I am worried that Premier Technical Services Group (PTSG) may have accidentally failed to make appropriate disclosures regarding a very material related party transaction involving Paul Teasdale, the CEO and a monster annual dividend he seems to have been receiving from one of the subsidiaries. 

Big Sofa Technologies (BST) has updated investors with news including that it “announces H1 revenues of £1.1 million as the business gathers momentum and delivers revenue growth of more than 70% over the same period last year”, “this progress has been achieved on a materially lower cost base compared to 2018” and “we now enter the second half of the year with confidence and momentum… fully expect to deepen the Ipsos relationship further whilst securing new revenue streams with strategic client wins”. Sounds good, but haven’t we already heard this quite recently?...

The one technical analyst rated by ShareProphets, Jordan Roy-Byrne of thedailygold.com, is very bullish on Gold. That may not be a surprise – there aren’t many goldbugs who have been anything but right through the last few years of purgatory. But Roy-Byrne is different: he has been a miserable so-and-so until very recently. Now it seems that he is very excited about what is to come. More importantly, his calls seem to have been on the money.

Adding to my joy it is off to the mother-in-law's for her Birthday. One lawyer's letter was on behalf of Julie Meyer. I have reported Ms Lingerie on expenses and her lawyer to the North Wales Police in response to the letter you can see here. The other was from Stifel Europe. I discuss Stifel's letter concerning Yourgene (YGEN), Stifel's dire coverage of Woodford Patient Capital Trust (WPCT) and then how Sir Douglas Flint  of IP Group (IPO) - a big short - has come out to bat for Neil. Extraordinary.

From the FCA's spreadsheet of short positions required to be disclosed to it, the following shows the shorted AIM shares with positions from 2018 and thus far in 2019 (by net short position %, those in bold not on the list at the start of 2019) – and if this position has increased (red), reduced (green) or remained unchanged (black) since last week...

The lawyer in question is an avid reader of ShareProphets so he and his client will have been fully aware as to my location on Thursday afternoon when they sent his latest missive. I asked you to guess who could be so utterly morally bankrupt as to behave in this way. 45% of you guessed correctly HERE. 

This morning’s figures from Morningstar show that Neil Woodford’s Income Focus Fund had a good day yesterday as NAV per unit moved up by 0.95%. With the fund previously sitting at £286.6 million that should have moved it up to £289.3 million but redemptions trimmed the increase to £288.8 million: another half a Bernie out of the door, then.

Hello Share Chewers. As its the non-trading weekend, let’s take the opportunity of searching the pros and cons of investing in companies with high dividends. As poor interest rates continue to rule, does it not make more sense to buy shares for the yield than to hold loads of cash in the building society?

In today's podcast I cover Dev Clever (DEV), Yourgene (YGEN), Anglo African Oil & Gas (AAOG), Grand Vision Media (GVMH), Thomas Cook (TCG) and the bastard who sent me a lawyers letter as I carried my Uncle's Coffin.

Previously writing on technical fluid power products supplier Flowtech Fluidpower (FLO), in October I concluded with the shares just below 120p that earnings forecasts suggest value but I’d want further evidence of delivery amidst the now prevailing “steadier” market conditions - particularly ability in terms of net cash generation. Today a half-year trading update…

From automotive retailer Pendragon (PDG) last month, it was “Outcome of Financial & Operational Review”… as suggested, it ain’t positive!. Today a half-year trading update from peer Lookers (LOOK)…

Undoubtedly you have read in the press that embattled retailer Marks & Spencer (MKS) has just lost its fourth clothing chief in a decade. Apparently it is something to do with a lack of skinny jeans availability. Whatever...but it goes to show that M&S is still struggling to find its place in the modern day clothing retail market. Perhaps even more intriguingly Jill McDonald is going to be temporarily replaced by Steve Rowe, the current CEO of M&S...and ex-head of clothing. I cannot remember it doing that much better under his tenure...

My series of exposes on Anglo Africa Oil & Gas (AAOG) have revealed a raft of corrupt deals by boss David Sefton. Most shareholders appeared to respond by attacking me. Today he 'fessed on the deals in full, admitting that I was right. He then reversed and changed them which will save his shareholders £1.3 million. They should be thanking me and singing my praises. They will not be. Meanwhile I expose Sefton's life of first class air travel - how long can this company afford to employ this shamed man? 

The angling market is a sector that I know very well as I also work in marketing for the UK’s largest tackle manufacturer, and in the past I haven’t been convinced that the shares in Angling Direct (ANG) have offered any value for investors...

This morning’s data from Morningstar shows that Neil Woodford’s Income Focus Fund (WIFF) appears to be stabilising – well, sort of: NAV per unit is marginally up but not by quite enough to cover redemptions...

It was well publicised that I would be carrying the coffin containing my dear Uncle Chris into a church on Thursday afternoon. The lawyer for one scumbag makes it clear in his letter that he is an avid ShareProphets reader. So which POS opted to send me a lawyer's letter yesterday afternoon? Natch I shall publish it in full and, on the back of such an act, the gloves really are off. But who do you think would be so morally bankrupt to act in this way:

Previously writing on cleaning and hygiene products contract and private label manufacturer McBride (MCB), in February I concluded with the shares at circa 90p that with the net debt and the trading trends, still a bargepole / sell. Now a further trading update – and the shares currently down a further more than 10%, below 70p…

Hello, Share Scramblers. Of all the British supermarkets, I suppose I have the least expectations of Sainsbury (SBRY). And I’m rather glad I dumped my shares a couple of years ago. A look around my local branch, while not being that reliable, doesn't inspire me too much. There seem fewer customers these days...

With a market cap of over £1 billion, Hurricane Energy (HUR), is one of the most valuable oil companies listed on AIM, but is it worth it? Today the company updated the market with details of the Lancaster Early Production System production rates and details. Looks very positive to me...

The first reading is the one i shall do this afternoon just to give you an idea of the Tyndale bible. The second should be v ery welcome news for shareholders in Kier (KIE), Big Dish (DISH), St James House (SJH) and Sosandar (SOS) all of which I discuss in detail. That reading is Matthew  19 verses 23 and 24 (KJV):  Then said Jesus unto his disciples, Verily I say unto you, That a rich man shall hardly enter into the kingdom of heaven. And again I say unto you, It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God