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a couple this morning.

? giant african land snail, maybe?

indeed. it does tend to move with the pace and grace of a snail.

? double forfeit if it breaches 240p by end december 2017?

in relation to mxo, i'd be waiting for the departure of stefan, & more transparent newsflow, before it could become investable.

hiya carter, as i posted already on this board a while ago, the medium term future for oil looking a bit perkier now. that has helped my RDSB nicely, & i'm still long. i wonder what mxo is waiting for ?

ART123: "To buy at 0.09p is to buy at 40% over the placing price ..." with placing at 0.05p, 0.09 would be more like an 80% mark-up, no?

carter, you deramper, you.

"... meeting full year market expectations will be challenging due to a weak first quarter "

"SO doesn't operate any field. He manages our minor investment in a jv." ... which makes his renumeration a tad generous.

not sure i understand your 10:08 post, richox. according to allatsea at 06:53, deutsche *have* increased their price target from 585p to 600p.

c'mon brousse, any more for you? fair ole slip in h2.

(ShareCast News) - Anne Richards, M&G Prudential's chief executive bought a large amount of shares in the life insurer financed via the sale of options in the stock. On 1 December, Richards had sold 41,194 options in the firm, pocketing �395,174.04 in exchange, which she proceeded to reinvest almost entirely in shares of Prudential on the next business day, the company said in a statement. She was preceded by David Law, the chair of the group's audit committee, who on 1 December picked up �39,715.94-worth of shares. However, also on 1 December, Alan Porter, Prudential's general counsel, Jonathan Oliver, the insurer's director of communications and John Foley, M&G Prudential's chief, also sold options, with all of them opting to retain the proceeds of their respective transactions. On 16 November, in a statement issued ahead of an investor day, the company said it continued to benefit from "powerful and enduring demand drivers" and its established platforms in Asia, the US, and the UK and Europe, with new business profit of �2.47bn, for a 17% increase on the comparable year-ago period. Commenting on the same, analysts at Barclays told clients: "While the recent CMD (16th Nov) didn't provide any new material insights, we believe it did highlight again the quality of its franchise and the opportunity ahead. "The new CEO of the Asian operations believes Asia can double earnings again over the next five to seven years (CAGR of 10-15%), while the US CEO thinks the Department of Labor (DOL) rules will significantly increase the market opportunity for variable annuities once implemented. The CEO of the merged UK operations believes M&G Prudential can be a leading "capital- light" UK savings and retirement company." Barclays revised its target on the shares to 2,169p, sticking by its 'overweight' recommendation while designating the stock as its 'top pick' in European insurance.

some legal & g for more aviva, tho' still long on both pru & lgen.

yes, a financial crisis in china would affect worldwide markets, wouldn't it? don't know if one will happen, but it is clearly a non-trivial risk. prudential is rather more exposed to china and far east markets specifically than some of the other UK listed insurers, e.g. aviva. no good way of avoiding chinese debt bubble burst issues other than by staying away from all risk assets and staying long pretty exclusively in baked beans, shotguns & fall-out shelters : (

thank you, aviva, nice to read about over morning coffee.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-42151722 doubt it has any significant implications for the share price, but just for interest.

couple, but remaining happily long.

enough.

it's about different kinds of risk. i think that prudential is extremely well managed to deal with the risks that come with business in asia. ... but prudential cannot control the systemic credit risks china still runs.