Anchor Group Limited provided earnings guidance for the six months ended June 30, 2017. For the period, the company expects to earnings per share of 18.3 cents to 20.3 cents, headline earnings per share of 18.3 cents to 20.3 cents and adjusted headline earnings per share of 20.7 cents to 22.8 cents. The majority of the earnings per share decline for the six months were due to the decline in earnings of the hedge fund associate and subsidiary, as well as 13% higher average shares in issue. Both of these factors have a bigger impact on the first half than the second half.