Finance Ireland Share Discussion Threads

[5dally] 28/9/2007 14:33

I was concerned about the Irish Mortgage market and will keep this on my watch list for now

[bearraider] 27/9/2007 12:46

Angry manc consolidation to 5p share means taking 5 existing 1p shares and replacing them with 1 new consolidated 5p share i.e a 5 for 1 exchange the old share price was 7.125 multipy by 5 equals 35.625p per new consolidated share.
Either the shares went down 1.625p per new share or the spread narrowed or a little of both.

This would remain a very high risk share, it's interest income stream is only half it's running costs which will increase as they set up the new business with investec probably some time before the new venture develops an income. Check the state of the Irish mortgage market, if it's about to dive like the UK you would have to punt on a pure gamble.

As always do your own research, no advice to buy or not to buy is implied just an opinion.

[angry manc] 27/9/2007 10:44

I have done the same. Will be looking at the business model and whether it can grow sufficiently. Can understand some rise today due to the 5p share price for the consolidated shares, but not the jump to 30p.

Home reversionary are a long term business needing capital growth from houses being effectively bought by the company. Dont know enough about future income stream yet

[5dally] 27/9/2007 08:08

Just came across this and looks very interesting,any thoughts anyone

[5dally] 27/9/2007 08:06

RNS Number:6742V
Finance Ireland PLC
30 April 2007


30 April 2007
Embargoed For Release at 7.00am


Finance Ireland Plc
('Finance Ireland' or 'the Group')

Audited Final Results for the Six Months Ended 31 December 2006

Finance Ireland Plc (AIM: FIRE), the holding company for Shared Home Investment
Plan Plc ('SHIP'), a leading Irish provider of equity release products to the
over 60s, is pleased to announce its audited final results for the six months
ended 31 December 2006.

Highlights:

*Interest income of Euro620k (year ended 30 June 2006: Euro90k)
*Lifetime mortgage loans totalled Euro26.2m at year end (30 June 2006: Euro10.6m)
*Net book value of home reversion interests of Euro7.4m (30 June 2006: Euro6.9m)
*Announced joint venture with Investec Holdings (Ireland) Limited to
launch a specialist mortgage lender for the non-standard mortgage market in
Ireland called Nua Homeloans Limited ('Nua Homeloans')
*Acquired additional reversionary interests in 45 residential properties
through the purchase of S.H.I.P. Property Trading (One) Limited, a special
purpose company , for Euro5.5m in November 2006*
*Completed a private placing of Euro2.4m (£1.68m) of convertible loan notes
in February 2007*

* Completed subsequent to the period end

Commenting on the audited results, Billy Kane, Chairman and Chief Executive of
Finance Ireland said:

'The Group made excellent progress in the 6 months to December 2006 with strong
growth in our Lifetime Mortgage business up to Euro26.2m and the addition of a
further 45 reversionary interests to our Home Reversion portfolio now valued in
excess of Euro13m.

Nua Homeloans, our Joint Venture with Investec Holdings (Ireland) Limited was
launched on the 5th April and initial indications are very encouraging.

SHIP is moving to new business premises in Grand Canal House, Dublin 4 which we
will share with Nua Homeloans.'

Enquiries:

Finance Ireland Plc: [phone]
Billy Kane, Chairman and Chief Executive

Dawnay, Day Corporate Finance Limited 020 7509 4570
Sunil Sanikop
Alex Stanbury


CHAIRMAN'S STATEMENT AND OPERATING REVIEW
-----------------------------------------

As outlined in my previous statement issued on 12th March 2007, I now have
pleasure in presenting you with the audited accounts for the six month period
ended 31st December 2006. This 'short year' is to facilitate our change of
financial year end from 30th June to 31st December from this date forward.

In the period, our Lifetime Mortgages generated gross interest income of Euro557k
on advances which totalled Euro26.2m at year end. These products have been very
well received among Mortgage Intermediaries and I am happy to report that we
have now reached our target number of 180 formally registered intermediaries all
of whom are authorised by the Financial Regulator to refer mortgage clients to
us on a commission basis. In order to further develop both our direct and
intermediary business, we have recently commissioned our first television
advertising campaign, which will be broadcast in May 2007.

Our Home Reversion portfolio now amounts to holding interests in a total of 102
properties. This follows the acquisition of reversionary interests in 45
residential units through the purchase of S.H.I.P. Property Trading (One)
Limited, a special purpose company, for Euro5.5m. The transaction was completed on
31st January 2007. Two reversionary interests were sold in the period generating
a profit of Euro53k.

Our operating cost base has increased to Euro1.0m for the period but remains
tightly controlled and reflects the increased number of staff to 10 in the
period.

Nua Homeloans, our joint venture with Investec Holdings (Ireland) Limited, is
now operational and working out of its new premises at Grand Canal Street Upper,
Dublin 4. We have recruited a highly rated and experienced management team
headed by Declan Fitzpatrick, who is very well known among mortgage
intermediaries. Nua Homeloans held a very successful 'launch' at the Shelbourne
Hotel on 4th April which was attended by over 250 mortgage intermediaries and
guests.

Despite some recent adverse press commentary on the equity release market, our
lifetime mortgage business remained strong in the first quarter of 2007.

Subsequent to the period end, we raised an additional Euro2.4m (£1.68m) to finance
the further development of the home reversion and sub-prime mortgage businesses
in Ireland.

The Group continues to evaluate other opportunities in niche retail financial
services in the Irish market.

William Kane
____________________________
Chairman and Chief Executive

[vassily] 27/1/2006 14:13

Works fine for me at all times. I have latest version installed.

[spawny100] 27/1/2006 14:13

Works absolutely fine for me mate. WHich bit doesn't work for you?

[flagon] 27/1/2006 14:12

Is anyone out there using the FireFox browser successfully with ADVFN ?

I have recently installed FireFox myself and it seemingly works perfectly with other sites apart from ADVFN.

Discuss anyone ?


Flagon

[philmiboots] 31/10/2005 21:57

Gang tied fireworks to dog's body
Thugs blew up a Yorkshire terrier by tying fireworks to its body and then took pictures of the aftermath on their mobile phones, the dog's owner said.

[oswd] 09/5/2004 20:29

matthewa - Aye, we must be the oldest tech investors in town. At least we survived it.

[oswd] 09/5/2004 20:00

It's a shame really that Kevin Cash was involved as the Xstream Network was the first company in the world to introduce free 0800 internet access. Freeserve followed shortly afterwards and the rest is history.

[matthewa] 09/5/2004 10:37

My My Firecrest Group. I rember this old dog. Used to be a great AIM volatile trade. Had a few of these that became 'Super Phone' then 'Xtreme' and knocked them out for a profit (Mr Manning was CEO I thought.).

[jonc] 09/5/2004 07:24

JonC are you Haystack = PWill?.


WWWhhhaaaattt??????

[oswd] 08/5/2004 21:30

The money program highlighted Kevin Cash as the shadow Director of Firecrest ( XStream network)and the plastic mock up model. Any Xstream Ragingbull posters about?(was quoted in the US ,on over the counter bulletin board).

What's Kevin Cash up to?.

[oswd] 08/5/2004 17:54

JonC are you Haystack = PWill?.

[oswd] 08/5/2004 17:42

Aye, Xstream network, the reverse takeover LOL!

The Internet phone that was nothing more than a plastic model with no internal workings, and the Financial weekly publications put a buy on the stock.

Kevin Cash the shadow Director should be jailed.

[jonc] 08/5/2004 17:13

Bunch of sharks.

However I did make money out of it by ramping it on SiliconInvestor when it became Xstream.

[oswd] 08/5/2004 17:07

Anyone remember this wonderstock- FIRECREST ? I was a regular poster on Ragingbull.

"Keystone to Internet commerce"



LOL!

[jonc] 05/11/2003 12:30

Looks like they should have read the small print.

[chrismick] 14/3/2003 12:08

but it was one expensive shxx !!!!!

[bigboyo] 14/3/2003 12:01

looks like the boys are back in town to strike and spend 200 quid per head at an indian restaurant

[haystack] 13/3/2003 12:57

Thye are not striking for 16%. They have rejected 16%. They want 40%. They don't want to agree to doing overtime as it will cause problems with their part time mini cabbing, plumbing etc. jobs.

[jaxaxe] 13/3/2003 08:47

..Thurstonlad,
Bradwells a buffoon - a with a strange if not sinister penchant for men in uniform - this week it`s firemen next week it`ll be traffic wardens ....the local plod have him on the divvy register!