Hermes EOS targets VW and Rio Tinto on climate change and diversity
Volkswagen and Rio Tinto are among the firms Hermes EOS team will be targeting on issues like climate change, board diversity and executive pay ahead of this year’s AGM season.
Glencore
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Aberdeen boss Martin Gilbert joins Glencore board
Outspoken Aberdeen Asset Management chief Martin Gilbert is rolling up his sleeves to become a non-executive director on the board of mining giant Glencore.
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Glencore shares slide despite debt plan upgrade
Shares in mining company Glencore slid by 5.5% to 179.4p on Wednesday morning despite the company’s attempts to reassure investors it has a plan to tackle its large debt pile.
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PA ANALYSIS: Searching for the good amid the bad and ugly
Reading headlines about both Volkswagen and Glencore this week brought to mind Sergio Leone’s film: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly – especially given that global financial markets have felt a lot like the Wild West in recent months.
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PA ANALYSIS: Is Glencore the canary in the bull market coal mine?
At first glance, a debt-fuelled, mining behemoth and a little yellow bird have very little in common. But, when the bird in question is a canary, and the behemoth is Glencore, then it might be possible to imagine a comparison.
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PA ANALYSIS: Is Glencore’s dividend cut more than just a flash in a pan?
Generally speaking, when a company announces plans to cut its dividend, sell assets and raise equity, it is not followed by a 10% spike in its share price.
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PA ANALYSIS: Glencore’s slump and the importance of beating expectations
The FTSE looked rather red on Wednesday, but two tickers caught the eye: one red and one green.
