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Vacation and Thorntons Takeover Bid

Back from a week's holiday during which one of my holdings (Elementis) issued a profit warning while another was the subject of a possible bid (Netcall). Neither prompted me to take action as I was on holiday even though I spotted the news. The Greek crisis is not yet over and one gets the impression the deadlines keep moving out and most knowledgeable commentators expect some last minute fudge to allow Greece to stay in the Eurozone. At least my total ...

FCA Investigation into Quindell

Shares in Quindell have today been suspended from the AIM market and an investigation into “public statements made regarding the financial accounts of the Company” has been initiated by...

Charles Stanley and Alliance Trust

Stockbroker Charles Stanley (CAY) today announced their Preliminary Results for the year ending in March, and also announced they had exchanged contracts for the disposal of the CSS Division. The results were somewhat better than expected, but there was a loss before tax of £6.1 million, albeit with positive underlying earnings per share. Charles Stanley have a considerable retail investor client base and it is always worthwhile for investors to keep an eye on the financial position of their stockbroker. The ...

Rensburg AIM VCT About Face on Wind-Up

Rensburg AIM VCT Plc have today (18/6/2015) announced that the circular giving details of the previously proposed wind-up of the company has been put on hold. They state that the previous announcements have "......acted as a catalyst to generate interest in the Company and several of the parties with whom the Board had held previous discussions have approached the Board with proposals which might prove to be more attractive than before". Maven Capital Partners, who had written to shareholders, is not ...

Rensburg AIM VCT Wind-up covered in the FT

There was an interesting article in the FTMoney edition yesterday (6/6/2015) on the proposed wind up of Rensburg AIM VCT Plc. The board of directors are pushing ahead with this proposal and a General Meeting to approve it is scheduled with the AGM on the 22nd July. The FT article by Adam Palin points out that anyone who claimed capital gains roll-over relief on their original investment in the VCT may not wish to support the wind-up. It quotes me (as a ...