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BT Group sees over third of shareholders vote against its remuneration report at Wednesday’s AGM
In a statement, the FTSE 100-listed telecoms giant said 34.2% - or 2.29bn - of the valid votes cast at the AGM were against the approval of its remuneration report
Deutsche Bank expects BT Group’s first-quarter update to be “uneventful”, with consumer KPIs no longer a focus
The German bank’s analysts noted that the combination of a change in business unit reporting, IFRS15 accounting, and a less prescriptive consensus gathering process, means a wider spread than normal in expectations for BT’s first quarter 20
TalkTalk Telecom boosted by upgrade in rating from JPMorgan Cazenove
JPMorgan’s analysts said “Operating picture of the business has been mostly encouraging and good progress has been made over the course of FY18, laying the ground for growth from FY19 onwards"
BT Group close to appointing advisers for sale-and-leaseback deal for its London headquarters
The Times newspaper said the company is expected to seek £200mln from a three-year leaseback deal as it takes advantage of a resilient UK commercial property market.
Inmarsat shares rise as investors await next move after Echostar says won't make an offer
In a note to clients, analysts at Morgan Stanley noted: “Though there may be some disappointment in the market at the lack of an offer, when the dust settles, there has been an interested buyer at 532p, Echostar still has a sizeable stake i
Inmarsat plunges as it rejects second bid from Echostar worth almost £3.2bn
Echostar now wants to sit down with Inmarsat bosses and have "constructive" talks with a view to making a deal
Investors dial into TalkTalk on takeover rumours
Hedge fund Toscafund Asset Management has upped its stake in the phone and broadband provider, prompting some takeover chatter
Inmarsat up as clock counts down until the deadline for Echostar to make bid for satellites rival
Echostar has until 5pm BST on Friday, July 6 to make a firm offer for Inmarsat under the UK Takeover Panel's rules or face a six-month ban from bidding
Numis upgrades TalkTalk but the City broker really isn’t a fan
Because shares have fallen over the past few weeks, Numis reckons the stock is now just a ‘reduce’, but it has a lot of issues with TalkTalk: namely the collapse of the B2B unit sale and rivals starting to compete better on price
TalkTalk pulls out of plan to sell b2b unit to Daisy Group
“Daisy remains an important, long-term strategic partner for TalkTalk,” the telecoms firm said.
FTSE 100 stocks set to yield more but dividend cover on big payers such as BT is worryingly skinny
AJ Bell’s Dividend Dashboard for the second quarter shows the FTSE 100 is projected to yield an impressive 4.1% in 2018 but some of the bigger yielders, such as Direct Line and Vodafone, have threadbare dividend cover
BT Group hikes broadband, landline phone services and TV sport package prices for second time this year
In an announcement on its website, the FTSE 100-listed firm said the cost of its Superfast Fibre Plus package will go up by 40% to £28.75 a month, up from £20.50
Inmarsat shares come back down to earth as Eutelsat says does not intend to make an offer
Eutelsat said that following market rumours, it had made yesterday’s statement confirming that it was considering a possible offer for Inmarsat, at the request of the UK Panel on Takeovers and Mergers
Inmarsat shares launched higher after French satellites firm Eutelsat says considering takeover move
In a brief statement, Eutelsat confirmed that it is “currently evaluating a possible offer for Inmarsat" but said there was no certainty an offer would be made
BT expects “adverse impact” from adoption of new accounting standards
The IFRS 15 standard was brought in earlier this year so it was closer to FASB’s accounting guidance
BT Group brings in bankers as it looks to sell off troubled Italian business
According to the Telegraph, BT wants to sell off the division as part of its plan to simplify and modernise its business
Avanti Communications shares rise on US$10mln contract with Viasat
The AIM-listed firm said the deal provides Viasat with leased capacity on a steerable beam on the newly launched Avanti HYLAS 4 satellite
BT fined by regulator for sending 5mln nuisance emails
The 4.9mln emails were sent between December 2015 and November 2016 promoting three charities: the BT ‘My Donate’ platform, Giving Tuesday and Stand up to Cancer
BT rallies as Jefferies upgrades stock to 'buy', citing positives of CEO departure
“Ruling out a dividend cut would be unwise,” Jefferies said in a bullish note on BT