UK company directors are buying shares in their own companies in larger numbers than at any time sin...
UK company directors are buying shares in their own companies in larger numbers than at any time since the 1998 Asian crisis, according to data produced by Artemis, writes David Griffiths. Company director share purchase patterns have traditionally been a reliable indicator as to the true state of the economy. The data shows that at the height of the Asian crisis, when most investors were scrambling to reduce their equity holdings, company directors were, on aggregate, buying shares in their own companies en masse. For every one company director that was selling shares in his company, 2...
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