And so the battle continues. On Monday Burford (BUR) published a new 45 page report defending its uber agggressive accounting policies from attacks led by Carson Block of Muddy Waters. Natch it was on its own website rather than via RNS so there was no need for Nomad sign off. Now Muddy Waters has hit back. It responds.

I commented on the investment case for Simec Atlantis Resources (SAE) a few month ago – I called it a sell and justified my opinion at some length. Having reflected on my prior article, and frankly all writers of opinion on investment cases should reflect on their opinion, I am now clear this company’s retail bond offering is at best immoral. For a “Green Energy” company what could be worse?

Yesterday the FTSE All-Share index (Neil Woodford’s benchmark for his Equity Income and Income Focus funds) dropped 0.49%, but his funds dropped 0.62% and 1.09% in NAV per unit respectively as yet another day of underperformance took its toll...

I have been wondering where AIM-listed jam-tomorrow investment company Tern’s interims results are. For the last two years they have appeared by around the halfway mark through September, but it starts to look as though the company is going for deadline day. Surely, with just a handful of investments to keep an eye on, it is possible to offer up interims by now – which leaves me wondering why the delay.

Previously writing on Wildwood and dim t restaurants company Tasty plc (TAST), I reviewed discounted fundraising bears out my prior caution, though where from here?. Now results for its half-year ended 30th June 2019…

Yesterday I revealed, HERE, the shocking way that Brady PLC (BRY) had withheld damaging price sensitive information from the AIM Market and investors, in part with the collusion of Nomad Cenkos. With the company now having to raise £3 million in just six weeks simply to meet November payroll but needing far more to be viable, it and Cenkos are still dissembling about the nature and scale of its problems. I have today written to AIM Regulation and the FCA asking for a formal investigation and to force Brady to come clean. The letter is below

KEFI Minerals (KEFI) has announced results for the first half of 2019 and that “the remainder of 2019 is expected to be a very exciting period for the company and we look forward to providing regular updates as matters progress”…

Everything comes to those that wait. I see the perilous nature of the advertising markets - a function of both the rise of internet initiatives and patchy underlying economies - is still continuing to play out with M&C Saatchi (SAA), which I wrote about a mere six weeks ago and whose shares have dumped a further quid to just over 150p (including a 10% fall today) over the interim period…

In today's podcast I consider the political news. It's time to become a Gilet Jaune! Pick up your pitchforks!. Then I look at three dogs that should be shot: Versarien (VRS) - AGM bollocks today - Metro Bank (MTRO) - Bond issue pulled, could be a zero - and Brady (BRY) - no news so a letter to the FCA is on the way.

Just one guest in this week's show, which is sponsored by Yorkville, the bear raider Lucian Miers who has been doing due diligence at the coal face on the cannabis market. We discuss pot stocks and GW Pharma (GWP) in particular, the We Work flop and its macro significance, Versarien (VRS), Sirius (SXX), Tesla (TSLA), Purplebricks (PURP) and Greggs (GRG).If you like this and can't wait seven days for more of the same you should listen to my Bearcast every day.

The company with the exclusive right to develop, operate and sub-franchise Domino's Pizza stores in Poland, DP Poland (DPP) has announced results for the first half of 2019 emphasising “system sales up 10%, like-for-likes returning positive from March and more sub-franchisees in place… Appointment of General Manager in Poland”. The shares have responded towards 5.5p – er, another few percent lower…

Entrepreneur Ian Ball warns ( don't we all know it) that it’s hard to create value in junior mining today, and there are a lot of headwinds even with the increase in the gold price. Permits are difficult to obtain and usually take longer. Junior miners need to be able to generate cash in a down market and ride it out without having to issue equity. But...

Yesterday the FTSE All-Share, Neil Woodford’s benchmark for his Equity Income and Income Focus funds, dropped 0.32% whilst the funds dropped 0.43% and 0.88% in NAV per unit respectively. The underperformance is hardly a surprise to readers of this column, and Link updated yesterday on the suspension of Equity Income noting that since gating at the start of June it has underperformed the FTSE All-Share by a stonking 17.12%. Ouch.

Yesterday I asked you to supply suitable captions to the picture below of our esteemed Prome Minister with a blond American tech entrepreneur to whose loss making joke businesses he gave vast amounts of taxpayers cash while Mayor of London. My own idea was Boris: “Give me credit guys at least  it's not Julie Meyer”.  There were many better entries as you can see HERE But the winner is:

Following a dire sales and lack of profits warning on 21 August, AIM Casino listed software outfot Brady (BRY) has today served up interim results which are both piss poor and fundamentally misleading. Quite simply, as things stand, a reliable source tells me, the company will not be able to meet payroll in November. Worse still there has been  massive material non disclosure of the mess this company is in.

Osirium Technologies (OSI) is “delighted” with “a significant contract win with a major UK provider of software and IT services to the public sector. The contract represents a substantial expansion by this customer”. The shares are though currently back at 45.5p. Hmmm…

What is it with British politicians and blond female US tech entrepreneurs who run companies that can't make a profit? Do your worst in the comments section below with a deadline of midnight (London not Kampala) time.

Back in March, I suggested that PWC might like to brush up on the definition of a “Current Asset” with regard to the huge levels of inventory carried by PureCircle (PURE) relative to its annual sales...

In the days before his Nomad ticked him off for his ludicrous tweets, Neill Ricketts of Versarien (VRS) would have been on twitter like a maniac 24 hours ahead of the AGM telling folks of all the good news in store. Well tomorrow, in a dingy side room at Gloucester Rugby Club the faithful will gather for an AGM where Neill has promised big news from China. But has he got any?

“Microsaic Systems plc (AIM: MSYS), the developer of point of need mass spectrometry instruments, is pleased to announce its unaudited interim results for the six months ended 30 June 2019”. The shares have currently responded to 1.15p – er, more than 25% lower!...