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See http://www.ft.com/servicestools/help/terms#legal1 for the terms and conditions of reuse.client.support@ft.com (Client Support)Fri, 30 Oct 2009 04:01:35 +0000Tue, 10 Nov 2009 02:19:27 +0000Newspapers60http://news.ft.com/cms/d1f3ce1a-6bbe-11da-bb53-0000779e2340.gifhttp://www.ft.com/comment/columnists/davidblackwell(PICS-1.1 "http://www.classify.org/safesurf/" L gen true for "http://www.ft.com/" r (SS~~000 1))http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/825039d2-c4ae-11de-8d54-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcomment%2Fcolumnists%2Fdavidblackwellhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/825039d2-c4ae-11de-8d54-00144feab49a.htmlThe Aim conference agenda looks like a return to basics for the exchange, which has diverted energy to recruiting overseas companies in recent years rather than focusing on British businessFri, 30 Oct 2009 04:01:35 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/066a00ca-bf1b-11de-a696-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcomment%2Fcolumnists%2Fdavidblackwellhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/066a00ca-bf1b-11de-a696-00144feab49a.htmlOliver Iny is anxious to hang on to the Aim quote for Venue Solutions, where he is chief executive, convinced that, once the company is on an even keel, institutional investors will see the potential value Thu, 22 Oct 2009 16:42:39 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/56986262-b9a3-11de-a747-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcomment%2Fcolumnists%2Fdavidblackwellhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/56986262-b9a3-11de-a747-00144feab49a.htmlIndian companies with Aim quotes appear to be returning to the domestic market to raise money – however, there are only two Aim-listed business in the country Thu, 15 Oct 2009 23:05:46 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/c9ce4792-b41c-11de-bec8-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcomment%2Fcolumnists%2Fdavidblackwellhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c9ce4792-b41c-11de-bec8-00144feab49a.htmlRenewable Energy Generation is planning to sell off its Canadian wind farms for C$119m as investors and banks shun its efforts to raise fundsThu, 8 Oct 2009 17:39:56 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/309c3f74-aea0-11de-96d7-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcomment%2Fcolumnists%2Fdavidblackwellhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/309c3f74-aea0-11de-96d7-00144feabdc0.htmlA knowledge of how soap operas are put together might not be considered of much use to fund managers. But there is always an exception to be found on Aim and FDM is turning out to be such a caseThu, 1 Oct 2009 17:03:52 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/64b233ba-a926-11de-9b7f-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcomment%2Fcolumnists%2Fdavidblackwellhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/64b233ba-a926-11de-9b7f-00144feabdc0.htmlSongbird Estates has announced one of Aim's biggest fundraisings, with a complex package to bring in more than £1bn to help repay debtThu, 24 Sep 2009 18:27:43 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/bf2e464e-a3ea-11de-9fed-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcomment%2Fcolumnists%2Fdavidblackwellhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/bf2e464e-a3ea-11de-9fed-00144feabdc0.htmlThe London Stock Exchange dream that Aim might become the market of choice for small overseas companies is starting to fadeFri, 18 Sep 2009 03:00:00 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/c462380a-9e22-11de-b0aa-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcomment%2Fcolumnists%2Fdavidblackwellhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c462380a-9e22-11de-b0aa-00144feabdc0.htmlThe junior stock exchange is tackling the perennial problem of illiquidity in small cap stocks with a proposal to share revenue from its data sales with its marketmakersThu, 10 Sep 2009 18:14:34 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/dff9a68a-8823-11de-82e4-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcomment%2Fcolumnists%2Fdavidblackwellhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/dff9a68a-8823-11de-82e4-00144feabdc0.htmlOpen offers from micro caps are a bit like buses at the moment. You wait ages for one to turn up, then another follows quicklyThu, 13 Aug 2009 17:15:26 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/726213c2-829d-11de-ab4a-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcomment%2Fcolumnists%2Fdavidblackwellhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/726213c2-829d-11de-ab4a-00144feabdc0.htmlThere is nothing like an early profits warning to knock the stuffing out of new shares. They fell from a placing price of 82p and have bumbled along with little liquidity since. So it is no surprise that some investors are keen to sell at 12p a share to CyberplexThu, 6 Aug 2009 17:18:04 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/ccd88f68-7d1e-11de-b8ee-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcomment%2Fcolumnists%2Fdavidblackwellhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ccd88f68-7d1e-11de-b8ee-00144feabdc0.htmlAfrican Eagle's managing director Mark Parker searched on Google to untangle the changes to regulations that allowed the company to make an open offerThu, 30 Jul 2009 16:59:22 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/f1cdf27e-779f-11de-9713-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcomment%2Fcolumnists%2Fdavidblackwellhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f1cdf27e-779f-11de-9713-00144feabdc0.htmlBoard of Aim-listed Belgian telecoms group narrows down to a single non-executive chairmanThu, 23 Jul 2009 17:02:19 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/4eecea0a-7223-11de-ba94-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcomment%2Fcolumnists%2Fdavidblackwellhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/4eecea0a-7223-11de-ba94-00144feabdc0.htmlSuperbugs, Michael Jackson and a former Tory leader are the unlikely stars of a tale of an Aim minnowThu, 16 Jul 2009 17:20:41 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/ffde2826-6c9f-11de-a6e6-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcomment%2Fcolumnists%2Fdavidblackwellhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ffde2826-6c9f-11de-a6e6-00144feabdc0.htmlNews of a couple of fundraisings a month ago, coupled with an encouraging set of statistics for the month of May, suggested that the appetite for risk was making a comeback on Aim, but the tide is still on the ebbThu, 9 Jul 2009 16:58:25 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/b449be4e-6726-11de-925f-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcomment%2Fcolumnists%2Fdavidblackwellhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b449be4e-6726-11de-925f-00144feabdc0.htmlNew head leaves no doubt as to the significance of small companies and the role the Aim can play in bridging the funding gap Thu, 2 Jul 2009 17:59:44 +0100