The bad news keeps on rolling for Neil Woodford. Yesterday is was OsloBors-listed Thin Film (THIN). The day before it also came from Norway as Idex released results.  AIM-listed Verseon has been continuing its collapse but hasn’t ‘fessed up to the market why (er…lack of cash?) and AIM-listed Burford has been biffed and bashed from all angles. It never rains when it pours.

Burford (BUR) does not have to prove it is innocent of the Muddy Waters allegations but the longer it opts NOT to give full disclosure the more suspicions will grow. And perhaps the Oxymorons at AIM Regulation or my friends at the FRC, who I have asked to look at the accounts, may force its hand. In that vein I have written to the Nomad, Jonny Allison at Macquarie asking him to force Burford to come clean. I have cc’d in the Oxymorons and the FRC. The letter is below

An update on my second tip of the year for 2019…

OptiBiotix Health (OPTI) is pleased to announce an exclusive manufacturing, supply and distribution agreement for its SlimBiome weight management technology in Australia and New Zealand…

I have always believed that Purplebricks (PURP) stiffs both staff and customers and that is why it will eventually ru out of cash so stiffing shareholders too. This video below validates my thesis with a former employee giving hard numbers on that stiffing. Enjoy.

From the FCA's spreadsheet of short positions required to be disclosed to it, the following shows the shorted AIM shares with positions from 2018 and thus far in 2019 (by net short position %, those in bold not on the list at the start of 2019) – and if this position has increased (red), reduced (green) or remained unchanged (black) since last week...

An update on my first tip of the year for 2019…

Hello, Share Crunchers. In the present weakened market, our instincts are to stop trading. We’re reluctant to sell shares because we strongly suspect that the market will soar a few seconds afterwards. While we avoid buying in case things get worse. But if we don’t trade we lose opportunities of making more money. So what's the answer?...

Previously writing on self-styled “leading smart homes solutions provider” LightwaveRF (LWRF), in June I noted still there looks clear cash risk and I continue to avoid. Now “Placing and Subscription”…

KEFI Minerals (KEFI) “is pleased to announce a restructuring of its working capital convertible loan facility… in order to provide greater flexibility to the company by removing the existing security charges over assets and extending the loan maturity dates”…

A bit better, only 1 coughing fit in 25 minutes. Thanks for all your best wishes. In today's podcast I discuss the threat of recession and what it means for your portfolio, a grilling for 'Arry of Kefi (KEFI) for you to take part in, all things Burford (BUR) with references to Avanti (AVN) and Quindell (QPP) and why I'm writing to the Nomad and AIM Regulation this weekend and Corero (CNS) which is a true shocker in every respect. We did warn y'all!

Previously writing on Corero Network Security (CNS), in January I noted 2018 disappointment follows 2017 disappointment, and 2019…, finishing I previously concluded, with a long track-record of cash burn and a market cap now of more than £45 million, my stance presently remains avoid / sell. The market cap is still currently slightly higher, but the track-record is unchanged – and so too is my stance. Avoid / sell. The market cap was down towards £25 million at yesterday’s 6.3p share price close – and now “Trading Update”…

Bear raider Muddy Waters has issued a new dossier on Burford (BUR) which we publish in full below. It is a bit different. It is a report by ex CIA spooks QVerity Inc analysis the response of Burford to the original dossier and it concludes that the response was designed to mislead investors. Enjoy.

AIM-listed Burford (BUR) has acted apparently with undue haste to the accusation from Muddy Waters, which is short, that Burford’s Corporate Governance is a joke. Of course, Burford dismissed the claims but seems to have acted anyway. No accusation of panic, then…..

Neil Woodford suffered another terrible day yesterday. His Norwegian disrupter of biometric cards, Idex, reported another quarter of monster cashburn and it is clear it will need yet more cash, his Income Focus Fund (WIFF) was hammered in the markets, as was the Equity Income Fund (WEIF) to a lesser extent, Verseon slid further to just 12p bid, Kier (KIE) was slapped down by 11%.....but at least the Patient Capital Trust offered a marginal increase in NAV – although the shares were slapped down in the market anyway...

Plant Health Care (PHC) “is pleased to provide” an update on field trials of its PREtec peptide PHC279 for the control of Asian Soybean Rust in Brazil – and the shares have responded currently more than 50% higher, towards 9p…

I said early yesterday morning that there was an awful lot of bad news still in the pipeline for Neil Woodford. And then his revolutionary cards outfit Idex of the Oslobors precinct reported. Needless to say the results are pretty awful and the tin will be rattling again very soon...

Hello Share Takers. Some construction giants have taken a share drubbing in the last couple of years. But Balfour Beatty (BBY) is now on the front foot – and likely to stay that way in my humble opinion...

The responsibility for submitting forms relating to changes in percentage ownership lises not with a listed company but with an investor. Thus though Management Resource Solutions (MRS) is a worthless piece of crap which should have been booted off Aim for numerous wrong-doings, as we have detailed HERE, this is not its fault.

Westminster Group (WSG) has announced results for the first half of 2019 emphasising “a significant move forward” and “we look forward to a strong full year performance significantly ahead of 2018”. The shares have not really responded though – currently remaining sub 10p…