So far so good

The group posted a strong set of results showing faster and stronger-than-expected net interest margin expansion and no signs of a deterioration and above all anxiety on the asset quality front. It remains to be seen if the UK government will allow banks to hold on to the benefit of interest rate increases and if the UK economy proves as resilient as expected.

Revolution Beauty (REVB LN) - Trading update, results delayed

Revolution Beauty has announced a downgrade to the outlook for FY23 driven by retailer challenges and the unprecedented macroeconomic backdrop. It has confirmed it will now report FY22 results on 30 August 2022.

Review of Electricity Market Arrangements - REMA Could Bring Benefits

Last week, the UK government published the consultation paper on its Review of Electricity Market Arrangements (REMA). Any change potentially represents uncertainty in a market that has been wary of changes with a number of shares falling after early details of possible reforms were flagged in the press. We review the possible changes and conclude that while there is some risk, from what we can see at present the likely outcomes could be either minimal or beneficial for investors in clean energy

Cenkos:Duke Royalty Ltd -Record revenues keep on rolling

Cenkos:Duke Royalty Ltd -Record revenues keep on rolling

Strong operating performance offset by increased litigation charges

Management’s reluctance to commit to precise short-term guidance signals that the strong first-half operating performance cannot be taken for granted. The return to a sustainable decent profitability level (above 10%) remains a distant objective as reminded by the management itself.

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Weak markets inescapable but flows holding up

Market performance washed over Liontrust and was the primary detractor as AuM fell by 11% organically (+2% incl. Majedie completion). There were net outflows (£541m) which are never ideal, but exploring this further we see that these are distributed across products/channels, making them relatively near-negligible despite prevailing caution. The AuM outturn was lower than our £35.7bn estimate, driving a 5-6% reduction to our earnings estimates. We think the current 8x PER is pricing in “worst cas

Hybridan Small Cap Feast 21-07-2022

Dish of the day Joiners: No joiners today. Leavers: No leavers today. What’s cooking in the IPO kitchen? Unigel Group, intends to join the Aquis Growth Market. Unigel Group is a pioneer in the field of thixotropic gels for the fibre optic cable industry. The Company is also a supplier of laminated steel tapes to the fibre optic cable industry in the US. Thixotropic gels and laminated steel tapes are essential components to the rapidly growing global fibre optic cable market. The Group export

WH Ireland: Sector News and Views – Corporate - dollar earner picks in a changing landscape

A year on from the end of lockdown on July 19 2021, celebrations at the UK's economic bounce-back in H2-21 have long lost their fizz. Two intertwined themes have remained salient / gathered pace over the past six months since our mid-year sector review: exchange rates and inflation. As we write today, press speculation is focussing on the possibility of a 0.5% rise in UK interest rates in August, billed as the biggest move in 27 years. Looking further afield, economists are looking to the F

NextEnergy Solar Fund - Fund Secures CfD Wins

NESF has boosted its effective electricity price hedging with the winning of 86W under the UK’s CfD renewable support scheme. This provides an index-linked 15-year income stream providing a strong underpinning to the fund’s earnings.

Zeus: Technology Quarterly review - August 2022

This quarter’s key observations • Subsector performance: Marketplaces was by far the best performing subsector from an aggregate share price perspective (up 19.9%) vs. an average –5.2% for the other five subsectors. UK Digital Media was the worst performing subsector with a -12.4% aggregate share price move. • Valuation trends: UK Managed Services saw the largest EV/ EBITDA derating (-2.1x) and is now on the lowest EV/Sales multiple (1.5x FY1) and second lowest average EV/EBITDA (11.3x FY1

Q2 2022 Activities Update

Trident Royalties Plc (AIM: TRR) has, this morning, provided an update on its activities undertaken during the quarter ended 30 June 2022. Most of the elements of the update had already been announced in another busy quarter for the company as management finessed existing contracts. Momentum remains powerful with a 155% QoQ (15x YoY) increase in net revenue to $5.7m. The contributory components of this were varied with Koolyanobbing comfortably ahead of our forecasts whilst the gold offtake port

Cenkos: The week that was -- Stocks in focus this week are Personal Group, Johnson Service Group, Empresaria and Impellam

Enclosed is our weekly round-up of news and updates from the professional services sector.

PCI Pal - Very positive YE update reveals FY22 beat market expectations

The global provider of cloud-based secure payment solutions for business communications has given a positive post-YE update for FY22. We had expected a good year after the strong interims, but sales rose a stunning +60% yoy, while TACV and ARR at YE both jumped c.40% yoy. The financials will beat current market expectations, leading us to upgrade our forecast revenue by 3% and reduce our forecast Adj. LBT by 7%. Cashflow seems to have been particularly positive, with YE net cash £0.7m ahead of e

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Foxtons is the best known estate and lettings agent in London. Whilst its track record since the 2013 IPO has been turbulent, the turnaround is well underway, with a return to profitability delivered in 2021 and today’s interims confirming continued momentum (PBT +16%; guidance unchanged). We believe the Group has very strong foundations to build from in terms of its brand and infrastructure and we expect strong earnings growth across the forecast period. We believe the strategy to expand the Le