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Serica Energy - Another acquisition in the North Sea
Serica Energy (SQZ.L AIM All-Share, Market Cap £700m, 179p, (4.2% of JIC Portfolio) www.serica-energy.com  North Sea oil & gas producer...

John Rosier
Oct 131 min read
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Weekend Update - Nasty end to the week- First down week for some time
Serica gives up the gains of the previous week. It's a volatile ride, but the trend still looks upwards The JIC Portfolio was down 1.8%...

John Rosier
Oct 111 min read
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Polar Capital Holdings - AUM update shows encouraging uplift
Polar Capital Holdings (POLR.L, Market Capitalisation: £520m, 542p, 5.1% of JIC Portfolio) www.polarcapital.co.uk Polar Capital is a...

John Rosier
Oct 92 min read
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Frustrating Serica!
As I enjoy this view from my hotel window before heading home this morning, it’s frustrating to hear of another outage at the Triton...

John Rosier
Oct 81 min read
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Weekend Update from the Tarn (Last hike of the season)
Cordes-sur-Ciel

John Rosier
Oct 41 min read
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September 2025 Review
Fornalutx, Majorca Background: Â After a wonderful summer, the sun continued to shine on markets and my two portfolios. Virtually...

John Rosier
Oct 18 min read
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Right on cue!
Private placement increased to $175m. My guess is the share price goes higher! VANCOUVER, BC, Sept. 30, 2025 /CNW/ -Â NGEx Minerals Ltd....

John Rosier
Sep 302 min read
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NGEX to raise $100m in a done deal!
NGEx Minerals (TSX: NGEX, Market Cap: C$5.35bn (£3.0bn), C$25.82 (1381p); currently 8.8% of JIC Portfolio). (In the portfolio view in my...

John Rosier
Sep 305 min read
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Serica Energy: Great deal to purchase North Sea assets
Serica Energy (SQZ.L AIM All-Share, Market Cap £672m, 172p, (4.1% of JIC Portfolio) www.serica-energy.com  North Sea oil & gas producer...

John Rosier
Sep 308 min read
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Weekend Update: A good week for both portfolios - gold and mining
Lundin Mining up 17% on the week

John Rosier
Sep 271 min read
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JIC Portfolio Trade - Position Sold
#jicportfoliotrade

John Rosier
Sep 261 min read
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Catching up! Strategic Equity Capital (tender offer), IG Group (Q1 update) and NGEX (season four drilling schedule)
I was away yesterday. Catching up with a few things today. Strategic Equity Capital (SEC.l Mkt cap £155m, 360p, 4.0% of Funds'...

John Rosier
Sep 2616 min read
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Fireweed Metals: Drill results
Fireweed Metals (TSX: FWZ, Market Cap C$ 600m (£322m) C$ 2.87 (154p), currently 2.8% of JIC Portfolio). (In the portfolio view in my...

John Rosier
Sep 246 min read
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NGEX Minerals: Update on spinout of LunR Royalty Corp
NGEx Minerals (TSX: NGEX, Market Cap C$4.89bn (£2.5 bn) C$23.61 (1272p) currently 8.3% of JIC Portfolio). (In the portfolio view in my...

John Rosier
Sep 225 min read
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On another note, this week I have been listening to some "must listen" podcasts. The pace of technological change is mind-blowing - you might not like it, but it's happening
#podcasts I think these podcasts are a must listen; Jordy Visswer with his take on the Oracle results and what it means. https://open.substack.com/pub/visserlabs/p/oracle-inference-and-the-persistence?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=4zxtb The CEO of UBER re the future of autonomous taxis and delivery systems https://youtu.be/YRQ-OG05flI?si=D3UCfuJtjKB9rRa4 The founder and CEO of Solana. Have no doubt that Solana will change the face of finance. https://youtu.be/KV_qe_YA

John Rosier
Sep 191 min read
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The two Portfolios are doing okay, but.....
The two portfolios are doing okay. The JIC Portfolio is up 11.8% this year and 2.2% so far in September, but with no thanks to my UK...

John Rosier
Sep 191 min read
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New position in both Funds - Two positions reduced to fund purchases
Xtrackers Artificial Intelligence & Big Data ETF (XAIX). Â I have bought a 5.0% position in this ETF in both funds. In the JIC Portfolio,...

John Rosier
Sep 184 min read
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Pollen Street: Half-year results
Pollen Street Group (POLN.L; FTSE250 Index. Market capitalisation: £527m, 876p, 5.0% of JIC Portfolio)  Pollen Street Group Limited is...

John Rosier
Sep 165 min read
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Lundin Mining: new CEO of Vicuña joint venture appointed. NGEX Minerals: update on spinout of RoyaltyCo and upcoming shareholder presentation
On Friday, Lundin Mining announced the appointment of Ron Hochstein as CEO of Vicuña. Vicuña being the joint venture between BHP and...

John Rosier
Sep 155 min read
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Weekend Update: Good week for both portfolios, driven by gold, commodities and China
FTSE China 50 Index The JIC Portfolio was up 0.9% last week, while the FTSE All-Share was up 0.8%. YTD, JIC Portfolio is up +11.0%,...

John Rosier
Sep 131 min read
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JIC Portfolio Trades: Added to existing position and sold one position in its entirety
#jicportfoliotrades

John Rosier
Sep 111 min read
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Today's News: Reduced production guidance from Serica and Bereneberg starts XPS with 640p price target (currently 350p)
Frustrating news from Serica Energy with further problems at Triton. Guidance for 2025 was reduced to 29,000 to 32,000 boepd from 33,000...

John Rosier
Sep 101 min read
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Funds' Portfolio Trade
Following my earlier post, I have added CQS Natural Resources Growth & Income (CYN) to the Funds' Portfolio. I have used all the cash in...

John Rosier
Sep 91 min read
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