Markets generally appear to have been somewhat quieter over the past week and the same goes for director dealing, with a lower than normal number of noteworthy trades.But there have been some interesting transactions, one of which involves Michael Dobson, the outgoing chairman and former chief executive of FTSE 100 fund manager Schroders (SDR).Dobson sold over 17,000 shares at a price of...

Institutional investors are slowly regaining interest in mining exploration stories, according to the boss of a newly-listed gold explorer.Jon Forster says he was impressed at the reaction to Cora Gold's (CORA:AIM) IPO (initial public offering) marketing roadshow, given that the exploration side of the mining sector has been deeply unloved for the past four years.Forster, who is CEO of Cora,...