The Co-operative Bank and Coventry Building Society have entered into talks over a possible merger of the two high street lenders.

Co-op Bank on Thursday said...

HSBC Holdings PLC on Friday said the sale of its business in Canada to Royal Bank of Canada has received approval from the Canadian minister...

UK Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has signed a financial services deal with Switzerland aimed at easing UK firms’ access to the Swiss market and vice versa.

Banking...

Tectonic Gold PLC - mineral explorer in Australia and South Africa - Net asset value per share falls 18% to 0.0033 pence as at June...

Aberforth Smaller Cos Trust PLC - invests in UK smaller companies looking to outperform the Numis Smaller Cos Index - Says that starting December 31,...

The following is a round-up of updates by London-listed companies, issued on Thursday and not separately reported by Alliance News:

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Ariana Resources PLC - mineral exploration...

UK ministers have rowed back on plans to hike the earning threshold Britons need to bring foreign family members to live in the UK to...

Novacyt SA - Eastleigh-based biotechnology group focused on clinical diagnostics - Announces update regarding its divestment of Yourgene Health PLC’s Taiwanese subsidiary. Novacyt bought Yourgene...

The following is a round-up of updates by London-listed companies, issued on Thursday and not separately reported by Alliance News:

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LMS Capital PLC - London-based investment...

Coca-Cola HBC AG - Switzerland-based soft-drink bottling partner of Coca-Cola Co - On Thursday says that Chief Executive Officer Zoran Bogdanovic had sold 13,500 ordinary...