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... managed to get in on the dip and think , imo , that LSE has a some interest to take the SP upwards. Yes it could be just to 1100 , but at these levels , imo , buy on any weakness. A safe back seat earner , imo.

.... re my post wednedsay , looks like a few fund managers are thinking along the same lines http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/banking_and_finance/article4009939.ece

Nasdaq is considering whether to bid for the London Stock Exchange after a collapse in the LSE’s share price over the past year. Nasdaq is said to be looking at the viability of a bid at about £11 a share, less than the £12.50 that he offered 18 months ago when his hostile offer was spurned by LSE shareholders. (The Observer) .... Monaco , could be a quick 10% or so in this , see how they open Tuesday.

..always good to dump pre-market opening,lol. Shame about the weather over the grand-prix today , added some interest though. This could add a little more pressure http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/transport/article4004371.ece

... to be perfectly frank , the likes of Standard Chartered and HSBC are not being slapped as much due to their global platform not effecting future earnings as much as other domestics. RBS has undergone huge change over the last year , will sought out the £12b issue and will raise this by a further , iro ,imo, an extra £8b with disposals to c.£20b in total. LTSB has lost out big time on opportunities , no thanks to the BOE not enabling them to have a pop at NRK , and , imo , whilst being steady , is not best placed for the rebound. I would say though that LTSB shares have a predictable habit of bouncing from the late 300's to mid 400's so is definately worth a punt for a c.10% gain from these lows , I will add that I do not like the Scottish Widows potential litigation. RBS , imo , lacks investor confidence as of HBOS and Barclays. However , imo, they all have little downside from here and if bought in from the lowest of intra day lows , great potential upside. The likes of BB and AL will not be allowed to go bust and at sub £1 for BB and sub £4 for AL should be , imo , a good chance of seeing a big rebound. LTSB and Barclays are feeling a bit left out and I think that , depending on disposals, RBS might well have another go and outperform. The Irish Banks are vulnerable , so , imo , a move in that direction is well possible too.

.... as the re-structure of FP takes place and the rewards to shareholders of such takes place , the SP will begin to set a pace. FP just want to return monies to shareholders and then stand alone, unlike many financials that want to just place shares and give zero cash. FP will return cash and remain confident that they can return more than flowers offered. I think that they will deliver and that the SP whilst hovering is a great opportunity for some safe play with good returns. A definate buy.

Friends Provident, which is selling off divisions as part of a restructuring programme, is believed to have entered into exclusive talks with a UK-owned trade buyer for Pantheon, the wealth manager it bought for more than £17m in July last year. The deal is thought to be worth about £30m and could be announced as early as Friday if discussions progress as quickly as expected.

... this is well worth a read http://uk.reuters.com/article/businessNews/idUKL2386116120080523?feedType=RSS&feedName=businessNews

... me thinks so too. I took a few on board at 113.5 and sold at their high this morning only as i do not like holding over a long weekend , especially when the dow looks nervous still. Anyways , always an oportunity to buy in with FP at these levels and not regret it and as you say , a good foundation to start next week , lets hope the DOW and the bank holiday newspaper rounds do not do too much damage , gl

always nice to get something back , well worth looking into cfd's , I got the RBS divi the morning it went ex-divi from IG markets , every one to their own and all that , worth a look though , gl , enjoy the bank hols.

5.3p is the divi , always the last entry at the bottom. I think all stocks go ex-divi on a wednesday and in order to qualify for a divi , you must hold the stock on the tuesday and overnight into the wednesday trading session , so in the case of FP , anytime pre close tuesday 15th April holding into the trading session of the 16th.

http://www.dividendinvestor.co.uk/index.php?symbol=fp.&submit=GO

.. ouch , bad luck...

http://www.dividendinvestor.co.uk/index.php?symbol=rto&submit=GO

.. miners are rosey , a quick profit take over the last few days happened but bouncing back nicely... a play off against financials and minerals is the latter part of the May trading period , financials lost. If you are just re-entering , imo , financials will outway minerals in June, you had a good trip?

... you should realy look into CFD trading. IG markets are , for me , the tops. But , always have 2 accounts , TD Waterhouse is just a another , but the pair are good. They are the best at what they do , forget others , but take up offers ... there are many that will lob you a £100 or so , but never pay for a dealing platform , the likes of IG will throw it in for free , subject to your addiction...

FP will dispose of various aspects of its organisation within the next few months and will then have itself to profer. How far can FP drop , why not say to 100 , it should never happen , but you know the old saying , stay away in may , try CFD's as opposed to holding.

.. I need an answer to the tree shaking theory too. I like FP , as a cfd day trader this one is what I would say , a potential shooter. If you are in , great , but at what entry price. I average iro 10 trades a week with FP. There is alot of bother over some aspects of insurance that was profitable that might not be any longer should proposed government shakeup's be forthcomming. Insurance heads have met up , had lunch , have gone to no11 , had lunch again , etc... this , to me, has upset institutional investors that have not been invited. Bottom line , I like undervalued insurance companies that make monies. OLM , RSA , LGEN , all good stuff. The problem with FP is that they are easily criticised over the fiasco with resolution and pearl. The other problem is the killerweed FP placed upon flower power. Both are negatives to some and with financials being dragged down in the trapping , FP's SP dwindles. It's a bit like Sainsbury's, they could have done a deal at 600 but dithered and markets swung against them whilst they did so. For Sainsbury die hards, when they see 700 , no doubt it would be worth the pain they have now have to voluntarily endured. With FP , however , they are smart. They do not have family issues , like sainsburys , FP know what they have and what it is worth. Ok , they have invested monies in companies that drop in value as the companies they have invested in drop , but , FP has a few jewels too that increase in value.

FC's 'practice' methods are getting far worse . If I filter people , I take the filter off after 3 months just to see whether or not people have changed , many do , but I had to filter FC again , third time.. FC really should try another sounding board like a councilor to offload on...

if not aware , aside from general nego's , GS cut its price target on the bank from 438p to 350p today...