stock Exchange Group said activity on the primary markets picked up with a more than doubling of the total number of new issues. The group lifted its interim dividend by 5 percent to 8.8 pence.

Investec posts "strong" H1 operating results, AUM rises

Investec Plc, the specialist bank and wealth manager, posted a "strong" operational performance in the first half, with five of its six core businesses recording a substantial increase in earnings. Third party assets under management grew 4.9 percent to 77.8 billion pounds.

Too big to Fail era over: Treasury Dept.

Too big to fail is now over and American taxpayers will never be asked to bear the costs of a financial firm's failure, said U.S. Treasury deputy secretary Neal Wolin.

Experian reports 'strong' H1, lifts dividend ; shares up

British credit information group Experian Plc said its benchmark pretax profit grew 12 percent in the first half as it reported its best organic revenue growth in four years. The company lifted its first interim dividend by 29 percent to 9 cents.

A broker trades sterling swaps at ICAP in London

ICAP posts 'good' interim results

ICAP Plc, the world’s largest broker of transactions between banks, reported good revenue and earnings growth for the first half despite quieter markets, mainly driven by its strong electronic broking franchise.

British Land H1 underlying pretax profit falls

British Land Co Plc reported a lower first half underlying pretax profit as the year-ago period benefited from the release of credit risk provision.

Rexam sees H2 results similar to H1

Beer can manufacturer Rexam Plc said trading for the period since July 1 has been in line with its expectations, and it expects second half results to be similar to those of the first.

A Persimmon banner flies at a housing development near Manchester

Persimmon confirms in-line trading

British housebuilder Persimmon Plc confirmed that current trading in line with expectations, and it still expects sales revenue to rise about 10 percent this year.

Majestic Wine interim profits up 20 pct; lifts dividend

Majestic Wine Plc, UK's largest wine warehouse chain, reported a 20 percent rise in first-half pretax profit as sales rose on substantial increase in active customers, and the company lifted its interim dividend by 17.9 percent to 3.3 pence.

Rolls-Royce cuts profit forecast, blames engine failure

Rolls-Royce expects full year underlying profit growth to be slightly lower than its prior forecast, blaming engine failure incident on a Qantas A380 super-jumbo flight last week.

3i posts interim profit, NAV rises 15 pct

British private equity firm 3i Group Plc reported a profit and a rise in net asset value for the first half, and it lifted its interim dividend by 20 percent to 1.2 pence.

Land Securities swings to H1 profit on valuation surplus

U.K. real estate investement trust Land Securities Group Plc swung to a pretax profit for the first half, helped by a valuation increase on its portfolio of 3.4 percent. Net assets per share rose 6 percent.

Will gold surge to $1,250/oz?

Gold is marginally lower and threading water in most currencies today with markets subdued as the London Stock Exchange and Wall Street are closed for a national holidays.

LSE CEO says German trading ban mistaken: report

The head of the London Stock Exchange said in Italian newspaper comments on Sunday that the German government's ban on short-selling is mistaken and risks being counterproductive.

Pearl says bonds row won't derail LSE premium listing

Insurer Pearl Group (PEARL.AS) said a dispute with its bondholders over repayment terms won't jeopardise its efforts to obtain a listing on the London Stock Exchange's (LSE) most closely-regulated segment.

LSE adds Turquoise color to trading

The London Stock Exchange bought a majority stake in platform rival Turquoise, giving its owners a well-timed exit, aligning its interests with those of big clients and granting it immediate access to pan-European share trading.

LSE takes 60 percent stake in Turquoise platform

London Stock Exchange has agreed a deal to take a 60 percent stake in loss-making trading platform rival Turquoise and will merge it with its own dark pool platform, Baikal, to create a new pan-Europe venture.

Petroceltic in Italian farm-in deal with Canada's Cygam

Irish oil and gas explorer Petroceltic International Plc said it took over as operator of a permit in Italy, raising its stake to 70 percent from 40 percent, as part of a farm-in deal with a unit of Canada's Cygam Energy Inc.

GeoPark discovers gas in new Chile well, shares rise

Latin American oil and gas company GeoPark Holdings Ltd said it discovered gas in a new reservoir in a newly drilled well on the Fell Block in Chile, sending its shares up 4 percent.

UK bankers fume over bonus levy, others welcome it

Angry London bankers and traders accused finance minister Alistair Darling on Wednesday of lip service to appease the poor with a levy on bank bonuses.