RE: Why the panic?26 May 2021 20:03
"My real beef is with the CPR process. I just don't think they are always worth the paper they are written on"
Having commissioned many and reviewed even more, it very much depends on whose paper its written on.
If you want a particular answer then some are more malleable than others, some will in effect give you what you need as long as its not completely outrageous, they make their money mainly doing CPRs and some consulting for smaller caps,. Fact is ERCE are not one of those that can be bullied, thats why they were chosen this time. They're not stupid, they recognised the high profile nature of this work and that the previous CPR provider seems to have repetitional egg on their face and thats not a place to be if you want serious business from serious clients. In the scheme of things there's not a lot of money in servicing small cap aim oilers with a CPR of their choice if its going to screw up your real business in the advisory and doing work for the big boys and the banks...
Grumble all you like, but the 2nd CPR is not the one to focus on, and is not the area the authorities are looking... timing of announcements and the CPR on which this whole fiasco was set in motion is where they're at...