http://www.lse.co.uk/ RBS Share Chat Feed - London South East en-gb Thu, 17 May 2012 00:11:08 GMT 2011 London South East http://www.lse.co.uk/rss/ 5 Stockready Hi Jings my mate hope you well, just picked up your post I had to spread my wings , so the buy here today, beside I have got loads tied up already in EMED, so either way as a true beliver and long termer not going to lose there, however if it touched slightly under 8p I will jump with everything I have and as my final and last buy there, all good there, and GS has just had so much bad publicity and not getting the fair PR they deserved, do you know. or heard something regarding Goldmen Scache and EMED that I might have missed? I think AS deal is closer than ever there, and land will be picked up soon, these climate is just perfect for EMED, and spain. RBS was just too good to be missed and I have been playing and investing so heavy in AIM and now its time to balance it out in FTSE, and my two big one's are RBS and TW. and still in Lloyds, will not sell a single share till at least Q3-4, however for RBS I be out at 32-33p, which I am expecting it to be July now GL IMO DYOR http://www.lse.co.uk/shareChat.asp?ShareTicker=RBS&post=5292512 Wed, 16 May 2012 23:25:08 GMT GMHK It all depends on your strategy. How much do you have invested, what is your fund size still available for top ups... What is your average? My friend lost 85% and still got him out with a little profit. The most important thing is that you need to keep your emotions away from the market. And now is definitely not a good time to top up of any size. (Rather sell and buy back when it all calms down !!!BUT BUT BUT!!! it all depends on your individual situation!!!) http://www.lse.co.uk/shareChat.asp?ShareTicker=RBS&post=5292345 Wed, 16 May 2012 22:23:18 GMT jings100 When you say portfolio who all do you mean and at what price did you buy in. Not a big fan of averaging down BTW but many on here will be .It's fine if the price starts to rise shortly after you've done it but really stressful if the price continues to drop...... even if it does recover later on ,hope you don't mind me saying it but you sound stressed enough at the moment . http://www.lse.co.uk/shareChat.asp?ShareTicker=RBS&post=5292333 Wed, 16 May 2012 22:20:21 GMT Mo2047 if i get cash and i average down i guess that will reduce my loss anybody done this before ans comment plz im stressing out http://www.lse.co.uk/shareChat.asp?ShareTicker=RBS&post=5292238 Wed, 16 May 2012 21:57:40 GMT Mo2047 im getting scared down 50% on my portfolio shall i sell????? http://www.lse.co.uk/shareChat.asp?ShareTicker=RBS&post=5292211 Wed, 16 May 2012 21:52:56 GMT jings100 Aye not looking too clever at the moment , mate but can Germany afford to let them go tits up at the moment or France either for that matter.Lot of Greek debt kicking about in the German and French banks..... Merkel's becoming increasingly isolated only friend she seems to have left is Georgie boy , bet that's pleasing her no end .it used to be Labour that wasn't working now it's austerity ......Politicians , never bleeding happy . http://www.lse.co.uk/shareChat.asp?ShareTicker=RBS&post=5292058 Wed, 16 May 2012 21:25:25 GMT rinkydink For what it's worth, British Bulls posted a buy-if today, after a Bullish Piercing Line Pattern was formed, ( whatever that is), so I'll be at the computer tomorrow at 8, looking for an in (unless Europe's gone tits up overnight)! http://www.lse.co.uk/shareChat.asp?ShareTicker=RBS&post=5291966 Wed, 16 May 2012 21:06:12 GMT jings100 The main problem with BB is that often their buy and sell recommends lag behind the market , they're not always updated on a daily basis, although today they have been , having said that if your interested in candlestick trading it can be helpful but as way 2 said look for other indicators for confirmation . GL http://www.lse.co.uk/shareChat.asp?ShareTicker=RBS&post=5291953 Wed, 16 May 2012 21:02:02 GMT stig26 another day another dollar http://www.lse.co.uk/shareChat.asp?ShareTicker=RBS&post=5291876 Wed, 16 May 2012 20:46:11 GMT way2profit Nice report of today's news, stark warning on what most outside the Eurozone perceive as an inevitable 'Grexit' and political leadership inside the Eurozone must be drawing on the pant canvas with the brown crayon privately! IMO some of the recent remarks from lesser members of the Eurozone suggest to me that they believe that the single currency project is on the brink of collapse, with the BoE and UK govt publically giving warnings then Eurozone probably has days to find a resolution not weeks, they can't put it off until Greece goes to the Polls again on 17 Jun. They have caught up with the 'can' in the road (Greece) that now seems unkickable! If the Greeks continue to take cash out of their banks, this re-action could then spread to other distressed Eurozone countries... if you look at the re-action to even the possibility of a fuel strike in the UK and transpose that to the collapse of a national economy once the political leadership looses the confidence of the people to hold the countries economy together you get chaos! All worst case scenario stuff of course IMHO http://www.lse.co.uk/shareChat.asp?ShareTicker=RBS&post=5291855 Wed, 16 May 2012 20:40:51 GMT jings100 The market cap is the SP X the shares in issue, it should have gone up today ? http://www.lse.co.uk/shareChat.asp?ShareTicker=RBS&post=5291792 Wed, 16 May 2012 20:22:49 GMT Mo2047 By contrast, France reported zero first-quarter growth and revised down slightly growth in the last quarter of last year to 0.1 percent. In Greece, at imminent risk of being forced from the eurozone if a new government rejects tough debt rescue conditions, political leaders failed in a last-hope effort to form a government of non-political experts, as in Italy. "We are going again towards elections, in a few days, under very bad conditions," socialist Pasok party leader Evangelos Venizelos said. "The Greek people must now make the right decisions for the good of the country," said Venizelos. The precarious financial situation was also highlighted when President Carolos Papoulias reported some 700 million euros ($894 million) were withdrawn from Greek banks on Monday and warned the situation could worsen in coming days. Stock markets worldwide fell on Tuesday, in large part because of the dire situation in Greece and the uncertainty this is generating over the future of policy in the eurozone. "Investors are pricing in a Greek exit from monetary union with a risk that it could turn out to be disorderly," said VTB Capital analyst Neil MacKinnon. Analyst Mike McCudden at online brokerage Interactive Investor said: "Faced with the ongoing turmoil in the eurozone, nerves are shredded and traders are particularly sensitive to any news which comes their way. "Reaction to news of the Greek election was enough to confirm to traders that Greece is indeed heading for the exit," he said. http://www.lse.co.uk/shareChat.asp?ShareTicker=RBS&post=5291783 Wed, 16 May 2012 20:20:59 GMT Mo2047 French President Francois Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel stressed their desire to keep the eurozone together on Tuesday in key talks just hours after France's new leader was inaugurated. With all eyes on their first-ever talks, the two leaders also vowed that the two European powerhouses were aware of their responsibilities and ready to help find solutions to the eurozone crisis. Hollande, the newly inaugurated French Socialist, arrived late for his first talks with Merkel after his plane was apparently struck by lightning and had to return to Paris where he changed aircraft. Hanging over the meeting was the grim news from Athens, which is now set to hold another round of elections likely on June 17 after efforts to form a government after inclusive polls foundered, setting up yet another month of brinkmanship at the crippled heart of the eurozone. But the eurozone's two biggest economies want Greece to stay in the single currency, Merkel said a joint press conference with Hollande. Paris and Berlin were prepared "to study the possibility of additional growth measures in Greece" if Athens said they needed them, she added. Hollande for his part called for "balanced" and "respectful" relations with Germany, while adding he was prepared to put "everything on the table" at an informal EU summit next week, including eurobonds, a point of friction with the Germans. The anti-austerity message sent by Greek voters has made the future of the deal for a massive EU-IMF (Berlin: MXG1.BE - news) bailout to rescue Greece's finances uncertain. International Monetary Fund head Christine Lagarde raised the possibility on Tuesday that Greece could leave the currency union in the clearest sign yet that leaders are preparing the ground for the exit. "If the country's budgetary commitments are not honoured, there are appropriate revisions to do ... which in this case must be an orderly exit," Lagarde said in an interview with France 24 television. Hollande has vowed to make economic growth a key component of eurozone austerity efforts to reduce debts, and he got a timely boost from US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner. "We should welcome this new debate about growth in Europe (Chicago Options: ^REURUSD - news) ," Geithner said at a conference in Washington. After talks with Hollande, conservative Merkel, a proponent of austerity measures to rein in debt, said she had "points in common" with the new French leader on the way to boost growth in the eurozone. The European Commission announced earlier that growth in the eurozone stagnated, with zero expansion in the first quarter, surprising analysts who had expected a fall of 0.2 percent. The eurozone was saved from recession largely by the "pull" effect from Germany which reported first-quarter growth of 0.5 percent. http://www.lse.co.uk/shareChat.asp?ShareTicker=RBS&post=5291779 Wed, 16 May 2012 20:20:49 GMT Mo2047 Q: How much would a Greek exit cost? A: It is near impossible to put a figure on how much a 'Grexit' would ultimately cost. The Institute of International Finance, which represents more than 450 financial institutions globally, has estimated it at around €1 trillion. The cost would be felt across the country, with Greece sinking even deeper into recession. Q: What impact would it have on the UK and other countries? A: The contagion effect would be enormous. A Greek exit would introduce the principle that countries can exit the euro. Fellow bail-out countries such as Portugal and Ireland would be put under renewed pressure, as would Spain and Italy. The ECB and its backers notably Germany would take a large hit. Although Britain's direct exposure to Greece is limited, it is indirectly exposed through its exposure to other euro countries such as France. This could put pressure on UK bank funding costs, further restricting credit availability and pushing up borrowing costs for households and businesses. Confidence would be knocked, trade with the region hit, and a recovery further delayed. http://www.lse.co.uk/shareChat.asp?ShareTicker=RBS&post=5291769 Wed, 16 May 2012 20:18:16 GMT Mo2047 Greece's decision to call a second, anti-austerity election has taken the country one-step closer to a dangerous exit from the eurozone. Below we sketch out how the process might unfold. Q: How would Greece leave the euro? A: No-one knows for sure because it would be unprecedented. There was no legal mechanism put in place for a country to exit the eurozone when the single currency was created. The most likely scenario would involve the Greek authorities privately agreeing a date with the rest of the eurozone, the European Central Bank, and the International Monetary Fund, to formally exit. They may decide to announce the decision after the markets have closed, possibly on a Friday evening, to give investors a chance to digest the news. Q: What would happen to the currency? A: Greek euros would be converted into a new currency, probably the drachma. Euro notes would be stamped while drachmas were being printed. After setting an initial conversion rate for the new drachma, at say 1:1 to the euro, the exchange rate would be dictated by currency markets. The drachma would immediately fall sharply. Q: What would happen to the country's debt? A: Domestic debt would be converted into drachmas. A complicated legal row over whether Greek's external debts would remain denominated in euros or be converted into cut-price drachma would ensue. Money owed by the Greek Government to its bondholders, and money owed by Greek banks to the European Central Bank, would be the subject of renegotiation and restructuring. Greece would continue to be locked out of capital markets, and would require new IMF loans against fresh collateral. Q: What would happen to the banks? A: Capital controls would be put in place to prevent a chaotic run on Greek banks. Money is already being withdrawn from Greece and invested elsewhere, or simply stuffed under mattresses. The ECB liquidity tap would be switched off, and banks would not have access to wholesale markets. Greece would have to recapitalise and potentially nationalise its banks. http://www.lse.co.uk/shareChat.asp?ShareTicker=RBS&post=5291766 Wed, 16 May 2012 20:18:06 GMT Mo2047 The Prime Minister has admitted the there is a very real danger that Europe (Chicago Options: ^REURUSD - news) could face a single currency break-up unless urgent action is taken. Speaking in the House of Commons earlier Mr Cameron told MPs (BSE: MPSLTD.BO - news) : "The eurozone has to make a choice. "If the eurozone wants to continue as it is, then it has got to build a proper firewall, it has got to take steps to secure the weakest members of the eurozone, or it is going to have to work out if it has to go in a different direction. "It either has to make up or it is looking at a potential break-up. That is the choice they have to make and it is a choice they cannot long put off." The Prime Minister has repeatedly made the case for the eurozone to take "decisive action" to restore stability caused by the current crisis over Greek debt. Mr Cameron's warning was echoed by the governor of the Bank of England who delivered a scathing verdict on the handling of the eurozone debt crisis and confirmed contingency plans for a potential break-up of the single currency. Former Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee member Andrew Sentance told Jeff Randall Live: "since the financial crisis the Bank hasn't picked up the changes in the structure of the economy and the forces affecting inflation and growth." "We appear to be having high inflation, not just as a blip, but on an ongoing basis and the Bank has an obligation to keep it down. "Growth is going to be relatively weak in the UK and also in many other western economies, but inflation will be relatively high so governments will have to deal with that for some time." Mr Sentance also told Jeff Randall Live: "I hope the bank will start to think about the value of the pound. It is appreciating against the Euro it may help shield us from inflationary pressures we've seen before." Sir Mervyn King, at the launch of the Bank's quarterly inflation report, admitted discussions were being held in the UK on how to handle the collapse of the euro. The Bank, the Treasury and the Financial Services Authority are contemplating the worst-case scenario, which would send shockwaves around the world. In the report, the Bank warned of continued risk of a "disorderly" outcome for the eurozone, as part of its wider forecasts for the UK economy. Sir Mervyn admitted that the bank could not quantify the most extreme risks from the single currency area but declared that the UK's biggest trading partner was "tearing itself apart without any obvious solution." He said "Just kicking the can down the road is not an answer." His comments came as the turmoil in the region continues after Greek political leaders failed to form a coalition government, forcing a new election in June. The country could be denied further EU bailout funds if a party opposing drastic austerity measures comes to power, which could lead to Greece http://www.lse.co.uk/shareChat.asp?ShareTicker=RBS&post=5291752 Wed, 16 May 2012 20:15:07 GMT Mo2047 not good http://www.lse.co.uk/shareChat.asp?ShareTicker=RBS&post=5291748 Wed, 16 May 2012 20:14:22 GMT way2profit Sure, use any tools you find useful, but remember they are just that statistical indicators and not defacto this is what will happen... use them to back up your gut instincts.... I've tended to day trade to get my head and instincts into the groove... the more you trade the better the calls you tend to make (personal choices of course and you can still get it wrong) essentially I earmarked some learning curve capital and started learning the trading lessons by my results, some good some bad... what I tend to do on day trades is calculate percentage win/loss on the previous close and by observation estimate the general daily percentage movements to estimate a buy-in point, golden rule don't rush in on a upward spike, look for the lows.... there's always another day. http://www.lse.co.uk/shareChat.asp?ShareTicker=RBS&post=5291716 Wed, 16 May 2012 20:05:00 GMT way2profit Agree, this was most likely a one day event in the current climate to keep the punters happy! Hands up alll those that prdicted getting to 22's from a drop to 20.5.... personally dipped in and out this morning as I had all day meeting commitments and wasn't willing to risk another major fall while my back was turned. http://www.lse.co.uk/shareChat.asp?ShareTicker=RBS&post=5291666 Wed, 16 May 2012 19:49:54 GMT GMHK Let's don't get too excited because of one day rally. 20p will be broken very soon, maybe tomorrow or Friday. In fact, it seems there'll be month of free fall until Greece's election on June 17th. All time low may not be hit but 17p in sight. http://www.lse.co.uk/shareChat.asp?ShareTicker=RBS&post=5291630 Wed, 16 May 2012 19:36:58 GMT rinkydink Thanks for that. You're right, I got well and truly stung! Since then I've paid a lot more attention to my investments, and am fortunately now in profit. Do you have any view on British Bulls though? Don't they "monitor daily/weekly movements and try to predict where it is going"? As someone who never wants to sell at a loss, it gave me the confidence to sell in the reasonable expectation that the price would drop, and in the process, it saved me about £1000 in one trade. But there must be a down side or everyone would be reporting on their latest forecasts. Even if you don't treat it as gospel, surely it's worth bearing in mind? http://www.lse.co.uk/shareChat.asp?ShareTicker=RBS&post=5291614 Wed, 16 May 2012 19:28:49 GMT way2profit It's easy to get stung as a newbie and everybody has been there at some point, even if they don't admit it publicly. My advise is to take some time to monitor daily/weekly movements and try to predict where it is going, look at the effect on the SP of internal (company) announcements and external forces such as the current Euro/Greek crisis. There's plenty of trading tools that can help provide indicators and can be used as aids, but use your head as well. It also depends on your available capital and trading strategy i.e. long term investment or short term trades, there's pro's and con's for each, but in each case you are looking for the lowest point at which to buy in and prediction of whether the SP will rise or fall based on current or future events. Whatever the case know you break even point and set realistic strategic targets and try to stick to it, however, be prepared to adjust your strategy based on events... i.e. better to take a small profit than a heavy loss. I have a mix of long and short trades, where the SP is volatile such as the banking sector at the moment, I'm tending to take a short term view, however, I also hold some where the SP is currently low based on future potential for growth i.e. 6 months plus to achieve a reasonably return but several years to achieve an excelent return. http://www.lse.co.uk/shareChat.asp?ShareTicker=RBS&post=5291554 Wed, 16 May 2012 19:00:20 GMT jings100 Let us know when it gets to about 35. http://www.lse.co.uk/shareChat.asp?ShareTicker=RBS&post=5291387 Wed, 16 May 2012 18:01:11 GMT rinkydink Can anyone tell me why British Bulls gets such a hard time on here? British Bulls gets the occasional mention on LSE, and it's not usually complimentary. I consider myself a new investor, having only made about 20 trades, mostly in RBS, and I'm always looking for ways to improve my decision making. My first 5 trades were buys in RBS, averaging down from 44p to 27p, but making a 35% loss in the process. I worked out that on the 5 occasions when I added money into my account, had I waited for the next British Bulls confirmed buy or sell, and bought or sold the next day, instead of just buying straight away, then I could have made a 5% profit - a difference of over 3 grand. So when they did a confirmed sell of LLOY on 3rd May, I sold the next day, making a very small loss. Since then the price has crashed. The same can be said for RBS. Anyway maybe that is just lucky, but can anyone tell me why British Bulls is so bad. I know they use questionable figures to claim that £100 became £3000 or whatever, but surely if it was that bad, it would cease to exist? http://www.lse.co.uk/shareChat.asp?ShareTicker=RBS&post=5291348 Wed, 16 May 2012 17:49:58 GMT stig26 vix just shot up http://www.lse.co.uk/shareChat.asp?ShareTicker=RBS&post=5291267 Wed, 16 May 2012 17:15:59 GMT stig26 america about to fall off a cliff http://www.lse.co.uk/shareChat.asp?ShareTicker=RBS&post=5291266 Wed, 16 May 2012 17:15:18 GMT uzy1 lol http://www.lse.co.uk/shareChat.asp?ShareTicker=RBS&post=5291255 Wed, 16 May 2012 17:11:40 GMT stig26 exactly what i have been saying all along, the city dot like rbs http://www.lse.co.uk/shareChat.asp?ShareTicker=RBS&post=5291240 Wed, 16 May 2012 17:06:42 GMT Trixie1960 should i be worried about this consolidation? i know the value will be the same but there is further for this to drop if they are changed to £1.00 shares, they could could drop right back down to 21p, this would be catastrophic, this happened for me at jjb. http://www.lse.co.uk/shareChat.asp?ShareTicker=RBS&post=5291190 Wed, 16 May 2012 16:50:12 GMT stig26 its like the grand national theres a lot of force starts the pull back then off again so just buckle up and get on the right side http://www.lse.co.uk/shareChat.asp?ShareTicker=RBS&post=5291185 Wed, 16 May 2012 16:47:50 GMT stig26 happy days i see here with all this love chat lol its only money people if you cant hack it, then drive a tractor ha hah ha http://www.lse.co.uk/shareChat.asp?ShareTicker=RBS&post=5291177 Wed, 16 May 2012 16:46:08 GMT DSTAR No problem, wasn't a personal comment just a general one. In fact i share your view on RBS long term and will myself be topping up if sub 20p is reached as i am currently at an average of 21.4p and am in for the long haul so anything sub 20p will enable me to top up and average down even further. I don't see the recovery in Q3 that you are seeing but come Q4 i am hoping the political will in Eurpoe will have shifted a bit further away from austerity and to growth promotion and that the ECB become more active as without that i can see marktes being sluggish for some time to come/ Good Luck with your investments though http://www.lse.co.uk/shareChat.asp?ShareTicker=RBS&post=5291065 Wed, 16 May 2012 16:15:55 GMT jings100 Ditto . http://www.lse.co.uk/shareChat.asp?ShareTicker=RBS&post=5290954 Wed, 16 May 2012 15:54:27 GMT lex1 Guilty as charged, i can talk more sh*** than most, thank you very much. http://www.lse.co.uk/shareChat.asp?ShareTicker=RBS&post=5290946 Wed, 16 May 2012 15:52:39 GMT jings100 And does that include your posts , Lol http://www.lse.co.uk/shareChat.asp?ShareTicker=RBS&post=5290917 Wed, 16 May 2012 15:47:07 GMT jings100 Thought you would have been plowing every last penny into EMED today ,never mind RBS . You'll need to keep an eye on what Goldman Sachs are getting up to on there. They're bad lads. http://www.lse.co.uk/shareChat.asp?ShareTicker=RBS&post=5290900 Wed, 16 May 2012 15:42:58 GMT lex1 Different sides of the same coin , if any one invests on the sh*** thats talked on this site they should not be investing at all. http://www.lse.co.uk/shareChat.asp?ShareTicker=RBS&post=5290892 Wed, 16 May 2012 15:42:09 GMT Stockready I have taken your comment on board and I thank you for pointing it out I never like to ramp, and never done so, sometimes I find it hard to control my true emotions and not to share what is my true and geniune feelings, which sometimes right and sometimes wrong , however my odds are still not too bad considering what is happening in the market at the moment, specially if you are a long termer. RBS is truly exceptionally good value for the pf, asset, it has , and specially the recovery of Q3 which I am predicting to be massive globaly which banks will also benefits, I thank you once again, I always say do everyone always: DYOR IMO GLA http://www.lse.co.uk/shareChat.asp?ShareTicker=RBS&post=5290749 Wed, 16 May 2012 15:21:43 GMT DSTAR You were indeed correct in calling the levels in Q1 but i think you need to be careful with the tone of your comments as some people on these boards will blindly follow peoples advice and your post could be interpreted as saying "buy now you fools" with no caveat. I know it is all opinion and people should do their own research before investing but people take too much as read from what is posted on this board. My view for what it's worth is that Greece exit may be priced in but the fallout for the periphal Eurozone countries is not and therefore we could very easily see the teens on this share in the next couple of months. i hope you are right and i am wrong but only time will tell http://www.lse.co.uk/shareChat.asp?ShareTicker=RBS&post=5290699 Wed, 16 May 2012 15:15:41 GMT lex1 Yanks are going to sucker punch you on the bell. http://www.lse.co.uk/shareChat.asp?ShareTicker=RBS&post=5290673 Wed, 16 May 2012 15:12:34 GMT lex1 yesterdays displeasure from pension fund managers, do we take that to mean that afterthe split a rights issue will be the next step, your thoughts http://www.lse.co.uk/shareChat.asp?ShareTicker=RBS&post=5290619 Wed, 16 May 2012 15:07:10 GMT Stockready picked up my last and FINAL top up here at amaizing 20.80p couldn't believe my eyes, with such a bargain entry I keep telling people Greece exit is already priced in, therefore the price now, otherwise we should be hovering above 30p, and we will, I have already posted the time line here like last time (which I was bang on right) you will not see these levels ever again, even if it revist the 20p or around that figure that would your last time seeing it, I always said we might re-visit this level again and I am glad we did it sooner rather than later GL everyone http://www.lse.co.uk/shareChat.asp?ShareTicker=RBS&post=5290477 Wed, 16 May 2012 14:50:21 GMT jings100 Sorry ,I misunderstood what you were intending .Thought you were about to pile everything into RBS . I'm not really smart enough to advise you with regards your portfolio. Bit heavy on financials bit light on divi's maybe , that is if your looking for guaranteed income to get you through Uni. Long term your current investments should prove very profitable,IMO. SIG are well placed in Europe where energy conservation is likely to become increasingly important , Barratt's had a decent set of results although personally I'd prefer Persimmon and RBS and Lloyds are your "possible " long term multi baggers.Although at the moment that's looking less likely . In your position I would be checking out the top five divi payers in the Footsie 100.(Google it ) just to see what's on offer. http://www.lse.co.uk/shareChat.asp?ShareTicker=RBS&post=5289922 Wed, 16 May 2012 13:29:34 GMT news Title on pg 64 of today*s Daily Mail (16 May 2012)-- It states, "Pension fund chiefs have warned the govt. against striking a "sweetheart" deal with Middle East investors over the sale of Royal Bank of Scotland and Lloyds. The damning verdict -delivered to MPs yesterday by investment bosses at Standard Life, Schroders and Royal London...." http://www.lse.co.uk/shareChat.asp?ShareTicker=RBS&post=5289674 Wed, 16 May 2012 12:56:23 GMT jings100 Goes a long way . Markets took a bounce on the news that the lovely Angela might soften her stance on the Greek austerity measures. http://www.lse.co.uk/shareChat.asp?ShareTicker=RBS&post=5289641 Wed, 16 May 2012 12:50:47 GMT NeepHead You are still on a downer! Five years will see huge positives starting with Greece. The change in France will demand that the stronger Countries keep Greece in the Euro, Greece will need to stay in the Euro, who will trade with them if they don't? When Greece settles, which I think will be sooner rather than later, the strong language will spread to settling the Euro and the PIGS, then we will all see some improvement. As we used to say in production "if you stuff it in at one end then it has to come out the other"! http://www.lse.co.uk/shareChat.asp?ShareTicker=RBS&post=5289223 Wed, 16 May 2012 11:52:58 GMT LennyMac I am not so sure about a Greek exit. The EU stands to lose so much more than just Greek debt if they leave and the repercussions for Greece leaving are much more than the hardship they will face by staying. http://www.lse.co.uk/shareChat.asp?ShareTicker=RBS&post=5289213 Wed, 16 May 2012 11:52:08 GMT T-bone I have spread my investments across RBS, LLoyds, Barclays, Barratt & SIG group. But think long term RBS must be a 100 point plus company. I am a young guy still at college and studying at the moment. I use my trades to make my way through College and hopefully Uni. Do you think i should further spread my protfolio? http://www.lse.co.uk/shareChat.asp?ShareTicker=RBS&post=5289034 Wed, 16 May 2012 11:27:01 GMT cashking Just about priced in now, the sooner they leave the better,the Greeks will always be a lost cause and just a begging bowl I say oooooooooooooouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuttttttttttttttttttttt agora http://www.lse.co.uk/shareChat.asp?ShareTicker=RBS&post=5288986 Wed, 16 May 2012 11:19:57 GMT Chubbs1 Good post mate! http://www.lse.co.uk/shareChat.asp?ShareTicker=RBS&post=5288916 Wed, 16 May 2012 11:10:36 GMT