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I tend to agree.

Did anyone else notice that Prudential have taken a majority stake in Bharti Life, as announced today, which supposedly opens a door to Airtel - 'As part of the transaction, Bharti Life will also look into securing strategic distribution agreements with Bharti Airtel and 360 ONE'. Frankly, I'm not quite sure of the precise implications but I imagine it will provide some degree of regulation against AAF shareholders being taken for a ride.

Does anyone have a perspective to add on this development?

https://www.lse.co.uk/rns/PRU/prudential-plc-repositions-its-india-operations-wfshpcj7ocg19xd.html

Bellers - I was still at high school, but I think your circumstances were far from uncommon. The yoof of today wouldn't know what hit them! Let's hope GGP will continue to prosper and transform your autumn years :-)

One of the societal changes that I referenced in an earlier post was people getting second jobs, and mothers going out to work for the first time leading to a generation 'latch-key kids'. My guess is that the benefits system back then was a fraction of what it is currently. Totally different culture.

And I'm just a country boy.

Money have I none.

But I've got silver, in the stars.

Gold in the mornin' sun......

Bunky, if 1981 refers to your year of birth, then you haven't experienced sustained high inflation as it was in the 70s and early 80s - and referred to as 'The Great Inflation'. I'm (just) old enough to remember the societal misery it caused and my parents' frustration, despite them being comfortably off. You'd walk around a supermarket and see prices being raised before your eyes during the peak periods when it reached 23%. Less fortunate people suffered real hardship and in many cases it had a profound effect on family life. It's also worth noting that sovereign debt is now considerably higher as a percentage of GDP in most western countries than it has ever been historically and many economists accept that the only way to address that debt is to print money. I've discussed this with my three children (millennials) and they appear to think I'm exaggerating and merely trying to curb their profligate lifestyles. We'll all see first-hand, soon enough...

Mapp, I'm at pains to remind

others whom may share your bind,

that HL can't force you to sell on a whim

Transfer to another broker and then stick the boot in....

Sage - I read somewhere that the USA's commitment to Taiwan's security is enshrined in some law or treaty (more research required) and despite The Donald's cavalier attitude to legalities, it may

ultimately prove to be outside his prerogative to give Winnie the Pooh the absolute guarantee he'd be seeking. Furthermore, Japan and other states in the region and beyond have their own policies toward Taiwan. Either way, it will certainly be interesting to observe and since my partner is Chinese, it will have personal ramifications since the rest of her family are still all on the mainland.

Imran92 - https://www.gbc.gi/news/us-ohio-class-nuclear-submarine-on-the-rock-since-sunday-departs

I Wonder if Smarmer gave permission ? Sounds a bit scary....

Yeah, thought I'd have a top-up in the ISA late this afternoon, but when I looked, with Interactive Investor, the settlement date would have been 14/5 and therefore miss the cut-off..

Montyfino - Agree with you, but for the moment at least you can toggle back to the 'classic' format.

There's exposure and then there's over exposure...

Not wishing to be churlish, I topped-up a few anyway...

I'm thinking more Woodpecker. I've been banging my head against a wall for years with this share...

Me too, precisely.

Speedy -"Hi all. Stop giving it to the wasters and help out the strivers. Bring it on Nige ATB Speedy"

Well, funny how plans work out. Forty-four years later, British Steel (what's left of it) is being re-nationalised and Nigel, having attended Dulwich College and on to the City to trade commodities, went in to politics, and might very well soon become Prime Minister and saviour of our country.... ;-)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AiIlcew-GVM

This morning I flogged some IAG to make some space in my ISA for SILG. I went out to get petrol and groceries and checked the price before I left and it was at 33.89. I rolled the dice and expected it would probably back off before the NY open. Was out a bit longer than I expected. Makes a change from buying and seeing a big drop within a few hours, I suppose....

Mapp - Why didn't you just open a trading account with a different platform to continue to buy shares of your choosing and elect a free transfer of your HL holdings at the same time? I wouldn't waste time with HL unless they are restricting access to your assets. Perhaps I'm missing something?

Why the drop with physical moving up?

"Greatland Resources, a goldminer backed by iron ore billionaire Andrew Forrest, could also emerge as driving force in the consolidation of Australia’s many mid-tier miners as they seek scale ahead of a possibly significant (?) in the price of gold".

Is the missing word 'rise or 'fall'? At this point, it could be either, aside from the title being somewhat bearish. Does the smart money really not believe we're seeing a war-related pause in otherwise bullish circumstances? Unusual for Forbes to have sloppy proofreading...