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Accountant’s rock bottom share price sends main trio on buying spree by Simon Keane Paul Jackson, Paul Ashton and Trevor Applin – the three main players at accountants Vantis – have put their brokers on notice to pick up stock. Chief executive Jackson, finance... READ MORE >>

Does another high-profile share sell-off at Petrofac spell trouble for the oil services firm? by Tom Sieber Ayman Asfari, chief executive of oil service firm Petrofac, has sold off 5.5 million shares – pocketing £34 million in the process. The sale means Asfari has now... READ MORE >>

Meat supplier dishes up strong results on the back of serving dominant retailers by John Marshall Since the publication of the Hilton Food results last month the CEO Robert Watson and the chairman Gordon Summerfield have bought 50,000 shares. These were the first significant deals by ... READ MORE >>

Dip in fortunes won’t sour upmarket confectioner’s outlook by John Marshall Following the group’s Q3 trading update three directors of upmarket confectioners Thorntons – including chairman John von Spreckelsen and the chief exec Mike Davies –... READ MORE >>