AIM has launched a website providing detailed information about the 400 plus companies listed with it. The Alternative Markets Review gives financial and business information for financial institutions. It also provides a news page and a feature of the “AIM company of the week.” Access to the site costs £10 a week, but is free until the end of August. AIM managing director Bill Johnson says: “AIM quoted companies offer attractive investment opportunities. However, many of those listed are under-researched and the haphazard distribution of information has made it difficult for financial institutions to obtain the background that they need to make informal judgements.”
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MP tables motion to thank British Steel financial advisers
Liberal Democrat MP Stephen Lloyd has tabled an Early Day Motion in parliament to thank advisers who assisted Port Talbot-based steelworkers disadvantaged in the British Steel pension saga. Lloyd, the Liberal Democrat MP for Eastbourne tabled the motion this week as the party’s frontbench spokesman for work and pensions. Henry Tapper: ‘We’ve really made a […]
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