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  Std. Life Invs.Property pledges 10% divi hike

  Friday 19 Mar 2010

  Last year may have been a bumper year for stock markets but property investor Standard Life Investments Property Income trust saw its net asset value per share decline, thanks largely to the... Read More

• Small caps round-up: A&D, Accident Exchange, First Derviatives

  Friday 19 Mar 2010

  Romania-focused chemist group A&D swung strongly in to the black in 2009, with net profits of €19m compared with a loss of €2.3m, on sales up 3% to €514m. Read More

• Rubicon narrows loss despite sales slide

  Friday 19 Mar 2010

  Customers relations software developer Rubicon Software experienced difficulties getting its own customers to commit to new contracts in the second half of 2009 and expects revenues for the ... Read More

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  NCC pays cash for credit card auditor

  Friday 19 Mar 2010

  Software code escrow and IT security group NCC has acquired card payments auditing firm Meridian Services. Read More

• T Clarke 'optimistic' despite profit plunge

  Friday 19 Mar 2010

  Electrical engineering and contracting company T Clarke is looking to the future with “cautious optimism” and believes the group is in “good shape” despite watching profits halve during 2009. Read More

• Shareholders requisition ZincOx general meeting

  Thursday 18 Mar 2010

  Two shareholders have requisitioned a general meeting to remove the five executive directors and one non-executive director of ZincOx Resources. Read More

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  Consort ends talks with AMS

  Thursday 18 Mar 2010

  Consort Medical says that it has ended discussions with the board of Advanced Medical Solutions after the wound care company would not grant it access for due diligence. Read More

• Trading picks up at Beale

  Thursday 18 Mar 2010

  Department stores group Beale, where Panther Securities and its chairman Andrew Perloff recently took a 29.72% stake, says that trading has picked up since the end of the snow. Read More

• Gulfsands receives bid approach

  Thursday 18 Mar 2010

  Gulfsands Petroleum says that it has received a preliminary approach from a potential bidder. Read More

• Capital & Reg still deep in red

  Thursday 18 Mar 2010

  Property fund manager Capital & Regional’s full year pre-tax loss dropped to £113m compared a loss of £516m in 2008 and it is still cautious over the direction of rental values. Read More

• Sales growth accelerates at Prostrakan

  Thursday 18 Mar 2010

  Speciality pharmaceuticals company Prostrakan saw losses narrow in 2009 as top line growth accelerated. Read More

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  Stilo swings to loss

  Thursday 18 Mar 2010

  Shares in Stilo dropped after the software firm swung to a loss in what it called a 'challenging' year. Read More

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  Small caps round-up: Timestrip, Mount, Kea...

  Thursday 18 Mar 2010

  Shares in Timestrip slumped after the company which makes labels that show how long food containers have been open said it is considering a sale of the business. Read More

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  Weekly Small Caps Review

  Thursday 18 Mar 2010

  Defence and security technical services firm Cohort said the investigation into the income overstatement at its Systems Consultant Services (SCS) subsidiary last year had confirmed the size ... Read More

• Cosalt sees some signs of improvement

  Thursday 18 Mar 2010

  Safety equipment and protective clothing provider Cosalt reported a dip in interim revenue amid challenging conditions but said it has seen some evidence of improvement in the market. Read More

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  Prime People's cost cutting pays dividends

  Thursday 18 Mar 2010

  Commercial property recruitment specialist Prime People is feeling a lot better about its prospects now it has rationalised its cost base. Read More

• Collins Stewart moves into profit

  Thursday 18 Mar 2010

  Stockbroker Collins Stewart returned to profit in 2009 despite tough markets after progress at all of its units. Read More

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  FW Thorpe working harder for its supper

  Thursday 18 Mar 2010

  Low interest rates hit investment income at lighting supplier FW Thorpe leading to a decline in pre-tax profits at the interim stage. Read More

• Gladstone publishes bid response

  Wednesday 17 Mar 2010

  Gladstone has sent out a document to shareholders responding to the Constellation Software Inc mandatory bid and it urges shareholders not to accept the offer. Read More

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  Standard Life Euro sees pick up in private equity activity

  Wednesday 17 Mar 2010

  Standard Life European, the investment trust focused on private equity, saw its net asset value (NAV) per share rise by 6.5% to 175.6p in the final quarter of 2009. Read More