loan shark

307 days ago

Amigo shares double but are still almost certainly worthless

Failed loan shark Amigo (AMGO) has reiterated that it is still proceeding with an orderly wind-down of its business which will see “no residual value for shareholders”. But, a crazy guy called Michael Fleming has approached it with a view to making a debt investment in the Company or its subsidiaries.

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402 days ago

Amigo – the bears are on the pitch, they think it’s all over…it is now!

We bears, well all of us apart from Simon Cawkwell, aka Evil Knievil, have been ready to celebrate the demise of loan shark Amigo (AMGO) for so, so long. Today comes that ouzo moment, Amigo (AMGO) itself admitting that shareholders will lose everything. It is a zero. It is official.

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434 days ago

The FCA just does not get it: a £72.9m fine that is nothing of the sort for Amigo

The FCA has today published its final report into the wrongdoings at loan shark Amigo (AMGO) and it is damning but, other than a public censure, there is nothing it is going to do about it.

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449 days ago

Amigo looks more friendless by the day, more bad news!

Oh dear, oh dear. Loan shark Amigo (AMGO) says that its restarting of lending is going well. Fab. The only problem is the balance sheet and on that we have more bad news today.

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782 days ago

Amigo shares surge 98% on FCA news but this is insanity on steroids

The FCA has today indicated that it will not object to the proposed recapitalization and customer redress package proposed by loan shark Amigo (AMGO) but there are a few horrid caveats and a near doubling of the share price to 6p is quite literally insane making this a slam dunk short. Here’s why.

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974 days ago

Amigo is telling shareholders it may go bust but mug punters bid the shares higher anyway... whatever

Normally companies will do anything they can to stop auditors or anyone else saying that there is any uncertainty at all as to its ability to continue as a going concern, that is to say not to go bust causing investors to lose all their money. But today loan shark Amigo (AMGO) stresses most clearly that there is a material uncertainty and still its shares are bid higher. Crazy stuff.

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1070 days ago

Amigo shares collapse as Court rules against the loan shark’s attempt to screw its customers again & judge slams the company

So much for the spike in Amigo (AMGO) shares yesterday in  the belief that the Court would agree to its plans to pay customers it had ripped off only very partial compensation. The FCA opposed the scheme since it sees those ripped off getting only partial redress while equity holders keep the rest of the cash stolen by Amigo. And the Court, it emerged this morning, agrees with the FCA and myself and Justice Mills slates Amigo. As for foul mouthed bear raider Evil Knievil..

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1074 days ago

Amigo shares slump as suspension lifted after volte face – what next?

This all looks a bit of a mess. Loan shark Amigo (AMGO) needs Court approval for a scheme whereby customers it screwed get only partial compensation. Those customers have been bullied into voting for it by directors making the threat that if the plan is not accepted then Amigo will put itself into administration meaning shareholders and screwed customers get nothing. The FCA has objected as the directors are lying, there is a fairer way.

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1077 days ago

Amigo : At last the FCA piles in to stop the Loan Shark screwing its customers

Everyone knows that loan shark Amigo (AMGO) screwed tens of thousands of customers. Even the company admits to it. Shareholders benefited from that screw. Amigo wants to pay out just a portion of that screw in compensation, leaving shareholders taking no pain as they get to keep some of the ill-gotten gains. Quite rightly those folks at the FCA have taken a few minutes from wanking off on ESG porn to put a stop to this.

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1314 days ago

James Benamor, the Amigo loan shark explains why he is like Meghan Markle and why his business is toast

Of course that is not what Benamor intends to do but it is what he achieves in a long diatribe posted on the internet in which he, naturally, paints himself as the hero of the tale.

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2620 days ago

Advanced Oncotherapy: Metric the £11 million black hole and insolvency by March 31?

Yesterday I pointed out how the £13 million death spiral Advanced Oncotherapy (AVO) had signed with loan sharks Bracknor would see its share price collapse. It should but there is worse news in store - that of insolvency looming in just five weeks time. Insolvency you say? What are you talking about? Let me explain.

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