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TECH
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TechFinancials – ‘speeding ticket’ RNS required, any basis for ‘optimism’?

Having fallen from more than 30p in early 2018 to a recent circa 4p-5p, shares in TechFinancials (TECH) were heading towards 13p earlier today. Cue a ‘speeding ticket’ RNS being required…

PEL
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Paragon Entertainment – revenue recognition delay… but hasn’t there already been this?

Attractions design, production and fit-out company Paragon Entertainment (PEL) has updated including, “during the audit of the FY 2018 financial statements it has become apparent that following the adoption of IFRS 15, some revenue (and therefore the profits associated with that revenue) that was previously expected to be recognisable in FY 2018 will now be recognised in FY 2019. This mainly relates to a shift in the programme and therefore revenue/profit recognition regarding the company's Kidzania Abu Dhabi project. Therefore the company provides the following update to the guidance previously notified in the Trading Update dated 6 March 2019”. But hasn’t there been similar from it before?...

ALM

Allied Minds unhappy shareholder rails against executive greed

I suppose Neil Woodford does not care about executive greed at Allied Minds (ALM), people in glass houses, etc, etc. But it seems as if Richard Bernstein of Crystal Amber is not quite such a happy camper and is particularly pissed that the fat cats refuse to discuss it with him. He has now taken to twitter to express his ire as you can see below.

OPTI
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OptiBiotix Health – license agreement momentum continues

More positive news from OptiBiotix Health (OPTI)?... The company has announced an exclusive license agreement for the commercialisation of, currently fully-owned subsidiary, ProBiotix's cholesterol management products CholBiome and CholBiomex3 in Vietnam…

PDG
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Pendragon – “Outcome of Financial & Operational Review”… as suggested, it ain’t positive!

In April I wrote on automotive retailer Pendragon (PDG) update suggests ‘operational and financial prospects’ review ain’t going to be positive. The shares were then around 23p and are now falling well below 20p on the back of “Outcome of Financial & Operational Review”

Collapsing-Reactor
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Neil Woodford’s Income Focus Fund – redemptions accelerating as the fund loses more than £100m in Eight days

This morning’s data from Neil Woodford’s Income Focus Fund (IFF) will be a real worry for Nomates. As at midday yesterday, the NAV of the accumulation units had slipped slightly by 0.33% but the size of the fund plunged to £371.31 million.

ASO

I was wrong about Avesoro - it is now uninvestable after the latest update

A lot of the time there is very little that you can do to avoid bad news coming out of the blue, and even less so where the directors of the company have previously tried to make out that the situation is far more positive than the reality. That would definitely seem to be the case with African gold miner Avesoro Resources (ASO), and if anything proves that I should stick with my gut feeling when something doesn’t quite feel right about a company...

VSVS

Vesuvius's Share Price Could Erupt Again as We Already See the Flames of Progress

The company Vesuvius (VSVS) may have an ear-catching name, but it does something rather boring. Metal flow engineering doesn't set the heart racing, which is possibly why such a fancy name was chosen. Never mind, boring often translates to overlooked in Shareland...

Pinocchio
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BREAKING: Neil Woodford begs IFAs to stick with him in an email which is just not true

Disgraced fund manager Neil Woodford has sent an email to IFA's begging them to not only stay with him but to send a templated email to their clients urging them to do the same. The Woodford email is below and, sadly, scores low on the veracity front.

R4E
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Reach4Entertainment – moves to see dividends ahoy!

A most recent “Corporate Update re. Dewynters Germany” announcement from Reach4Entertainment (R4E) is actually that “Dewynters Germany will close”...

HL

Has HL been telling investors to buy Neil Woodford’s Equity Income Fund when it was selling? Part 6, HL MM Balanced Managed trust: clean bill of health, more-or-less.

Over the last five articles looking at the Hargreaves Lansdown (HL.) multi-manager funds I have found two cases where they were selling Neil Woodford’s flagship fund, the Woodford Equity Income fund, whilst retaining it on the recommended Wealth 50 list, one where the jury is out and two where there is no case to answer. I now move on to the Hargreaves Lansdown Multi-Manager Balanced Managed trust (HL MM BM).

TED
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Ted Baker – groping towards a six year share price low

I have been in a Ted Baker (TED) shop and - as it happens - I do have a couple of Ted Baker-branded items. I have never really worked out why it was successful though and certainly - erroneously it seems for many years - have never got to close to actually investing in the retailer. Given the share has fallen today to a six year plus low, I am not that disappointed…

HL

Has HL been telling investors to buy Neil Woodford’s Equity Income Fund when it was selling? Part 5, HL MM Strategic Assets trust: no complaint here.

Over the last four articles looking at the Hargreaves Lansdown multi-manager funds I have found two cases where they were selling Neil Woodford’s flagship fund, the Woodford Equity Income fund, whilst retaining it on the recommended Wealth 50 list, one where the jury is out and one where there is no case. I now move on to the (relatively) much smaller Hargreaves Lansdown Multi-Manager Strategic Assets trust (HL MM SA).

Bearcast
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Tom Winnifrith Bearcast - the gender pay gap in football & £3m coke & hookers money from the sorry Mporium saga

I start with a discussion of the gender pay gap in football and why it is so much hogwash. Then I look at Neil Woodford and the useless FCA. Then I cover two stocks I own, Fox Marble (FOX) and Venn Life (VENN), and two which I don't Ted Baker (TED) and then a long term target of mine MPorium (MPM), a tale of AIM woe.

HL

Has HL been telling investors to buy Neil Woodford’s Equity Income Fund when it was selling? Part 4 – the HL MM Special Situations trust: case dismissed

Over the past three articles it has become obvious that two out of the three Hargreaves Lansdown (HL.) multi-manager funds I have looked at were dumping Neil Woodford’s Equity Income Fund (WEIF) even though the funds themselves were growing, whilst HL was still promoting WEIF to its private clients. The third I felt was too close to call. In part four I look at the Hargreaves Lansdown Multi-Manager Special Situations Trust (HL MM SS).

OTB
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On The Beach: Top broker predicts THREE profits warnings, lashes poor quality of City analysis

In a private email to key clients a top broker has today suggested that, £600 million capitalised (at 460p),  On The Beach (OTB) will have served up THREE profits warnings by early 2021 and that the shares are worth 300p, tops. I have obtained that email which is below:

Boom
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EXCLUSIVE: Julie Meyer shocker – does she want the good news or the very bad news

As you may recall, the 30th firm of lawyers to act for Julie “Lingerie on Expenses” Meyer, the ;previous 29 having gone unpaid, is trying to stop me writing about her by sending me a fascist lawyers letter. But I am afraid that before I respond to that, I have breaking news which is very much in the public interest to reveal. For Julie the news is in part good and in part terrible.

Collapsing-Reactor
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Neil Woodford’s Income Focus Fund – redemptions continue as gating or just oblivion beckons

This morning’s data from Neil Woodford’s Income Focus Fund (IFF) must be a worry as redemptions are still piling in. How long can it be before liquidity dries up and the fund is gated, like its bigger brother the Woodford Equity Income Fund.

KEFI
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KEFI Minerals – Central Bank approval for project finance package, remains a Buy

An intra-day announcement typically is not good news but that’s not the case for one made at a 12:27pm from KEFI Minerals (KEFI)…

RDSA

Shell's Big Buy-Back May Still Not Be Fully Reflected in the Current Share Price

Hello, Share Finders. The value of my holding in Royal Dutch Shell (RDSA) & (RDSB) has increased by enough for me to consider top slicing profits. It’s never a good idea to hold more than 10% of your bundle in one company and that’s where I find myself today here...

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