Hello, Share Troopers. Ergomed (ERGO) is an AIM company which does something fashionable these days. It helps makes sure that medical drugs and remedies pass the required tests to come on the market. It also monitors pharmaceutical products once they’re in circulation. It’s not just Covid vaccines that need investigation, of course. Many more drug trials are taking place all the time.

I start with Joshua’s Advent calendar and a promise to bring you photos of my wood shed. Are you still awake? Then onto Boris and the Brexit sell out. But the meat of this podcast is to explain why the London small cap world is such a great place for fraudsters right now. 

On its website, Supply@ME Capital (SYME) makes a lot of bold claims concerning its business proposition for its potential corporate customers such as: 

The gamesmanship is in full play between the UK and its former EU partners. Reading the runes, it looks as though no-deal is the front runner, but you never know what may happen at half a second to midnight so I’ll wait for the fat lady to warble her final aria before giving up hope that common sense might, in the end, prevail. But if the talks fail to see a deal signed sealed and delivered, my sense is that this will prove a great reason for keeping gold-exposure high.

The AIM statistics for November 2020 are out and show that the market declined from 821 companies at the end of October to 820 companies, with 5 cancellations and 4 admissions (i3 energy appeared in both categories).  This marks a net decline of 43 companies since December 2019.  

Here are five long reads that have nothing to do with shares. Put the kettle on, find a comfy chair. You have the time, don’t you? 

Welcome to the Sunday ShareProphets Pub Quiz. Find your own beer, sit in the most comfortable seat, and, under no circumstances, can you Google the answer. Only I can do that. There are no prizes but post your scores in the comments for bouquets and brickbats.

It’s been resolved now. I can assure you that no personal information was accessed for the simple reason that the web notifications have no information on those who use it. I don’t get to see who you are, the company doesn’t either.  I apologise for the inconvenience and the annoyance.

The most read non-Tom article this week is Ariana – Ozaltin Deal Conditional Agreement Completed, cracking news – last chance to buy? by Nigel Somerville (for an unheard-of ninth week in a row) at a fantastic number four or at number nine, including Bearcasts and Tom’s new shareshow.

This issue for Darren was prompted by me discussing “cousin” Axl Rose yesterday.  I start by discussing day 12 of Joshua’s Advent calendar, then what Darren needs to record for you this Yuletide. Then it is the strange tale of Calisen (CLSN), Goldman talking woke nonsense and finaly BBC #fakenews on cheddar cheese prices and why my grandfather, Sir John Winnifrith, was right in 1975 and why food prices, therefore, could and should fall from January 1. 

Some folks are wetting themselves that we are leaving the EU. But the Eurozone is bust!

I see that NED Robin Fryer at AIM-listed Shanta Gold (SHG) has dumped his entire holding of the company’s stock. And CEO of Ariana Resources has been cashing in on options – and selling. Should we read either as a cue to follow suit and sell?

Yesterday I provided a detailed analysis of the shocking numbers from Iconic Labs (ICON) HERE. But drilling down further, there are even more shockers emerging. 

AltynGold (ALTN) has updated on the third quarter of the year, stating that it is “pleased to announce” the results. So why has the share price response been a fall?…

From the FCA’s spreadsheet of short positions required to be disclosed to it, the following shows the shorted AIM shares with positions from 2019 and thus far in 2020 (by net short position %, those in bold not on the list at the start of 2020) – and if this position has increased (red), reduced (green) or remained unchanged (black) since last week…

Wishbone Gold (WSBN) has announced the raising of £1.75 million before coke and hookers fees at 10p. For each two shares subscribed for the investors get one warrant at 12p and if the share price stays above 16p for 5 days they must exercise or lose the warrant.

At first blush, we have a lot to worry about when it comes to our shares. Covid cases rising in many areas, a Brexit deal not arrived at, rising unemployment and bank and oil shares still wallowing in the depths. But this old punter has seen it all before. And he knows that the sun will come shining through. Yes, you probably think the arch bull is being overbullish again. But the fact is that I have never sold fewer shares and that state of affairs will continue.

Self-styled “the operator of a leading marketplace for personalised products” Altitude Group (ALT) has made an “Interim results update”. Its half-year ended 30th September, so you’d expect it to be able to provide some decent detail by now. What does the update provide?…

I start with Joshua’s Advent calendar and my problem with the shepherds. Then onto my obsession with my family tree. Axl sadly was a relation by marriage but no more.  Then it is onto Anglesy Mining (AYM), today’s miserable interims and why there has to be a Steward’s. Then Powerhouse Energy (PHE), its cash burn and why after 9 days its refusal to answer questions on whether its biggest shareholder has a “young friend” still matter. Finally, more very smelly news from uber smelly Remote Monitoring Systems (RMS), a stand uet sell ever more drowning in red flags.

Well here it is folks, the court order in the case of Julie Meyer MBE vs heroic PR man Henry Gewanter. As tends to be the way in matters of money, Ms Lingerie on Expenses is the defendant. You will note what the court says about the behaviour of Ms Meyer, the quantum of costs, interests and damages awarded against her and also that the deadline was paying was 8 December. Has she paid? Oddly no. Leopards do not change their spots and there is more chance of Jeremy Corbyn converting to Judaism and asking to join the Israeli Army than there is of Julie actually obeying the court. Enjoy.