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Jubilee Metals (JLP)
The value of careful balance sheet analysis Jubilee Metals Group plc (JLP:LON) is a UK‑based, AIM‑listed metals processing and recovery company. It specialises in extracting valuable metals from mine waste, tailings and...
Post Date: March 31, 2026
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ANEXO Directors say “We have done nothing wrong”
Shareholder action group call for regulatory review
Further to my previous Anexo blog, I write to highlight the Investors’ Chronicle’s most recent follow-up on Anexo from 11 September.
The key element in the article is Anexo’s on-the-record stance, which boils down to two lines:
“We have done nothing wrong.”
“No regulator has raised concerns / criticised the process.”
Those two assertions go to the heart of why this warrants FT and wider media coverage. Ordinary investors (pensioners, ISA/SIPP holders, parents saving for their children) ...
Post Date: September 16, 2025
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Class Action for Former Shareholders in STM
A class action group is being formed to represent former STM shareholders. This development follows a letter from Edmund Truell and Jambo SRC Limited (“Jambo”) to certain former shareholders, which states that no deferred consideration is payable in respect of Jambo’s acquisition of STM.
If you held shares in STM Group plc at the time of the takeover, you will have received a Deferred Consideration Unit (“DCU”), exchangeable into loan notes worth up to seven pence per DCU and redeemable in cash ...
Post Date: June 4, 2025
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VEIL or VNH?
Vietnam Enterprise Investments opportunity
On 13 March I listened to a very interesting webinar on Vietnam “Vietnam Enterprise Investments | Kepler Trust Intelligence Ideas for your ISA”, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DO694HbHyVI&t=42s . I visited Vietnam in 2019 on holiday and found it fascinating, so put a bit of money into Vietnam Holdings (VNH), which has given me a very good return of 103% so far. I bought some VEIL after the webinar.
VEIL is on a discount of 20% which looks too high to me, given ...
Post Date: March 29, 2025
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Aviva’s Preference Share Offer: A Reasonable Offer, But Could It Be Better?
Introduction: A Second Bite at the Cherry
On March 11, 2025, Aviva PLC announced a tender offer and a proposed cancellation of its 8.375% and 8.75% Cumulative Irredeemable Preference Shares. This follows a similar, and highly controversial, attempt in 2018, which was ultimately withdrawn after significant investor backlash. While this new offer is structured differently, and is undoubtedly an improvement on the 2018 proposal, it still raises important questions for individual investors, particularly those who rely on these shares for income.
ShareSoc has ...
Post Date: March 29, 2025
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GUSBOURNE Case Study
Sparkling Product, Sour Investment
Gusbourne PLC (GUS), an AIM-listed producer of English sparkling wine, is a case study in how minority shareholders in small-cap companies can be severely disadvantaged.
While the product itself may garner acclaim, the company's recent trajectory has left a bitter taste for many individual investors.
Lord Ashcroft, Gusbourne's majority shareholder and primary debt holder, is moving to take the company private, leaving smaller shareholders with severely limited and unpalatable options.
Gusbourne Share Price Performance
A Precipitous Decline in Value
The timeline of ...
Post Date: March 18, 2025
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Nvidia might be the biggest name in AI right now, but here’s why you should know about ASML
This article reflects the opinions of its author and not necessarily those of ShareSoc.
If you are a technology investor or simply tech-curious, you have likely heard of Nvidia. The US giant has become synonymous with Artificial Intelligence (AI) innovation, but there is another key player worth knowing: ASML, the Dutch company quietly revolutionising the technology landscape.
Who is ASML?
ASML Holding N.V. is a Dutch company founded in 1984. It is headquartered in Veldhoven, Netherlands, and is publicly traded on the Euronext Amsterdam ...
Post Date: December 6, 2024
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IBP Special Administration and Thames Ventures VCT 1
This article reflects the opinions of its author and not necessarily those of ShareSoc.
I have a very small holding in Thames Ventures VCT 1 (TV1). This is the remnant of holdings in other VCTs originally invested from 1997 onwards and which have generated a total return of minus 58% to date according to Sharescope, although I doubt that is accurate due to multiple consolidations and name changes. I would have sold the holding long ago if it were not for the roll-back ...
Post Date: October 27, 2023
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RBS/NatWest: Has the leopard changed its spots?
This article reflects the opinions of its author and not necessarily those of ShareSoc.
Farage Fiasco forces CEO’s resignation; governance concerns at NatWest
Dame Alison Rose stood down in July over the closure of Nigel Farage’s account by Coutts & Co, and more specifically over her indiscrete communications with the BBC on the matter.
Alison Rose clearly made a huge blunder in chatting to Simon Jack, the BBC news editor, about a customer’s personal financial information. I’m sure she will kick herself until the ...
Post Date: October 3, 2023
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BP Shareholder Meeting 19 April 2023 – Report
This article reflects the opinions of its author and not necessarily those of ShareSoc.
I attended the BP shareholder meeting on 19 April, held at the BP Head Office 1 St James’s Square, along with about 60 - 70 other shareholders. The meeting was organised by UKSA and ShareSoc members were also invited to attend.
The case for investing in BP shares is clear. They plan to grow ROACE to 18% with careful and limited capex split 50/50 between transition (green) energy ...
Post Date: April 26, 2023
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The New Realities and Private Healthcare
The views expressed in this article are those of its author and not necessarily those of ShareSoc.
The editorial in this week’s Investors' Chronicle was full of doom and gloom. Under the headline “Facing up to new realities” the editor said “The threats identified by the WEF (World Economic Forum at Davos) include climate change, the cost of living crisis, geopolitical confrontation, high debt levels, recession, low growth, social unrest and cyber crime. These crises are converging, it says, to shape a ...
Post Date: January 23, 2023
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Fundsmith Annual Investor Letter
The views expressed in this article are those of its author and not necessarily those of ShareSoc.
Terry Smith has published his thirteenth annual letter for investors in the Fundsmith Equity Fund (which I hold). As usual it’s a good mixture of sound analysis of market events and witticisms. I’ll cover a few significant points:
The fund underperformed the MSCI World Index with a total return of minus 13.8%, which was better than my own portfolio. As he points out, the only way ...
Post Date: January 10, 2023
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