Roundtable Discussion; The Future of Mineral Sands. Watch the video here.
"British shopping centre owner Hammerson's proposed takeover of rival Intu hit a stumbling block this evening, after a top three shareholder said it would vote against the deal at an upcoming meeting. Dutch pension fund APG wrote to the chief executive and chairman of Hammerson saying it had "substantial concerns" over the deal, citing the current retail environment and the increased financial leverage of Hammerson after the proposed takeover. "Furthermore we believe the proposed acquisition will significantly dilute Hammerson's high quality portfolio," the pension fund said. APG holds a 7.22pc stake in Hammerson, making it the company's third largest shareholder." https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2018/04/13/klepierre-walks-away-hammerson-takeover/
Hunter has gone, btw. https://www.investegate.co.uk/conviviality-plc--cvr-/rns/director-change/201803191229311587I/
Oh dear, how utterly pathetic!
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It seems unlikely that this is simply coincidental to the report that caused the SP to fall this morning. "Online payment processors Neteller and Skrill will block the use of prepaid Mastercards in over 100 countries starting November 25, a shift that will likely lead to greater acceptance of Bitcoin technology. The Paysafe Group (formerly known as Optimal Payments), which controls the Neteller and Skrill brands, informed customers last week that it was discontinuing prepaid Mastercard service in over 100 countries. The change in policy doesn’t apply to countries in the European Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA), which includes all 28 European Union member states, while Iceland, Lichtenstein, Monaco, Norway, San Marino and Switzerland will also get a pass. The prepaid Mastercards were popular among online gamblers but the change will prevent gamblers in non-SEPA countries from making instant withdrawals from their online gambling ewallets. Paysafe’s message to its customers attempted to soften the blow by explaining that they could continue to withdraw balances to their bank accounts as well as transfer funds between other Skrill/Neteller accounts. The list of affected countries includes some of the world’s biggest gambling markets, including Australia and Brazil. For the time being, the new policy doesn’t appear to apply to North American countries, including New Jersey’s regulated online gambling market, where Paysafe has been processing payments since late 2014. Paysafe customers in Russia and China have reportedly been told that they can continue to use their existing prepaid cards until they expire but new cards won’t be issued. Skrill’s website was temporarily blacklisted by Russia’s communications regulator this summer due to the processor’s links to unauthorized online gambling sites. Paysafe has yet to publicly disclose the precise rationale behind the new prepaid Mastercard restrictions. Regardless, these restrictions, which came shortly after US-facing betting operators reported increased scrutiny on the use of Visa cards, will add further momentum to online gambling operators and customers’ growing embrace of the Bitcoin virtual currency as a viable, safe and speedy form of moving money on and off gambling sites." " (from CalvinAyre site 22.11.2016)
The sp is rising because the no. 1 toy this Christmas is the GoGo electronic hamsters, they even made the front page of the FT! Extrapolating from US sales, they could bring in £millions more for Character who are bringing in loads more from China. Then there are extensions of the range planned for next year. Tremendous boost to CCT who also have one more of the top ten toys for this year. jane.