Brexit

14 Oct 2019 Blog

Brexit Bounce, Green Accreditation, Security Issues and Hargreaves Lansdown AGM

The FTSE and my portfolio jumped up this morning (11th October) on the hope of a Brexit Agreement after all. RBS is up 16% which seems to be a function of euphoria. I think I’ll wait and see the progress of discussions in the next…

Blog

12 Sep 2019 Blog

Open Orphan, Operation Yellowhammer and a Bridge to Ireland

Last night I attended a ShareSoc company presentation seminar. One of the companies that presented was Open Orphan (ORPH) which used to be called Venn Life Sciences but…

Blog

4 Sep 2019 Blog

Victoria AGM, Dunelm Results and Brexit Impacts

I attended the Annual General Meeting of Victoria (VCP) in central London yesterday. I have held a few shares in this producer of carpets and tiles since the…

Accounting and Audit

16 Mar 2019 Accounting and Audit

Patisserie and Interserve Administrations, plus Brexit latest

Yesterday the administrators (KPMG) of Patisserie (CAKE) issued their initial report. It makes for grim reading. The hole in the accounts was much worse than previously thought with…

Blog

25 Nov 2018 Blog

Majestic Wine, Brexit, Proxy Voting and Inheritance Tax Simplification

Majestic Wine (WINE) issued their interim results yesterday (22/11/2018). I no longer hold the shares but I am a customer of theirs. The financial results were disappointing with…

Education

2 Feb 2017 Education

Brexit, Industrial Strategy and Productivity

What next now that we are committed to Brexit? Well first we need an “industrial strategy” to help us develop a new place in the world and possibly…

Blog

24 Jan 2017 Blog

Brexit Decision by Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has decided to reject the Government’s appeal which means they cannot invoke Article 50 to leave the EU without an Act of Parliament. Will that…

Blog

18 Oct 2016 Blog

When in a Panic, Call Lord Pannick

The name of Lord Pannick has cropped up twice recently. He is one of the leading QCs on public and commercial law. So it was not surprising perhaps…

General News

3 Aug 2016 General News

Emotion on Brexit Driving Investment Decisions?

The Daily Telegraph led its business section with a headline “Brexit vote led to biggest fund exodus on record” this morning. It reported that the referendum result caused…

General News

3 Jul 2016 General News

Who Caused the Stock Market Collapse? And consequences.

Who or what caused the stock market falls immediately after the Brexit vote? It was not just the UK market that fell, but many international ones plus of…

General News

29 Jun 2016 General News

Brexit Hangover, You’re Not Laughing Now

The markets falling, England lost to Iceland in a football match, and there is gloom and despondency everywhere. Much of the country seems to be in a post-party…

Company News

24 Jun 2016 Company News

Brexit Result Impact and Tesco AGM

The result is in, and the people have spoken. We will now leave the EU, unless of course there is some more re-negotiation or other fudge which would…

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