Director dealings: Ashmore Group director makes share sale

Shippey, who was appointed to the board of Ashmore in 2013, sold the shares on Wednesday at an average price of 369.60p each, for a total value of £757,949.83.

Earlier in September, Ashmore posted a jump in full-year assets under management as it benefited from a positive investment performance as economic activity picks up.

In the year to the end of June 2021, AuM rose 13% to $94.4bn, with an investment performance of $9.6bn and net inflows of $1.2bn. Pre-tax profit rose 28% to £282.5m and the company declared a final dividend of 12.1p a share, taking the total dividend for the year to 16.9p, in line with 2020.

As of 1630 BST, Ashmore shares were down 1.35% at 365.20p.

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National Grid (NG.)
Director name: Wyrsch,Martha B.
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Value: $274,923.73

Circassia Group (CIR)
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Circassia Group (CIR)
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Wincanton (WIN)
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Uls Technology (ULS)
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Director name: Kemp,David
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Director name: Watson,Robin
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Severfield (SFR)
Director name: Cochrane,Ian
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Top Director Sells

Brooks Macdonald Group (BRK)
Director name: Thorpe,Ben
Amount sold: 6,383 @ 236,388.55p
Value: £15,088,681.13

Brooks Macdonald Group (BRK)
Director name: Thorpe,Ben
Amount sold: 2,113 @ 236,388.55p
Value: £4,994,890.06

Ashmore Group (ASHM)
Director name: Shippey,Tom
Amount sold: 205,073 @ 369.60p
Value: £757,949.83

Keystone Law Group (KEYS)
Director name: Miller,Ashley Rupert
Amount sold: 45,000 @ 820.00p
Value: £368,999.99

Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd (singapore Reg) (JAR)
Director name: Weatherall,E P K
Amount sold: 2,000 @ $52.98
Value: $105,960.00

Fiske (FKE)
Director name: Harrison,Clive F
Amount sold: 20,000 @ 75.00p
Value: £15,000.00