Summary
STANDARD Life will lead a surprisingly busy week for reporting when the insurer presents half-year figures tomorrow - and the group's approaching demutualisation could make it a heated affair.
The giant mutual is now just a year from its planned stock- market flotation, and analysts will be hoping that most things are now in order to ensure a successful IPO. Chief executive Sandy Crombie will be flanked by new finance director Alison Reed for the first time, and is likely to report sales roughly the same as last year.See the full content of this document
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Setting a Standard for the City's Week
Some familiar names from the service and industrial sectors are due to update investors later in the week, despite a lack of any scheduled news today.
Persimmon will kick off an impo...See the full content of this document
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