Shares digital

Richard Longdon, chief executive of software engineering specialist Aveva (AVV), has made the first installment on buying a slug of shares in the company, fulfilling a capital gains tax re-balancing commitment to investors. Back in February, Longdon sold 500,000 shares ahead of the proposed... READ MORE >>

Two non-executive directors of CCTV specialist Quadnetics (QDG:AIM) – Peter Rae and Dennis Bate – have bought 150,000 shares in the group at 141p a share. Although the purchase in 2006 of its US rival Protec initially excited the market, the shares have subsequently... READ MORE >>

Paul Pindar, the CEO of outsourcing specialist Capita (CPI), has reaped a huge £6.85 million profit after selling 1.2 million shares in the company. Sold at a strike price of 680.5p a share, the deal surrounded stock acquired under option schemes for as little as 169p a share. However,... READ MORE >>

There are various ways to kill stock market rumours, and directors of HBOS (HBOS) have come up with their own variation. The bank, created through the merger of Bank of Scotland and Halifax in September 2001, has seen its board members take the decision that a willingness to invest their own... READ MORE >>