Numis Corporation - Strong H1 and franchise remains robust

Numis has made good progress in the first half of 2018 with particularly strong revenues in corporate broking and advisory and a resilient result from the equities activity. Investment in people and platforms to support future growth and our expectation of lower portfolio gains restrains our earnings estimates for the moment but healthy deal pipelines, continued growth in the corporate client base and the strong balance sheet are positive indicators for the future, subject to market fluctuations.