H&T Group: H&T Group boss John Nichols "really, really pleased" with trading performance

We caught up with John Nichols, chief executive of H&T GROUP PLC (LON:HAT), after the pawnbroker announced it anticipated full year profits above the top end of market expectations. It was driven by better gold prices following the EU referendum result. "I'm really, really pleased with the way we've come out this end of year," Nichols said in an interview with Proactive Investors. It has been a challenging year for high street jewellery, he says, adding that the business has also been affected by the Brexit uncertainty impacts on foreign exchange and the added costs associated with the new FCA regulation.