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Company Refs Acquired

Post Date: October 8, 2019

Slater Investments and Stockopedia have issued a press release saying they have acquired the Company Refs financial analysis service. Company Refs was devised by Jim Slater, the father of...

Speedy Hire Presentation, Burford Analysis and Treatt Trading Statement

Post Date: October 6, 2019

On Tuesday the 1st October I attended a company seminar organised by ShareSoc in Birmingham, mainly to present my new book. But there was an interesting presentation given there...

FT Lombard column mention of ShareSoc

Post Date: October 5, 2019

Lombard 1 Oct 2019 suggested ShareSoc may sue the Thomas Cook auditors. ShareSoc is always pleased to get a mention in the FT. However, the FT were a bit...

Ventus Director Changes following ShareSoc campaign

Post Date: October 5, 2019

ShareSoc are pleased with the outcomes at Ventus and Ventus 2 VCTs. It appears that following difficult AGMs, the directors have listened to shareholders' concerns and have come up with a plan to address the many points raised. The campaign was led by Nick Curtis and supported by Sharesoc and seems to have had a good result. Ventus has now appointed Nick Curtis to the Board of Ventus VCT plc with effect from 1st October 2019. Chris Zeal and Lloyd Chamberlain will resign from the ...

Burford – a chance to clear out the stables or a case of nothing to see?

Post Date: October 1, 2019

The Burford Capital soap opera rumbles on, and for those who don’t hold shares, the temptation to ignore the story, or even worse, fall into the lazy belief that...