Financial Dev Share Discussion Threads

[paddyfool] 27/8/2004 11:11

that'll be the 10 for 1 split.

[robinhood1] 27/8/2004 11:10

is the price right it showing a 93% loss here

[thunders] 27/8/2004 10:49

All I am saying how lucky i was that i didn`t buy Hansard at 92p!!!

[thunders] 27/8/2004 10:21

Anyone is receiving email from ruth garrett.

I had email from her on 18 Aug and she was recomnding to buy Hansard at 92p.Luckyly Ihave ignored her. Be care full when you get the tip from her.

Buy Hansard at 92.5p
Argues Mark Watson-Mitchell of WatsHot.com
Before I tell you why Hansard is a cracking investment, I should point out that LeisurePlay (LPY) is up nearly 500% from 4p when tipped on 30 June to a current high of 21.63p. Though this may not compare to the 1000% rise on ASOS, LeisurePlay has done well and I see it moving up to the 25p mark fairly soon. Leisureplay is a Terry Ramsden stock and so is Hansard - do you get my drift. I own both shares and so should you! I should also note that Hansard fell sharply yesterday to 92.5p as some panicked that Terry Ramsden is spreading himself too thinly. He is not. Treat this as a great buying opportunity.

[dr knowledge] 27/8/2004 08:42

Guys - dont know this old dog from Adam! But if UK analyst (who HATE Mr R!!) reckon its worth 18p, can anyone enlighten me as to why the 90% mark down this am??????

"Its shares (which have an asset backing of 20p, 18p in cash) recovered 4p to 32p in relief - and as some bears closed - but medium term it is hard to see how they can be worth much more than 18p"

[mohamed99] 27/8/2004 08:37

CHEAP AS LPY BEFOR

[paddyfool] 27/8/2004 08:16

I pretty certain I will;-)

[rowitt] 27/8/2004 08:10

When the weak ones leave over the next week we will then be able to go forward, hang in , you will see a return,

[paddyfool] 27/8/2004 08:04

well this in the short term is all about Barbados, if that gets announced (takeover of Griffin) then this will be multiples of current price. Downside is the asset value which is not too far south of here. Not for widows and orphans but a imho a greta opportunity/gamble.

[sandbank] 27/8/2004 07:48

WARNING: This is not a share for widows and orphans - or probably for anyone with their head screwed on properly - but it should certainly be fun to watch from the sidelines

Financial Development Corporation PLC is a financial PR firm (formerly Hansard Group) which has (allegedly) £6.5m in cash and is placing 198,800,000 shares today . There have - though - been a few hiccups on the way to the market. Many of the investors tapped to fund this placement failed to actually come up to the starting line with the cash they promised.

On of the largest investors (although even he hasn't stumped up all he said he would - only £750,000 instead of £1.5m) is TERRY RAMSDEN, the entrepreneur and convicted fraudster who made and lost a fortune in the 1980s. FDC is now due to become "his" corporate vehicle and instead of doing PR become a holding tank for all sorts of other businesses including property

Ramsden, once the 57th richest man in Britain, has a following among some AIM investors and shares in a number of companies, including Leisureplay, Murray Financial etc . Some have soared as Ramsden has built significant stakes. Ramsden, a keen gambler, has spent much of the past decade developing Pets, a new securities trading system. The son of a factory cleaner, he made £150m in the 1980s in the Japanese warrants market, although he was as well known on the racecourse as in the City. When the Japanese stock market slid in 1987, Ramsden's business folded and he was declared bankrupt. He was jailed in 1998 after hiding £300,000 from creditors to buy his former wife and son a house - yes brings tears to your eyes doesn't it?

But don't feel too bad about it. Like a bad penny Ramsden's made a massive comeback . For connisseurs and con-men alike FDC should be an entertaining share to watch