Non-Standard Finance after Provident

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Consumer finance provider Non-Standard Finance (LON: NSF) failed to acquire Provident Financial (LON: PFG) earlier this year and the interims on Tuesday provide an opportunity for management to lay out what the ongoing strategy will be.

The costs of the failed bid are likely to be at least £10m and will be taken as an exceptional. The share price has halved this year and the shares are trading on a rating more in line with other finance providers. Yet, prospects for the current operations ap...

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Andrew Hore is the publisher of AIM Journal, which is an online monthly publication covering the Alternative Investment Market.