The Evil Diaries: Watchstone, Orosur, Proxama and Mulberry
I am told that Watchstone (WTG), formerly Quindell, are in Court this afternoon with a view to getting permission to…
8 years ago
Evil Diaries
The Evil Diaries: “I suppose they think this is comic”
A long-time reader of the Diaries draws my attention to the following decision letter issued by the Financial Ombudsman. In…
8 years ago
The Evil Diaries: Polo Resources, Beximco Pharma, Concha and Watchstone
I reckon my family owns circa 2m Polo (POL) which cost about £200,000. So I yesterday grasped the opportunity to…
8 years ago
The Evil Diaries: Corbyn, Pantheon and Lonmin
Cameron was a bit OTT calling Corbyn a terrorist-sympathiser. Of course, strictly speaking, Corbyn is just that - consider his…
8 years ago
The Evil Diaries: Lonmin and Churchill Mining
An unusual opportunity has arisen at Lonmin (LMI). It is raising circa £300m at 1p per share. The issue is…
8 years ago
The Evil Diaries: “Little fish are sweet”
Little fish are sweet (Chapter 94): It has always been hard to take African Potash (AFPO) seriously since its website…
8 years ago
The Evil Diaries: BCB and HSS
Little fish are sweet: I have been sat in BCB (BCB) for years. It's Lord (Michael) Ashcroft's Belizean toy bank.…
8 years ago
The Evil Diaries: Plus 500 and HBOS
Not entirely surprisingly, the Plus 500 (PLUS) bid from Playtech has broken down since the FCA was not prepared to…
8 years ago
The Evil Diaries: RIP Jim Slater
Jim Slater has died, aged 86. I revelled in his friendship. A few years ago, the BBC featured a rather…
8 years ago
The Evil Diaries: Pantheon and Orosur
As ever, trying to judge what is going on inside a company from the utterances of John Walmsley is completely…
8 years ago