Financial Planning

Smith & Nephew’s half year results showed a more-than 20 per cent lift in its operating profits as the group credited its 12-point plan at becoming a “more profitable business”. …

Revenue at Pets at Home rose in the first quarter as consumers started to spend more, which the London-listed retail company will take as a welcome sign after a severe …

Wizz Air’s profit collapsed in the first three months of its financial year as issues with its Pratt and Whitney-manufactured engines grounded scores of its planes. Operating profit at the …

Recruiter Robert Walters has insisted that 2024 is not a lost year despite posting another set of results dominated by tumbling profit and and fees. The London-listed recruitment firm, which …

Things are looking up for sustainable packaging giant Mondi as its shares jumped by almost 15 per cent in early deals this morning after the company published its results for …

City bosses have sounded the alarm on a hike in capital gains tax (CGT) today as Rachel Reeves rolls the turf for a sweeping round of tax raids at her …

Schroders saw assets under management hit a new high of £773bn, as the company prepares to make a mark in the private capital space. In the asset manager’s half-year results, …

Shell kicked off a $3.5bn share buyback programme today as it posted better-than-expected numbers for the second quarter despite a previously announced $2bn (£1.6bn) impairment and a slide in revenues. …

Barclays joined other lenders in announcing sizeable returns to shareholders after performing ahead of expectations in the second quarter. In the three months to June, Barclays reported a pretax profit …

Crisis-hit Harland and Wolff has secured an additional £19.5m from its US lenders as it battles to stave off administration. The Belfast shipyard, which built the Titanic, said it had …