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Thanks dendria, as you can guess I am seriously concerned about this and will contact Selftrade yet again.

I hold my BNC sares in an ISA with Selftrade. I have contacted Selftrade twice because I would have liked to take my dividends in shares. They tell me I can't. Are they right or just saving themselves work? I have been very pleased with my share account on all other respects. If anyone out there has some knowledge I would be grateful for advice.

"Whilst dividend guidance has been restated, which we view as positive, uncertainty over the ultimate cost of the HMRC issue and the impact of the new sales strategy have led us to lower our target price to 105 pence from 130 pence and our recommendation to 'hold' from 'buy'," Panmure Gordon says in a note. I have been researching the regulatory problems at Hansard and think that there is little to worry about, but the above is worrying. i suggest 'buy' because the price has dropped so much, rather than anything else.

http://www.businessweek.com/news/2014-05-15/buffett-s-berkshire-discloses-528-dot-7-million-verizon-stake-1 Not a lot of background but possibly worth a read. I think VZC is probably a good buy but am still hesitant about voicing an opinion on my newest share. They pay a good dividend and are still growing and are now their own masters.

Thanks for the latest link, ARMANI, yet another egg in the cake. Some day soon people will wake up to just how well Banco performs for its customers and shareholders. I stand by my view, buy up to £6! Always dangerous to make a definite prediction and I don't usually, so Santander is an exception. Hope the eggs don't end over my face.

Thank you Armani for forwarding these. I remain very optimistic about Santander. I believe them to be very under-rated by the market. They are truly international and seem able to pull cats from bags any time they need to. There have been worries expressed here about them being a little too family orientated, but at least the family buy lots of shares. I also like the way they seem willing to allow the various national banks considerable freedom to adapt to their own markets. To my rather untrained eye the last quarter seems to continue to show continuing, capable management. I am really expecting the shares to overtake £6 in 2014 and would continue to buy below £6. And never forget the excellent dividends paid in four instalments every year.

VZC only reached fifty dollars briefly in 2013. However having bought back from Vodafone I am confident of the fifty being breached again. Patience may be needed and like many I am awaiting the tax position on the promising dividends, but am glad I held on to them.

For the link. My problem is that I just don't believe in analyst predictions. I kept all my VeriZon shares and so will be delighted if they do indeed return me 16%. I always assess my ISA shares by adding the dividend to the annual profit or loss, which I think is similar to the Dividend Dogs method. I usually post the annual results on the appropriate share chat page in early April, as I assess each year from Aprill 1st t o April 1st.

I keep these shares in my Isa with Selftrade. They do not allow me to participate in taking the dividend as shares. The dividend this November was 10.1p per share which at the current price is 1.9%. Remember that there are four dividends each year.

Up nearly 8% today... Do some people already know the results due out 12th september? I'm expecting them to be good but have no inside knowledge.

'The Board of Fiberweb announces that, following ongoing discussions and negotiations in July, it received a revised proposal from Polymer Group, Inc. ("PGI") to acquire the entire issued and to be issued share capital of Fiberweb for 97.5 pence per share in cash (the "Price"). In addition to the cash consideration, Fiberweb shareholders would also receive the 2013 interim dividend of 1.2 pence per share announced on 2 August 2013 and payable on 1 November 2013 to shareholders of Fiberweb on the register at close of business on 27 September 2013.'

Come back for a quick update to find takeover news. I shall be fairly upset if the management sell for under £1.20. I had looked on Fiberweb as a long term marriage partner, not a short term party girl.

Thanks, once more, for your research and information. This share has got to break £1 soon. Sorry if I sound impatient but I have held it for five years and saw it cross £1 and then drop right back. I bought because they have a major plant down the road and I like to have three local companies in my share Isa. They are well run and have some interesting and surprisingly high-tech products. They ought to be doing better. They do pay quite a good dividend and seem to have a grown up policy to increase it regularly. I have no inside information about the company so I'm probably quite wrong about it all.

The price refuses to lift above 490p at the moment so how long will it take to break 500?. Now we are in the second half of 2013 even I am beginning to doubt that we will be over £5 by Christmas. I still see Banco as very safe because of the wide Geographic spread, and because of the way they manage to give autonomy to their various National Banks. However I have stopped increasing my holding now it is the biggest in my portfolio, in favour of Fiberweb, Hansard and E2v, all of whom I believe are going to do better next year. This is where my excellent Banco dividends will now be spent.

and nobody cares... Down 2.5% one day, up 2.5% the next. I am fairly happy with the company and the board so refuse to worry, but it is unsettling and makes the morning coffee even more esential.

A gain of more than 20% since the end of July. It is noticeable that when the price drops buyers step in so the price is beginning to look firmer. Buyers beware, this share could move up very quickly. Unfortunately I have no spare cash having put it all into First Group to benefit from their recent share offer at 85p. First group has shot up, but the money here would have done even better! I might even break my rule and trade...

I'm a little late with this but it refers to the six months to the end of June. Gordon Marr, Group Chief Executive Officer, commented: "The fundamentals in our core markets are encouraging and this has translated into an increase in demand for our products. We have continued to grow regular premium new business in FY 2013 and achieved a record level of £136.1m PVNBP. This is testament to the success of our strategy of focusing on regular premium business in growth markets. We believe that Hansard's prospects remain strong and that our continuing investment in distribution infrastructure and Hansard OnLine will position us for future growth. We look forward to refreshing the Group's new business strategies with our new Chief Distribution Officer, Graham Morrall." I am gradually buying into Hansard who pay a very good dividend of about 7%.

Sorry for quoting your name wrongly... I have every confidence that this board will succeed in widening margins, they seem to be very on-the-ball.

Half year rns http://www.lse.co.uk/share-regulatory-news.asp?shareprice=FWEB&ArticleCode=aty7sz0g&ArticleHeadline=Half_Yearly_Report

76.5p up to 84.5p, is 10% up in one week. Wow! Remember this share can be very volatile though.