Hansard Global Share Discussion Threads

[zoolook] 16/2/2015 14:30

Are there any potential ramifications for HSD and Wealth Management industry generally from the HSBC 'scandal'

No position

[silver tortoise] 10/2/2015 12:41

I think the IFA's need to get their fingers out ,surprised by market reaction generally.

[cockerhoop] 10/2/2015 11:56

HSD isn't really an insurer, it uses an insurance wrapper around investments for tax benefits. So it's an tax efficient investment company rather than an insurer.

[garycook] 10/2/2015 11:46

What is going on at HSD.All other Insurers strong except HSD.

[skinny] 29/1/2015 07:14

Hansard Global plc ("Hansard" or "the Group"), the specialist long-term savings provider, issues its new business results for the six months ended 31 December 2014. All figures refer to the six months ended 31 December 2014 ("H1 2015"), except where indicated.

Summary
· In line with our strategic plan we have successfully entered into business relationships with a number of new significant IFA networks and other institutions in our target markets. Plans are being implemented which will provide a platform for sustainable and diversified new business flows;

· New business in Q2 2015 is approximately 13% higher than the £13.8m PVNBP reported in Q1 2015, reflecting increased interest in the Group's products;

· We have seen a particularly encouraging response in the Middle East and Africa region - which accounted for £4.0m PVNBP basis for the first half of the year;

· New business in H1 2015 is £29.4m PVNBP, which is approximately 47% lower than the prior year. The comparison is adversely affected by the business introduced by the Japanese distributor that suspended its operations in October 2013;

· Our estimate of the Group's exposure, including professional costs, in relation to the issue of Chargeable Events Certificates announced in FY 2014, remains unchanged at £5.0m;

· There has been no material change in the litigation against Hansard Europe. Writs totalling approximately £5.2m remain outstanding (30 June 2014: £5.2m).

[v11slr] 21/1/2015 08:26

Panmure Gordon reiterate a 'buy' with a target price of 105p.

[blueliner] 19/1/2015 20:02

Correct me if I'm wrong but have just realised/discovered that Hansard International a subsiduary of HSD is credited with owning 3.87% of Tethys Petroleum TPL as at 30.09.14. ie a major institutional holding - 4th largest for TPL.

If like me they are still holders, they have taken a bath on their investment, even if not they would have suffered from an endless declining share price as operational lethargy set in under previous management combined with excessive drinking from the renumeration well.

Interesting.

[silver tortoise] 02/1/2015 08:26

Bought some been watching for a while.

[skinny] 17/11/2014 16:34

Yes on the 13th.

[cwa1] 17/11/2014 16:04

Afternoon

Any of you received the dividend yet? Not received it at Selftrade as of now.

[skinny] 07/11/2014 07:07

Summary
· We have entered into business relationships with a number of new significant IFA networks and other institutions in our target markets and plans are being implemented which will provide a platform for sustainable and diversified new business flows in the medium to long term;

· The Group has traded profitably during the period and generated positive cash flows;

· As previously reported, new business in Q1 2015 is approximately 30% less than Q4 2014;

· Our estimate of the Group's exposure, including professional costs, in relation to the issue of Chargeable Events Certificates previously announced, remains unchanged at £5m;

· Writs totalling approximately £5.9m remain outstanding against Hansard Europe (FY 2014: £5.9m);

· An increased final dividend of 5.0p per share was approved at the Annual General Meeting, for payment on 13 November 2014 (2013: 4.75p).



Gordon Marr, Group Chief Executive Officer, commented:
"We remain confident that, through the implementation of our Strategic Plan, the Group will be better placed to deliver increased levels of profitable new business, and diversify our exposure across a range of distributors and countries."

[skinny] 29/9/2014 13:30

Wednesday - but let's not be picky. :-)

[essential] 29/9/2014 13:28

Goes x dividend tomorrow

[skinny] 29/9/2014 12:29

Nice to see the price toying with a pound again.

[cwa1] 29/9/2014 08:19

Perky this morning. Anyone spotted any specific reason? Tipped somewhere? Broker upgrade?

[luckymouse] 25/9/2014 19:52

Err, so presumably if a nuclear bomb fell on this co turning into dust the brokers would then upgrade?

[cockerhoop] 25/9/2014 08:43

Surely they are starting to run out of places to sell their product with US, Europe and Japan now out of bounds. Litigation is up again in Europe - Will there be any in Japan? Their distributor certainly fell foul of the Japanese authorities.

The product itself is AFAIU a slightly whiffy inheritance tax dodge prone to government regulation.

They have yet to resolve the Chargeable Event Issue with HMRC.

I think that poor new sales in Q1 15 is new information - 30% down on Q4 14.

[stemis] 25/9/2014 08:28

I don't think there was anything in the results that the market wasnt expecting. The poor new sales and the exceptional costs were all flagged in advance. The only slight negative was that there will be no quick fix. Nevertheless the increased dividend and the bullish longer term outlook all seem positive so with a yield of over 9% its worth hanging in.

[garycook] 25/9/2014 08:13

Diviend increase of 5%,but the Market does not like the FY results?

[skinny] 12/9/2014 09:34

Panmure Gordon Buy 89.75 86.00 105.00 105.00 Upgrades

[pvb] 26/7/2014 20:31

A trading stock, perhaps?

[deepvalueinvestor] 26/7/2014 09:07

Um, I don't remember. From Numis or Liberum I imagine. Have a word with their broker and they will get you latest research notes.

[cockerhoop] 25/7/2014 07:47

DVI,

Can you expand on the note or provide a reference?

Does the note mention any progress on new middle east sales distributors that the new sales director promised in the video presentation?