St. James's Place H2 Earnings Call Highlights

Asked about the decision to weight returns toward buybacks, FitzPatrick said the board believed that “at these share prices” a stronger buyback would provide important value enhancement for shareholders, while still delivering an increase in dividends. He also described buybacks as a tool the company wanted to deploy on an “ongoing basis rather than a discrete basis.”Looking ahead, FitzPatrick said the board updated shareholder returns guidance “a year earlier than originally anticipated.” From 2026, the co ...