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sabretoothtigger wrote: »

To think I doubted you. hrm, how did you know

Questor said to buy trinity mirror shares (jokingly I think)

I spent some time with the undercover hack. The sunday times and Murdoch are even involved for email hacking and apparently Murdoch is directly implicated. If true his whole empire is in jepardy and what with every celebrity just about having reason to bring him down and with the outrage from what his family and their top brass have been up to regading murder victims etc, its curtains for Murdoch related shares from what i can tell. It will be a slow decline possibly ending in maybe bankrupsy from a lifetime of court battles that cant be won. Thats how i imagine things might pan out anyway, what i know for sure is that the Sunday time and Murdoch are directly implicated (which is staggering for the Sunday times, very out of character), exactly when Murdochs enemies chose to play those cards or how much cast iron evidence they have on the matter, only time will tell but it will only get worse from here thats for sure. What with an undercover investigation going on in their offices unknown to them for the best part of a year now, I think its safe to say they are up sh*t street considering what we know they have been up to already.

sabretoothtigger

I did not hear about email hacking. That is easy to do though, all emails resemble postcards. If they did that its very dire, depends how high that decision went though.
Dont think a criminal organisation can really be allowed to take over uk companies

I dont think he'll go broke though, dude is pretty canny and uk has too much to gain from bailing him out of this one at a price

He owns Fox news and all sorts. They will carry on, its his bp oil spill situ

Monday July 11 

QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE 
Africa Opportunity Fund Ltd. 

FINALS 
Bglobal, Invista Foundation Property Trust Ltd. 

SPECIAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE 
Capital Gearing Trust 

EGMS 
Bank of Ireland 

AGMS 
RGI International Ltd. 

TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS 
Michael Page International, XP Power Ltd. (DI) 

FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE 
Amiad Filtration Systems Ltd., Capital Gearing Trust, May Gurney Integrated Services 

FINAL EX-DIVIDEND DATE 
Tongaat-Hulett Ltd. 

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS 

M3 Money Supply (JPN) 
Consumer Confidence (JPN) 
Machine Tool Orders (JPN) 
Industrial Production (07:45) (FRA) 
Manufacturing Output (07:45) (FRA) 

Tuesday July 12 

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS 
Tertiary Industry Index (JPN) 
CGPI (JPN) 
Bank of Japan Target Rate 
Wholesale Price Index (GER) 
Consumer Prices Index (FRA) (06:30) 
Consumer Price Index (GER) (07:00) 
Current Account (FRA) (07:45) 
NFIB Small Business Optimism (US) (12:30) 
Balance of Trade (US) (13:30) 

GMS 
Investec Structured Products Calculus VCT, Southern Cross Healthcare Group 

IMSS 
Intermediate Capital Group 

AGMS 
Bahamas Petroleum Co, Brulines Group, Caza Oil & Gas Inc. (CDI), Luminar Group Holdings, Squarestone Brasil Ltd., Young & Co's Brewery 'A' Shares, Young & Co's Brewery (Non-Voting) 

TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS 
Computacenter, Premier Oil 

UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS 
BRC Sales Monitor (00:01) 
Balance of Trade (09:30) 
Consumer Price Index (09:30) 
Retail Price Index (09:30) 
RICS Housing Market Survey (09:30) 
DCLG House Prices (09:30) 

FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE 
Great Portland Estates 

Wednesday July 13 

INTERIMS 
Charlemagne Capital Ltd. 

INTERIM EX-DIVIDEND DATE 
Chemring Group, Dewhurst, Domino Printing Sciences, Holidaybreak, Safestore Holdings, Zytronic 

QUARTERLY EX-DIVIDEND DATE 
Schroder Income Growth Fund 

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS 
Industrial Production (JPN) 
Capacity Utilisation (JPN) 
Bank of Japan Monthly Economic Report 
Industrial Production (EU) (10:00) 
MBA Mortgage Applications (US) (12:00) 
Import and Export Price Indices (US) (13:30) 
Crude Oil Inventories (US) (15:30) 
Treasury Budget Statement (US) (19:00) 
FOMC Interest Rate Minutes (US) (19:00) 

GMS 
Carr's Milling Industries, MWB Business Exchange, Origin Enterprises 

FINALS 
Digital Marketing Group, Supergroup 

IMSS 
Burberry Group 

AGMS 
Albany Inv Trust, BT Group, IBIS Media VCT, ICAP, Lombard Risk Management, Marks & Spencer Group, Mitie Group, Sainsbury (J), Speedy Hire, Telecom Plus, UK Mail Group 

TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS 
JD Wetherspoon 

UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS 
Claimant Count Rate (09:30) 
Unemployment Rate (09:30) 
Average Weekly Earnings (09:30) 
ILO Unemployment Rate (09:30) 

FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE 
C&C Group, JPMorgan European Smaller Companies Trust , Whitbread 

FINAL EX-DIVIDEND DATE 
Amati VCT , Cropper (James), Empresaria Group, Establishment Inv Trust, FirstGroup, GB Group, Hornby, IBIS Media VCT, Intermediate Capital Group, Invesco Asia Trust, JPMorgan Brazil Inv Trust , Majestic Wine, Mountview Estate, Sepura, Telecom Plus, TP70 2008 (I) VCT, TP70 2008 (II) VCT, Ventus 2 VCT, Ventus VCT, Workspace Group 

Q1 
ICAP, Marks & Spencer Group 

Thursday July 14 

INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE 
AI Claims Solutions, Hargreave Hale AIM VCT 1 

QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE 
Yamana Gold Inc. 

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS 
Machine tool Orders (JPN) 
ECB Monthly Budget Report (EU0 (09:00) 
Consumer Price Index (EU) (10:00) 
Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (EU) (10:00) 
Business Inventories (US) (13:30) 
Continuing Claims (US) (13:30) 
Initial Jobless Claims (US) (13:30) 
Producer Price Index (US) (13:30) 
Retail Sales (US) (13:45) 
Bloomberg Consumer Confidence (US) (14:45) 
Retail Sales Inventories (US) (15:15) 

GMS 
Mission Capital, Wynnstay Properties 

FINALS 
Sports Direct International 

ANNUAL REPORT 
DS Smith 

IMSS 
Associated British Foods 

EGMS 
KazakhGold Group Ltd. GDR (Reg S) 

AGMS 
Alterian, Biotech Growth Trust, Burberry Group, Chalkwell Investments, Hamworthy, Mothercare, Nature Group, Octopus AIM VCT, Telford Homes, Wynnstay Properties, Zamano 

TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS 
Ashmore Group, ASOS, Mothercare, RSM Tenon Group 

FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE 
Alliance Pharma, Chamberlin, Young & Co's Brewery 'A' Shares 

Friday July 15 

INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE 
Gooch & Housego, Manroy, Princess Private Equity Holding Ltd., RWS Holdings, Scottish Inv Trust, United Drug 

QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE 
Marsh & Mclennan Cos Inc. 

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS 
Trade Balance (EU) (10:00) 
Consumer Price Index (US) (13:30) 
Empire State Manufacturing Survey (US) (13:30) 
University of Michigan Consumer Confidence (US) (14:55) 
Industrial Production (US) (16:15) 

GMS 
Red Emperor Resources NL (DI) 

ANNUAL REPORT 
Mountview Estate 

IMSS 
DCC, Electrocomponents, Experian 

AGMS 
British Land Co, British Land Co, Chagala Group Ltd. GDR (Reg S), China Private Equity Investment Holdingd Ltd. (DI), DCC, Electrocomponents, Ensor Holdings, FirstGroup, Ormonde Mining, PayPoint, Walker Crips Group 

TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS 
Record, Spectris 

FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE 
Ashley (Laura) Holding, Densitron Technologies, Downing Planned Exit VCT 2 'C' Shares, Downing Planned Exit VCT 3 'C' Shares, Game Group, HaiKe Chemical Group Ltd. (DI), Harvey Nash Group, Marks & Spencer Group, Octopus Apollo VCT 3, Phaunos Timber Fund Ltd., Sainsbury (J), Tribal Group, Utilico Emerging Markets Ltd., UTV Media, Value and Income Trust, Vislink 

sabretoothtigger

Monday July 18 

INTERNTIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS 
Department Store Sales (JPN) 
NAHB (US) 

UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS 
Rightmove House Prices 
Nationwide Consumer Confidence 

INTERIMS 
SThree 

QUARTERLY EX-DIVIDEND DATE 
Caterpillar Inc. 

FINALS 
CSF Group 

ANNUAL REPORT 
Dixons Retail 

AGMS 
Aurora Inv Trust, Big Yellow Group, NewRiver Retail Ltd. (Reg S) 

TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS 
Lavendon Group 

FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE 
BATM Advanced Communications Ltd. 

Tuesday July 19 

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS 
ZEW Survey (EU) (10:00) 
ZEW Survey (GER) (10:00) 
Construction Output (10:00) 
Building Permits (US) (13:30) 
Housing Starts (US) (13:30) 

FINALS 
IG Group Holdings, Scientific Digital Imaging 

IMSS 
Land Securities Group, Optos 

AGMS 
Aqua Bounty Technologies Inc. (Reg S), Downing Planned Exit VCT 6, Downing Planned Exit VCT 6 'A' Shares, Downing Planned Exit VCT 7, Downing Planned Exit VCT 7 'A' Shares, FFastFill, Intermediate Capital Group, Johnson Matthey, JPMorgan European Inv Trust Growth Shares, Perpetual Income & Growth Inv Trust, PME African Infrastructure Opportunities, Securities Trust of Scotland 

FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE 
Albany Inv Trust, Man Group 

Q1 
Ashok Leyland Ltd. GDR (Reg S) 

Wednesday July 20 

INTERIM EX-DIVIDEND DATE 
Charter European Trust, Heavitree Brewery, Imperial Tobacco Group, Sanderson Group, THB Group 

QUARTERLY EX-DIVIDEND DATE 
Equity Partnership Inv Co Income Shares 

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS 
Convenience Store Sales (JPN) 
Producer Price Index (GER) (07:00) 
Consumer Confidence Indicator (EU) (10:00) 
MBA Mortgage Applications (US) (12:00) 
Crude Oil Inventories (US) (15:30) 
Existing Home Sales (US) (15:00) 

FINALS 
AEA Technology Group, Zetar 

IMSS 
Severn Trent 

SPECIAL EX-DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE 
British Smaller Companies VCT, iEnergizer Ltd. 

EGMS 
Irish Life & Permanent Group Holding 

AGMS 
B.P. Marsh & Partners, Bedford Row VCT, BTG, Chariot Oil & Gas Ltd., Digital Barriers, Experian, Fitbug Holdings, Investment Company, IQE, Maven Income & Growth VCT, Renold, Rensburg AIM VCT, Severn Trent 

TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS 
Glanbia, Playtech Ltd. 

UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS 
BoE Interest Rate Minutes (09:30) 
Trends in Lending (09:30) 

FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE 
Big Yellow Group, Hasgrove, Home Retail Group, NewRiver Retail Ltd. (Reg S) 

FINAL EX-DIVIDEND DATE 
British Smaller Companies VCT, Castings, Fidelity China Special Situations , Halma, ICAP, Kewill, Mulberry Group, PME African Infrastructure Opportunities 

Thursday July 21 

INTERIMS 
Capita Group, Howden Joinery Group, Microgen 

INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE 
Edinburgh Worldwide Inv Trust, Euromoney Institutional Investor 

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS 
PMI Manufacturing Survey (FRA) (08:00) 
PMI Service Sector Survey (FRA) (08:00) 
PMI Manufacturing Survey (GER) (08:30) 
PMI Service Sector Survey (GER) (08:30) 
PMI Manufacturing Survey (EC) (09:00) 
PMI Service Sector Survey (EC) (09:00) 
PMI Composite Index (EC) (09:00) 
Current Account (EU) (09:00) 
Initial Jobless Claims (US) (13:30) 
Continuing Claims (US) (13:30) 
Bloomberg Consumer Confidence (US) (14:45) 
Leading Indicators (US) (15:00) 
Philadelphia Fed Index (US) (15:00) 

GMS 
Media Square, Wincanton 

FINALS 
Eredene Capital 

IMSS 
Great Portland Estates, Mitchells & Butlers 

AGMS 
Albion Enterprise VCT, Athol Gold Ltd. (DI), Byotrol, Cable & Wireless Worldwide, Caledonia Investments, Coastal Energy Co (DI), De La Rue, Mckay Securities, Media Square, Personal Assets Trust, RAB Special Situations Company Ltd. (Reg S), SABMiller, Scottish & Southern Energy, Shanks Group, Vertu Motors, Wincanton 

TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS 
Hilton Food Group, Kingfisher, SABMiller 

UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS 
Public Sector Finances (09:30) 
Retail Sales (09:30) 

FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE 
British Polythene Industries, DCC, Hamworthy, Nature Group, Tongaat-Hulett Ltd. 

Friday July 22 

INTERIMS 
Beazley 

QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE 
Personal Assets Trust, Real Estate Credit Investments Ltd. 

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS 
Supermarket Sales (JPN) 
Company Production Outlook (FRA) (07:45) 
Business Confidence Outlook (FRA) (07:45) 
IFO Business Climate (GER) (09:00) 
IFO Current Assessment (GER) (09:00) 
IFO Expectations (GER) (09:00) 
Industrial New Orders (EU) (10:00) 

IMSS 
Cable & Wireless Communications, United Utilities Group, Vodafone Group 

AGMS 
Bellzone Mining, Cable & Wireless Communications, East Balkan Properties, Hargreave Hale AIM VCT 2, JPMorgan Japan Smaller Companies Trust, KCOM Group, MobilityOne Ltd., Regal Petroleum, Strategic Natural Resources, United Utilities Group, Vectura Group 

TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS 
Close Brothers Group 

FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE 
Downing Planned Exit VCT 6, Downing Planned Exit VCT 7, Electrocomponents, Investment Company, Maven Income & Growth VCT, Melrose Resources, Northern 2 VCT, Northern Investors Co, PayPoint, Telford Homes, Tex Holdings, UK Mail Group , Walker Crips Group, Wynnstay Properties

daveb80

Hi there,

Does anyone know any brokers that will allow me to trade on the Istanbul stock exchange? I've tried searching but struggling. Most who do international trading only do the larger European markets.

Cheers
Dave

Ark_Welder

daveb80 wrote: »

Hi there,

Does anyone know any brokers that will allow me to trade on the Istanbul stock exchange? I've tried searching but struggling. Most who do international trading only do the larger European markets.

Cheers
Dave

No guarantee. And if they do, you may find that their charges are higher than you might like.

Based on the [edit] last paragraph at http://www.killik.com/why-killik-and-co/what-makes-us-different/

daveb80

Thanks for the response. I can see they do do transactions in Turkey but charge £70 each time so a little expensive. I guess though this will be the same sort of price at most places who do it for trades in Emerging markets like Turkey.

sabretoothtigger

badger38 wrote: »

Loyds Banking Group shares are down to 50p surely they're worth a punt for a long term investment??

41p this week, up a bit now




This seems a fair offer

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I was on that site to check out a kind of FTSE tracker product. It pays 8.5% every year its held where index fails to meet 5700.
Wheres the catch to this ?

SG92
http://www.selftrade.co.uk/quote-f100_sg____e__a---1uSG92.L

Monday July 25 

INTERIMS 
Amino Technologies, Domino's Pizza UK & IRL, Reckitt Benckiser Group, Sagentia Group, Wolfson Microelectronics, WSP Group 

Q2 
Wolfson Microelectronics 

GMS 
Dominion Petroleum Ltd. (DI), Provexis 

FINALS 
e-Therapeutics 

IMSS 
Hansen Transmissions International NV (DI), National Grid 

EGMS 
Bank Audi SAL- Audi Saradar Group GDR (Reg S), Equity Partnership Inv Co Income Shares 

AGMS 
Albion Prime VCT, China New Energy Limited, Diamondcorp, ETF Securities ETFX S-Net ITG Global Agri Business Fund USD, HICL Infrastructure Company Ltd., Hogg Robinson Group, Medilink-Global UK Ltd., Merchant House Group, National Grid, Plastics Capital, Sepura, Volex Group 

EUROPEAN ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS 
Retail Sales (GER) 
Chicago Fed National Activity Index (US) (13:30) 
Dallas Fed Manufacturing Activity (15:30) 

UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS 
BBA Mortgage Lending Figures (09:30) 

FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE 
Aurora Inv Trust 

Tuesday July 26 

INTERIMS 
ARM Holdings, BG Group, BP, Communisis, GlaxoSmithKline, Informa, Norsk Hydro ASA 

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS 
Small Business Confidence (JPN) 
GfK Consumer Confidence (GER) (07:00) 
Consumer Confidence Indicator (FRA) (07:45) 
Consumer Confidence (US) (15:00) 
New Homes Sales (US) (15:00) 
Richmond Fed Manufacturing Index (US) (15:00) 

UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS 
Gross Domestic Product Q2 (09:30) 
Q2 
ARM Holdings, BG Group, BP, GlaxoSmithKline, Norsk Hydro ASA 

Q4 
Aquarius Platinum Ltd. 

GMS 
Punch Taverns 

FINALS 
AdEPT Telecom, Ashley House, eXpansys, ITM Power, PZ Cussons, Sceptre Leisure 

ANNUAL REPORT 
CSS Stellar 

IMSS 
Imperial Tobacco Group 

AGMS 
Aberdeen All Asia Inv Trust, CSS Stellar, Endace Ltd., Helical Bar, iPoint-Media, Nautilus Minerals Inc. (DI), New Century AIM VCT, Porta Communications , Scapa Group, TR Property Inv Trust, TR Property Inv Trust Sigma Shares, Viridas, Vodafone Group 

FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE 
Cupid, Vertu Motors, ViCTory VCT 

Wednesday July 27 

INTERIMS 
Access Intelligence, Autonomy Corporation, British American Tobacco, CSR, Dignity, ITV, Lancashire Holdings, Morgan Crucible Co, Provident Financial, Rathbone Brothers, Telekomunikacja Polska GDR (Reg S), Virgin Media Inc. 

INTERIM EX-DIVIDEND DATE 
British Portfolio Trust, Fenner, Ludgate Environmental Fund Ltd., Matrix European Real Estate Inv Trust Ltd., Microgen 

QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE 
Dow Chemical Co 

QUARTERLY EX-DIVIDEND DATE 
City of London Inv Trust, Premier Energy & Water Trust 

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS 
M3 Money Supply (EU) (09:00) 
Consumer Prices (GER) 
Import Prices (GER) 
MBA Mortgage Applications (US) (12:00) 
Durable Goods Orders (US) (13:30) 
Crude Oil Inventories (US) (15:30) 
Beige Book Fed Survey (US) (19:00) 

Q2 
Autonomy Corporation, CSR, Lancashire Holdings, Virgin Media Inc. 

GMS 
Astaire Group, Promethean World 

FINALS 
Avisen, Renishaw, Scientific Digital Imaging 

IMSS 
Brewin Dolphin Holdings, Marston's, Sage Group, Titon Holdings 

SPECIAL EX-DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE 
St Peter Port Capital Ltd. 

AGMS 
API Group, Argo Real Estate Opportunities Fund, Blacks Leisure Group, Carphone Warehouse Group, E2V Technologies, Evolve Capital, Ncondezi Coal Co Ltd. (DI), Northumbrian Water Finance 6% Gtd Bds 11/10/17 £ (VAR)(BR), Subex Ltd. GDR (Reg S), Synergy Health, Tinci Holdings Ltd. (DI), TyraTech Inc. (Reg S), Vedanta Resources, Ventus 2 VCT, Ventus VCT, Ventus VCT 'C' Shares 

TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS 
Carphone Warehouse Group 

UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS 
CBI Industrial Trends Surveys (11:00) 

FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE 
Braemar Shipping Services, Hargreave Hale AIM VCT 2, Martin Currie Pacific Trust, Rensburg AIM VCT, Templeton Emerging Markets Inv Trust 

FINAL EX-DIVIDEND DATE 
Heath (Samuel) & Sons, Investec, London Stock Exchange Group, Scottish & Southern Energy, St Peter Port Capital Ltd., Volex Group 

Q1 
Gail (India) Ltd. GDR (Reg S), Yell Group 

Thursday July 28 

INTERIMS 
AstraZeneca, BAE Systems, Centrica, Croda International, Dairy Farm International Holdings Ltd. (Singapore), Hongkong Land Holding Ltd. (Singapore), Inchcape, Jarvis Securities, Laird, Mandarin Oriental International (Singapore), Mondi, National Express Group, Promethean World, ProPhotonix (Reg S), Rank Group, Reed Elsevier, Rolls-Royce Group, Royal Dutch Shell 'A', Royal Dutch Shell 'B', RPS Group, Shire Plc, Telefonica SA 

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS 
Retail Sales (JPN) 
PMI Retail (GER) (08:55) 
Unemployment Rate (GER) (08:55) 
PMI Retail (EU) (09:00) 
Business Climate Indicator (EU) (10:00) 
Economic Sentiment Indicator (EU) (10:00) 
Continuing Claims (US) (13:30) 
Initial Jobless Claims (US) (13:30) 
Bloomberg Consumer Confidence (US) (14:45) 
Pending Homes Sales (US) (15:00) 

Q2 
AstraZeneca, Coca-Cola HBC S.A., Kazakhmys, Royal Dutch Shell 'A', Royal Dutch Shell 'B', Shire Plc 

GMS 
Synchronica 

FINALS 
Misys 

IMSS 
Compass Group, Halma, Invensys 

AGMS 
Acal, Caffyns, Connemara Mining Co, Dee Valley Group, Elektron, EPE Special Opportunities, F&C Global Smaller Companies, Framlington AIM VCT 2, Halma, Invensys, Kewill, Northumbrian Water Group, Opsec Security Group, Pennon Group, Phoenix IT Group, Record, RENN Universal Growth Investment Trust, RIT Capital Partners, VSA Capital Group, Workspace Group 

UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS 
CBI Distributive Trades Surveys (11:00) 

FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE 
Brulines Group, Caffyns, Helical Bar, Land Securities Group, MDM Engineering Group Ltd. (DI), Petropavlovsk, Printing.com 

Q1 
BT Group 

Friday July 29 

INTERIMS 
Anglo American, Charter International, International Airlines, Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd (Singapore), Jardine Strategic Holdingd Ltd. (Singapore), Manganese Bronze Holdings, Pearson, Rentokil Initial, Travis Perkins 

INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE 
Character Group, Chrysalis VCT, Dunedin Smaller Companies Inv Trust, Jupiter Green Inv Trust, Octopus Titan VCT 1, Octopus Titan VCT 2, Paragon Group Of Companies, ProVen Growth & Income VCT, ProVen VCT, Zytronic 

QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE 
Equity Partnership Inv Co Income Shares, Schroder Income Growth Fund 

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS 
Household Spending (JPN) 
Jobless Rate (JPN) 
Consumer Prices Index (JPN) 
Industrial Production (JPN) 
Construction Orders (JPN) 
GFK Consumer Confidence (GER) (07:00) 
Producer Prices (FRA) (07:45) 
Consumer Spending (FRA) (07:45) 
Consumer Prices estimate (EU) (10:00) 
International Reserves (EU) (11:00) 
GDP (Advance) (US) (13:30) 
Personal Consumption (US) (13:30) 
Chicago PMI (US) (14:45) 
NAPM Milwaukee (US) (15:00) 
U. of Michigan Confidence(Final) (US) (15:00) 

GMS 
INVU 

FINALS 
British Sky Broadcasting Group 

EGMS 
Noventa Ltd. 

AGMS 
British Smaller Companies VCT, Creon Corporation, Edinburgh Inv Trust, European Convergence Development Co, Fidelity China Special Situations , Homeserve, ING Global Real Estate Securities Ltd., INVU, Longships, Parallel Media Group, RAM Investment Group, Suretrack Monitoring , Tongaat-Hulett Ltd., Torotrak 

UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS 
GFK Consumer Confidence (09:30) 
Net Consumer Credit (09:30) 
M4 Money Supply (09:30) 
Mortgage Approvals (09:30) 

FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE 
Aberdeen All Asia Inv Trust, Acal, Aveva Group, Brown (N.) Group, Edinburgh Inv Trust, Investec Structured Products Calculus VCT, KCOM Group, Kiotech International, Lindsell Train Inv Trust, Montanaro European Smaller Companies Trust, MS International, Octopus VCT , PME African Infrastructure Opportunities, Puma VCT V, Severn Trent, TP70 2008 (I) VCT, TP70 2008 (II) VCT, UBC Media Group

Credit-Crunched

Anyone else get burnt on SOU today?

Luckily RMP has offset my losses!

redbull5

No mate, wats sou and rmp?

really looking into shares at the moment for a long term punt, have a really strong backing on lloyds but havent got anything set up or dont want to take the risk. But i have that gut feeling that they will go soaring up soon and i will have missed out.

Sad to say, but alot of people have made so much money putting there pennies on bp straight after the oil spill and have made lots.

sabretoothtigger

soaring up soon and i will have missed out.

All taxpayers own some Lloyds shares so no chance of missing out exactly. If they dont go up you will be paying an extra few percent tax so better hope they do
Clegg even floated the idea of literally issuing them to all but I guess not

Lloyds will only go up if they can borrow money more cheaply then they charge their customers. Every time the ground shakes with another credit default event it undermines their business plan I guess.
I believe they are in the middle of a big branch sale, bidding is not great?


BP was a scary thing to buy, they kept failing in sealing it. In practise the company is so big that only some illegal move to destroy the company would have justified the low price. Its been as low as 425 recently which is still cheap and a nice div in Aug

Use google or iii to check on sou and rmp but they really are risky companies. Italian oil exploring and Somalia I think