UBS sticks with planned dividend despite global calls for payout freeze March 30, 2020 UBS intends to pay its 2019 dividend as planned, the Swiss banking giant said today, despite guidance from Swiss authorities and international banking groups to limit payouts due to the catastrophic economic impact of coronavirus. The bank’s proposed dividend of $0.73 (59p) in cash per share is an increase of almost six per cent on [...]
UBS hires ING boss Ralph Hamers as new chief executive February 20, 2020 UBS has named ING boss Ralph Hamers as successor to current chief executive Sergio Ermotti. In a surprise announcement late last night, UBS said Hamers would leave Dutch lender ING in June. Hamers will join Ermotti for a transition period in September before taking the helm at Switzerland’s largest bank in November. ING said that [...]
UBS profit slides as Swiss bank misses 2019 targets January 21, 2020 Profit at Swiss banking giant UBS fell five per cent for the full year, as the Zurich-headquartered bank missed its targets for 2019. Net profit for the year was $4.3bn (£3.30), down from $4.5bn in 2018. Although profit in the final quarter of 2019 rose 129 per cent, this was largely the result of comparisons [...]
UBS to cut 500 jobs as firm begins wealth unit revamp January 7, 2020 UBS will cut up to 500 jobs at its wealth management business as division co-head Iqbal Khan looks to tackle flagging profit at the bank. The cuts, which amount to roughly two per cent of the division’s workforce, will get rid of three layers of management and split the firm’s Europe, Middle East and Africa [...]
Plenty to digest for Domino’s Pizza investors August 9, 2019 | City Talk By Graeme Evans from interactive investor. UK trading is robust, but shares in Domino’s Pizza have been pegged back by operational issues. A see-saw year for Domino’s Pizza (LSE:DOM) shares was summed up when interim results highlighted a series of major challenges still facing the fast-food chain. The most serious looking is the ongoing stand-off with some of the group’s [...]
HSBC worries mount after CEO exit August 5, 2019 | City Talk By Graeme Evans from interactive investor. Ousting CEO John Flint after 18 months highlights the pressures on HSBC, despite robust H1 results today. As if the current geopolitical and monetary policy concerns were not bad enough, HSBC (LSE:HSBA) investors now have succession risk to worry about after the bank’s surprise decision to part company with John Flint only 18 months [...]
The 12 best-ranked major European markets July 5, 2019 | City Talk By Graeme Evans from interactive investor. Find out which country ranks top for best earnings momentum, attractive valuations and profitability. A ranking of major European markets by analysts at UBS has placed the UK at the top of the pile for cheapness, but among the worst for profitability and earnings momentum. Sweden is the top ranked overall thanks [...]
Why ASOS just dived to a multi-month low June 26, 2019 | City Talk By Graeme Evans from interactive investor. With an impressive recovery in 2019 unwinding in spectacular fashion, how far will the shares fall? A downgrade for ASOS (LSE:ASC) shares yesterday flagged margin pressures as the former high-flying stock attempts to drive global expansion in the face of fast-fashion rivals including Boohoo (LSE:BOO). The note from UBS analyst Olivia Townsend suggests that recent [...]
Dunelm shares: Upgrade cycle not over June 25, 2019 | City Talk By Graeme Evans from interactive investor Up 70% already in 2019, this quality operator is well-fancied and tipped to keep outperforming. Dunelm (LSE:DNLM) continues to defy expectations after another profits upgrade extended the home furnishing chain’s remarkable share price rally for 2019 to a whopping 81%. One of the stand-out performers in the FTSE 250 index so far this [...]
Vodafone: Has the share price found a floor? June 11, 2019 | City Talk By Graeme Evans from interactive investor. At extreme levels and with a heap of bad news priced in, this analyst discusses how they can recover. Rebuilding confidence in the battered Vodafone (LSE:VOD) share price won’t be quick or easy, particularly with sentiment still largely negative after last month’s first ever dividend cut. What matters most at the moment is [...]
