Kate Burgess | Financial Times

Thursday, 26 November, 2020

Tuesday, 24 November, 2020

LombardIQE PLC

IQE hopes new green shoots will help it dodge poppy topplers

Semiconductor maker might be turning a corner; Greencore squeezes in last minute cash call

Wednesday, 18 November, 2020

LombardRSA Insurance Group PLC

RSA’s Hester picks the last minute to bow out on a high

Intact and Tryg offer shareholders welcome certainty; Croda confounds with move into fragrances

Monday, 16 November, 2020

LombardVodafone Group PLC

Vodafone’s shareholders need to keep their eyes on the big prize

Prospect of payouts and manageable debt should cheer investors; G4S plays defence

Thursday, 12 November, 2020

Lombard3i Group PLC

3i’s past is an action plan for the future

3i template for post-pandemic regeneration fund; GVC, a card or so short of a full deck

Tuesday, 10 November, 2020

LombardFood & Beverage

Vaccine breakthrough is shot in the arm for Landsec

Outlook brightens for office landlords; Premier Foods finds way out of bargain bin

Wednesday, 4 November, 2020

LombardBanks

M&S sticks to its knitting in another remake costing millions

Multiple makeovers hit UK retailer; Distance is a poor excuse for bad practice in timeshare selling

Tuesday, 3 November, 2020

LombardAssociated British Foods PLC

Prudent Primark owner is right to keep hold of cash

Associated British Foods doesn’t pay a dividend; Telit still can’t escape Oozi Cats

Monday, 2 November, 2020

LombardUK banks

How UK banks’ brighter outlook can be squared with second lockdown

Message to watchdog to lift lockdown on dividends unchanged; Howden reaps kitchen boom

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Thursday, 22 October, 2020

LombardInternational Airlines Group

Don’t fly away: BA owner’s tough ask to investors with shares at lows

IAG grounds expectations as bookings fall; Shaftesbury taps shareholders to weather coronavirus storm

Monday, 19 October, 2020

LombardAccounting & Consulting services

Auditors can cut free but Boohoo needs a credible successor to PwC

PwC puts distance between it and Boohoo; Amigo battles on

Thursday, 15 October, 2020

LombardRolls-Royce Holdings PLC

Rolls-Royce’s bond issue prepares it for the long haul to recovery

The UK aerospace group is right to take the long view; Heineken tests pub watchdog

Wednesday, 14 October, 2020

LombardASOS PLC

Asos counts cost of maintaining social distance from fast-fashion rivals

Asos wants to be seen as a cut above; Covid-19 bumps up Bunzl

Tuesday, 13 October, 2020

LombardCoronavirus pandemic

Last orders loom for big indebted pub groups

National inn chains suffer as new lockdown policy heralds more pub closures

Monday, 12 October, 2020

LombardPearson PLC

Pearson’s chairman needs more lessons on how to say ‘no’

Sidney Taurel risks being cut from the middle of Pearson’s muddle; UK banks beware negative interest rates

Thursday, 8 October, 2020

LombardTalkTalk Telecom Group PLC

Investors should not let Fomo stop offer to take TalkTalk private

Toscafund move for TalkTalk puts high value on cash; Hargreaves Lansdown — in perpetual motion

Wednesday, 7 October, 2020

LombardBanks

Banks not just taxpayers stand to lose from bounce back loan defaults

Lenders’ reputation on the line; Frasers’ fearless 1,000

Tuesday, 6 October, 2020

LombardFinablr Ltd

Finablr is sinking before it has learnt to swim

Private equity ownership of Watches of Switzerland and Trainline; Co-Operative Bank seeks another chief

Monday, 5 October, 2020

LombardCineworld Group PLC

Cineworld is in slow-motion endgame

Cinema chain draws curtains on screens; Mulberry suffers at home on the high street

Thursday, 1 October, 2020

LombardIPOs

Why the Spac mania won’t bridge the Atlantic

Spac ETF marks high-water mark in the US; Halfords defies Haldane; Renewi wastes

Tuesday, 29 September, 2020

LombardFerguson PLC

Ferguson turns dividend tap back on to make FTSE 100 a tad hotter

A 4 per cent dividend yield is still something; student accommodation providers face learning curve

Monday, 28 September, 2020

LombardWilliam Hill PLC

William Hill investors should take Caesars’ money and run

US casino operator is in a strong position to sew up a deal for British bookmaker

Thursday, 24 September, 2020

LombardAA PLC

The AA in a danse macabre with private equity partners

Suitors whittled down; Smiths delaying tactics; Willie Walsh’s new billet

Wednesday, 23 September, 2020

LombardUK companies

Working from home may be bigger test for City of London than Brexit

WFH bears down on the Square Mile; Tesco chief urges shoppers to stay calm

Thursday, 17 September, 2020

LombardRetail sector

John Lewis head should hope to be as lucky as Next next time

Unveiling department store’s results at same time as high street chain was unfortunate

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