What Investors Need to Know about Company News : How to Make the Most of Company Announcements and News

by Hobson, Rodney

• ISBN13: 9781906659226
• ISBN10: 1906659222
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-08-30
• Publisher: Ingram Pub Services

Summary

This book looks at company announcements, focussing on those issued through the London Stock Exchange by listed companies.

Author Biography

Rodney Hobson is an experienced financial journalist who has held senior editorial positions with publications in the UK and Asia, most recently as Editor of Hemscott, the financial news and information website.

Among posts he has held are News Editor for the Business section of The Times, Business Editor of the Singapore Monitor, Deputy Business Editor of the Far Eastern Economic Review, Head of News at Citywire and Editor of Shares magazine. He has also contributed to the Daily Mail, the Independent and Business Franchise Magazine.

He is registered as a Representative with the Financial Services Authority.

Rodney is married with one daughter.

Table of Contents

Index of Case Studies	p. v
Disclaimer	p. vii
About The Author	p. ix
Preface	p. xi
Introduction	p. xv
The Rules	p. 1
The Right To Be Informed	p. 3
Rules That Companies Must Follow	p. 9
News Sources	p. 17
Regular Statements	p. 23
Trading Statements	p. 25
Profit Figures	p. 53
AGMs	p. 73
One-off Statements	p. 81
Alerts	p. 83
Takeover Approaches	p. 103
Rights Issues And Placings	p. 135
Changes In Important Shareholdings	p. 157
Board Changes	p. 165
Other Non-routine Issues	p. 181
Scary But Harmless Announcements	p. 215
A Final Note - On Trading	p. 219
Appendix	p. 221
Timetables	p. 223
Index	p. 225
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