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Taking Stock on Monday 22nd January 2024
Companies discussed on “Taking Stock” today:
03:40 Fevertree #FEVR
08:30 Silver Bullet Data Services #SBDS
15:50 Vast Resources #VAST
15:30 Premier Miton #PMI
15:43 Avacta #AVCT
16:29 Empire Metals #EEE
17:39 United Oil & Gas #UOG
19:00 Synergia #SYN
19:35 S4 Capital #SFOR
21:27 SmartSpace Software #SMRT
21:50 Bidstack #BIDS
26:55 Cornerstone FS #CSFS
30:20 CMC Markets #CMCX
30:21 Plus500 #PLUS
31:30 Rockhopper Exploration #RKH
34:00 Eneraqua #ETP
37:18 Trifast #TRI
40:27 Oxford Biodynamics #OBD
TOP BUSINESS STORIES
UK watchdog confirms scrapping of tougher company internal controls
Britain's listed companies have until January 2026 to show what checks they carry out on internal controls each year to ensure the accuracy of information to investors, Britain's Financial Reporting Council said on Monday, confirming that tougher requirements have been ditched after pushback from industry.
Companies are required to comply with the FRC's Corporate Governance Code, or explain publicly if they choose not to, and in November the watchdog said it would ditch the bulk of its proposals aimed at toughening up the code.
It had faced opposition from the London Stock Exchange (LSEG.L), opens new tab and others in the City worried that the existing code was already being applied too harshly, putting off companies from listing in a post-brexit Britain that faces added competition from European Union financial centres as well as New York.
The FRC has also just been given a new remit to consider Britain's global competitiveness when writing new rules.
China's residential foreclosures increase 43% in 2023
The number of foreclosed homes in China rose 43% year-on-year in 2023, according to a private survey on Monday, highlighting a worrying trend of rising mortgage delinquencies amid a sustained property market slump and a patchy economic recovery.
Last year, the troubled property market saw the worst decline in new home prices in nearly nine years, dragging on the broader recovery.
China's economy grew 5.2% last year, as credit has been diverted from the property sector towards manufacturers and as investment into infrastructure held up.
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