Broker snap: SVR turnaround underway, house broker says

LONDON (SHARECAST) - Interim results from field engineer software specialist ServicePower have left the battered share price unmoved but house broker FinnCap thinks they represent the first indication that management has been successful in its turnaround strategy.

Broker tips: Mothercare, Autonomy, ServicePower

LONDON (SHARECAST) - A recent meeting with company management has reassured KBC Peel Hunt about the medium term prospects for mother-and-baby products seller Mothercare , but the broker believes current year earnings forecasts could be under threat.

Windermere broker earns new certification

Susan Hegdal has earned the Certified Distressed Property Expert designation, specializing in short sales. She is a broker with Windermere Real Estate in Salem. Hegdal also has earned the Certified Negotiation Expert designation and the E-pro Technology designation from the National Association of Realtors.

India power broker Sonia Gandhi wins place in history books

Italian-born Sonia Gandhi was elected Friday for a record fourth term as president of India's ruling Congress party, cementing her role as the country's political power broker.

Broker tips: ICAP, Ocado, Lloyd's insurers

LONDON (SHARECAST) - Inter-dealer broker ICAP is set to launch a new electronic platform for euro interest rate swaps (IRS) on 6 September, which suggests to ICAP fan Panmure Gordon that dealers are warming to the faceless alternative to telephonic transactions.