Wetherspoon chair sells 1% of companyCreightons and hVIVO executives sell upAssetco director adds to holdingTim Martin, chairman of pub group JD Wetherspoon (JDW), sold 1,361,000 shares at 739p each for a total value of more than £10 million on 29 July.As a result of the deal, Martin's voting rights now comprise of 30,382,253 shares, equivalent to 24.6% of the issued share capital of the company

Personal care-to-beauty products developer Creightons (CRL) is an little known growth stock that merits further attention. Growing in a consolidating market, the £19.8m cap has form in profitably developing and selling brands to rivals.Peterborough-based Creightons creates and manufactures toiletries and fragrances made from natural products which are sold to retailers.Its brands include shampoo

Stock market volatility has made investors nervous about companies with large debts, as indicated by share price weakness from the likes of AA (AA.) and Glencore (GLEN), both large caps with sizeable borrowings. As such, stocks pledging financial discipline in order to reduce the ratio of debt to earnings should be seen in a favourable light by investors. We believe FTSE 100 aggregates giant CRH (