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  • Bosses scramble to sell shares amid fears of Budget capital gains tax raid

    Investing

    UK executives have been “racing to sell shares” at a record rate as fears mount that Chancellor Rachel Reeves will raise capital gains tax at tomorrow’s Budget. Last week, directors sold £29.8m of their companies shares, while only buying £4.1m, leaving a net £25.7m of stocks sold. Meanwhile, over the last month, investors have sold [...]

    Reeves is set to unveil the pension changes in her first Mansion House speech.
  • Autumn Budget: Company directors race to dump shares ahead of tax raid

    Money

    Fresh analysis has found company directors of listed companies are racing to sell shares ahead of a widely anticipated capital gains tax raid in next week’s Autumn Budget. Between 1 September and 22 October, the value of sell and buy transactions in directors of UK-listed companies in their own firm’s shares was £345.5m and £63m [...]

    The FTSE Small Cap sector has outperformed the FTSE 100 and FTSE 250, Hargreaves Lansdown noted.
  • Ocado enters most shorted UK companies list as Abrdn jumps to fourth. These two kept their top spots

    Shorting

    Ocado has entered the top 10 list of most shorted stocks this month, coming third, while Abrdn saw two new firms take positions out against it.

    Ocado is now the third most shorted stock in the UK.
  • Most shorted companies revealed: Petrofac takes top spot

    February 12, 2024

    Seven investment firms held short positions in Petrofac, with Helikon Investments Limited holding the largest position at 3.5 per cent.

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