Economic and Market News for 1 November 2018
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01 Nov
09:55Equiniti acquires Aquila Group in bid to boost pensions technologyTechnology outsourcer group Equiniti said Thursday it had completed the acquisition of Aquila Group. The financial details of the deal were disclosed, but Equiniti said the acquisition would...
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01 Nov
09:41Ascential acquires Flywheel Digital for at least $60mInformation company Ascential said Thursday it had acquired Flywheel Digital for at least $60m. Flywheel primarily served large-scale US consumer product companies, with more than 70 customers...
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01 Nov
09:20Hilton Food maintains momentum in second half; strengthens relationship with Tesco, WaitroseFood packing group Hilton Food said Thursday it had continued to grow the business in the second half of the year. In the UK, turnover had continued to grow driven predominantly by Seachill, which...
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01 Nov
08:08BHP Billiton launches buyback programme amid plans to return $10.4bn to shareholdersBHP said Thursday it would return $10.4bn to its shareholders through the combination of an off-market $5.2bn buy-back programme and a further $5.2bn in the form of a special dividend. The share...
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01 Nov
08:02Admiral forecasts impairment charge after accepting cut price investment in Compare.comAdmiral said Thursday it expected to report an impairment charge from Compare.com following an investment in the company at a discount, but stressed that full-year performance would meet guidance....
