Is this you? As a journalist, you can create a free Muck Rack account to customize your profile, list your contact preferences, and upload a portfolio of your best work.
Claim your profile
Articles by Patrick Byron
REG - Amicorp FS (UK) PLC - Interim Results
RNS Number : 0469W Amicorp FS (UK) PLC 24 September 2026 (‘AMIF’, the ‘Company’ or the ‘Group’) Strategic diversification and operational investments underpin continued momentum Amicorp FS (UK) Plc, the international specialist fund and capital markets services group, is pleased to report its interim results for the six months ended 30 June 2026 (‘H1-2026’ or the ‘Period’).
Interim Results | Company Announcement | Investegate
In the period from 1 July 2025 to 31 August 2025, the Group has continued to grow the number of funds under administration with a total of 27 new wins at the start of H2-2025, and the number of new wins in H2-2025 is expected to outweigh the number achieved in H1-2025, based on historical trends.
The soothing tongue is a tree of life, but a perverse tongue crushes the spirit. - Proverbs 15:4
Explanation: What you say and how you say it make all the difference. Imagine talking to a friend about a relationship issue. Your friend responds with condescension, never looking up from her phone while telling you she wishes she had time for silly things like relationship problems. Her problems are of far greater importance and besides the person you are dating is all wrong for you. Just find someone else. Then imagine talking to another friend about the same relationship problem.
Finish each day and be done with it.
Explanation: A clean slate a day brings bounty your way. This is another one of my favorite quotes of all time. It is firmly ensconced in the personal quote hall of fame. It’s another plainly written easily understood piece with wisdom that can make a significant impact in our lives. How badly do you beat yourself up at the end of the day for mistakes you’ve made? Do you dwell on mistakes for days? Do you know anyone that has trouble letting things go? This quote is for all those situations.
You are what you do, not what you say you’ll do. - Carl Jung
Explanation: Body don’t lie. The Personal A good friend of mine was six foot tall and weighed 300 pounds when I met him. From the time I met him he constantly told me how he wanted to lose weight, he was working on losing weight, he was starting a new diet, he was starting to work with weights this time, he had hired a personal trainer. The problem was, except for one period of time where he lost 60 pounds, and promptly put it back on, he never lost weight.
He who possesses most must be most afraid of loss. - Leonardo da Vinci
Photo by Marcos Paulo Prado on Unsplash He who possesses most must be most afraid of loss. — Leonardo da Vinci Explanation: Want less. Appreciate more. The Most Things The suggestion is the more a person possesses, the more they have to lose, which can lead to a greater sense of fear or anxiety of losing those things. Additionally, simply hanging on to so many things or having to manage a…
A school is a place through which you have to pass before entering life, but where the teaching proper does not prepare you for life. - Ernest Dimnet
Explanation: No truer words. Ernest Dimnet and The Art of Thinking Ernest Dimnet (1866–1954) was a priest, writer, and lecturer. Born in France, Dimnet served as a canon at the Cambrai Cathedral and as a professor at the Stanislas College in Paris. He began writing for English magazines in 1898. Dimnet’s most notable work, The Art of Thinking, written in 1928, was a bestseller in the 1930s, alongside self-help works by Dale Carnegie. This wasn’t the usual self-help crap.
Better beans and bacon in peace than cakes and ale in fear. - Aesop
Photo by Anderson Rian on Unsplash Better beans and bacon in peace than cakes and ale in fear. — Aesop Explanation: Gimme peace. Aesop is the supposed author of a collection of Greek fables, called Aesop’s Fables, usually featuring animals behaving and acting like humans, told to highlight human follies and weaknesses. A moral lesson is woven into the story and often explicitly formulated at the end.
I wonder how man can have the face to condemn others when he reflects upon his own thoughts.
Explanation: We’re all hypocrites. W. Somerset Maugham In The Summing Up, author W. Somerset Maugham tells a story about the literary genius that is Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, a mammoth influence on artists, writers, thinkers and scientists alike from the 19th century onwards, including the present day.
It is unpleasant to miss even the most trifling thing to which we have become accustomed.
Explanation: It’s the little things, like Coke Zero. Obligatory Personal Story I love a good habit. Better yet, I love a good routine. Meaning I love having a set schedule each day, in which resides of a collection of habits for personal care and productivity. Most days I get up, get cleaned up, and head to the library to work and write. The public library you say? I have a remote job and could work from home, but the library eliminates distractions like junk food, television, and sleep.
When a man steals your wife, there is no better revenge than to let him keep her. - Sacha Guitry
Explanation: Cheaters are repeaters. Three Time Cheater I had a friend that met and fell in love with a woman he worked with. She just happened to be married. My friend was aware she had cheated on her husband with other men she worked with. In any event, my friend and his lover, lo and behold, did have great chemistry and ended up getting married. They were happily married for 12 years until the former co-worker turned wife cheated on my friend.
Never confuse a single defeat with a final defeat. - F. Scott Fitzgerald.
On August 29, 1776, just weeks after the signing the of the Declaration of Independence, George Washington’s Continental Army fought the British in the Battle of Brooklyn, also known as the Battle of Long Island. If Bunker Hill started the American Revolution off with a bang for the new nation, Brooklyn quickly showed how far it had to go to win the war and how easily it could be lost.
Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished. ― Lao Tzu
Explanation: Never get in a hurry. Ever. Obligatory personal story I’ve actually been practicing what I preach with this not hurrying, but old habits die hard. I’ve slowed down my driving, my walking when I’m out in public, and how I think about my work. I had been feeling much more relaxed with the knowledge that only I can get myself in a hurry, and that when I do bad things happen. But the other day, I got a little behind on my writing schedule.
A certain amount of acceptance beats purity. - Morgan Housel
Explanation: What’s it worth to you. Big Box Anti-Theft Antics There were several times recently where I went to a specific Walmart and when I was leaving, some troll posted at the door demanded to see my receipt. Now each time I went both my hands were full holding the bags of merchandise I just purchased from said Walmart. It did not sit well with me since I had to set my bags down to get out my receipt while other customers walked out without being asked to see their receipt.
No matter how much money or resources you have accumulated, someone will try to take them from you.
Explanation: Stay vigilant Shit Happens. Constantly. Last year sucked for me. Lots of shitty things happened. After getting kicked out of my ex-girlfriend’s house for the millionth time I moved into an apartment. I moved all day long and was exhausted around 11PM. My car was still full of boxes, but I decided to leave them and go to bed. I did something stupid and left my keys in my car. With all those boxes in the back seat and front seat my car was perfectly fine, or so went my reasoning.
Don’t tell your problems to people: 80% don’t care and the other 20% are glad you have them.
Explanation: Keep that shit inside. Lou Holtz Lou Holtz is best known for coaching Notre Dame’s football team from 1986–1996, winning the National Championship in 1988 with a 12–0 record. Holtz was a strict disciplinarian as a coach, but he was also pretty damn funny at times and even a little goofy acting. He looked and seemed like the local pastor than the football coach of one of the best college football programs of all time.
Love is unconditional, relationships are not. - Grant Gudmundson.
Photo by Markus Winkler on Unsplash Love is unconditional, relationships are not. — Grant Gudmundson. Explanation: Love is not enough. Romantic Love My ex-girlfriend’s mother used to say to her when we were on one of our many relationship hiatus’ that true love conquers all. As if to say, hey you guys are truly in love so shit will just magically get better and work out.
It is difficult to find happiness within oneself, but it is impossible to find it anywhere else.
Photo by Lesly Juarez on Unsplash It is difficult to find happiness within oneself, but it is impossible to find it anywhere else. — Arthur Schopenhauer. Explanation: Go inward, young man. Looking outward One of my favorite pessimists with one of the most important lessons anyone could possibly hope to learn.
Hope, utterly deceptive though she is, at least leads us to life’s end by an attractive route - Francois de la Rochefoucauld.
Explanation: Life would really suck without it. The Pessimistic Duc I love this guy. Francois de la Rochefoucauld (what a name!) was a French nobleman, meaning he was born a rich aristocrat. Old money. He served as a courtier to French kings and spent a great period of his life in the French military. He was also a writer and moralist. The most famous of his works is called Maxims. I urge you to download the sample off Amazon and read a few of these maxims.
It is the idle man who is the miserable man. ― Benjamin Franklin
Explanation: Move your ass and do something meaningful! Diane My ex-girlfriend’s mother had to be one of the most miserable people I’ve encountered in my lifetime. We’ll call her Diane, since that’s her real name. My ex would share the texts between Diane and herself. Diane was constantly criticizing my ex, telling her to lose weight, how to raise her children, how to deal with me and her friends. The criticism wasn’t limited to my ex.
Boldness, and again boldness, and always boldness! - Georges Jacques Danton
Explanation: Umm … be bold. Monsieur Danton Georges Jacques Danton was a bold man indeed. He switched sides in the French Revolution more often than Alcibiades did in the Peloponnesian War, or more than Winston Churchill switched political parties. A key player in the French Revolution he also ended up losing his head to the guillotine said, perhaps unintentionally adding an asterisk to his otherwise wonderful quote.
Criticism is something you can easily avoid - by saying nothing, doing nothing and being nothing. - Elbert Hubbard
Explanation: Suck it up, buttercup and don’t take it personal. Raise your hand if you love being criticized and you aren’t a sadomasochist. Hint: I’m not raising my hand. I’ve never enjoyed criticism and have been a thin-skinned son of a bitch sometimes. Apparently, fate knows this and placed me in a job where I get plenty of criticism each and every week. Yay me! I work for a large healthcare insurance company.
If you want to live a happy life, tie it to a goal, not to people or objects. - Albert Einstein.
Explanation: Chase your dreams, not tail. I have violated the shit out of this quote, and I definitely regret it. There, I said it. It’s true. I’ve largely looked at a job as a means to an end. I just wanted to make a decent amount of money and then chill the fuck out when I got home. Go on the occasional vacation. And buy a bunch of shit like clothes and music.
Remember that if you consort with someone covered in dirt, you can hardly avoid getting a little grimy yourself. - Epictetus
Explanation: Choose your companions wisely. My love for quotes and sayings came from my father. He always had some little kernel of knowledge to impart to me via some pithy but illustrative statement. His version of Epictetus’ quote was: If you mess with trash, you get it all over you. Not quite as elegant, but certainly just as effective in warning me to avoid shitty people. Epictetus’ quote is a little more nuanced and therefore worth exploring.
Trust is like a vase.
Explanation: Once trust is broken … leave!!! Post-Marital Infidelity Strategy #1 I went out with a lovely lady over the weekend. She was a fun lady, and I enjoyed her company very much. She is not an ambitious sort. In fact, she’s a secretary for a lawn care company and currently living with her parents at 37 years old. Her parents are loaded, and she made it clear she stood to inherit a lot of money so there’s no real reason for her to try too hard. Um, OK.
Never complain and never explain. - Benjamin Disraeli
Explanation: Always say less than necessary In his book, Clear Thinking, author Shane Parrish recounts an episode that occurred early in his career. Parrish was working on a Sunday on a piece of software that was needed for a covert operation that was to occur that night. This was shortly after 9/11 occurred so the work was critical. A colleague of his rebuked him for not having his work done already, accusing him of putting the entire operation in jeopardy.
The man who does not read has no advantage over the man that cannot read. - Mark Twain
Explanation: Read or be left behind. Eddie Rickenbacker, World War I ace fighter pilot, amongst many other things once said: “I can give you a six-word formula for success: Think things through — then follow through.” I can give you a two-word formula for failure: Don’t read. Both my ex-girlfriend and my ex-wife never cracked a book the whole time I knew them. No kindle. No Audible audiobooks.
One’s work may be finished someday, but one’s education never. - Alexandre Dumas.
Explanation: Learning keeps the fire burning. As a kid I loved reading for pleasure, especially history and biography. We all love a good story, and those genres are chock full of them, most more fantastical than what you can make up. And then I went to law school. I’ll spare you the tedium and get to the point. Law school is filled with lots of reading about shit that happened like hundreds of years ago written in an English that vaguely resembles our own but is far less concise.
Avoid People That Disturb Your Peace - Some Rando on Bumble
Explanation: Don’t choose wisely. Choose correctly. I’ve had the misfortune of being on the dating sites quite a bit over the years thanks to an on and off again relationship that lasted six years and countless breakups. One of the best things I got off the dating sites, specifically Bumble, was this quote. Out of the millions of brilliant quotes from millions of far more illustrious authors I chose this quote to expound upon from some random woman I saw on Bumble.
There comes a day when, for someone who has persecuted us, we feel only indifference, a weariness at his stupidity. Then we forgive him. - Cesar Pavese | by Patrick Byron | Feb, 2024 | Medium
Explanation: Let that shit go. Eventually. I’ve always found it hard to forgive people. Trivial offenses like ignoring or forgetting your texts, or having a disagreement about something non-substantive, are no big deal. You won’t have any friends if you get permanently bent out of shape over small matters. Cheating lovers, flat out liars and people that actively try to sabotage you, on the other hand, are best handled by chucking the offender out of your life.
Sometimes good enough is good enough. - Julie Bowen**
Explanation: Less is more. Sometimes. I’m constantly on the go. Each day is packed with work, writing, workouts and usually some social interaction, usually me splashing too much money on some lovely lady. One of my goals this year is to get in the best shape of my life. I’m dedicated to my workouts. They are intense and grueling because that’s what works for me. But what really works for me, and well anyone, is the consistency I’ve developed with my workouts.
Action has magic, grace and power in it. - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
I went through this horrible breakup a couple of years ago. I laid in bed most of every day for several weeks. God it was bad. I’m ashamed to even admit this shit. It was the worst I’d ever felt. It was so bad I barely ate for weeks and I’m usually a pig. I can put away the greasy food in bulk, but I lost 20 pounds quickly. For those that look for the good in bad situations, I looked great! Too bad I didn’t care. All I could think of was what had happened to me.
But a man who commits adultery has no sense; whoever does so destroys himself. - Proverbs 6:32
Explanation: Cheaters never win. I remember saying to my ex-wife when she cheated on me that we had crossed a bridge from which we would never return. It’s absolutely true. Once there is infidelity or cheating that relationship is fundamentally altered forever. There’s no going back. Sure, you can stay together, and some people recover and go on to have a happy relationship, but it will never be the same.
There are two medicines for all ills: time and silence. - Alexandre Dumas
Explanation: Easier said than done, but 100% effective. One of the worst experiences of my life occurred a couple of years ago. I was in this crazy off and on relationship. It had more than nine lives, but this “death” was particularly brutal. I was practically begging to get back together with this woman. She was also talking to this other man at the same time. However, I went to Christmas with her and her kids at her parents’ house and we had a wonderful time.
The most important decision you make is to be in a good mood. - Voltaire
Explanation: Garbage in garbage out. I once had a girlfriend many years ago that I loved very much. She had a terrible temper, and something was always annoying her. Unfortunately, I was of a similar disposition back in those days. Two moody/angry people together is always a recipe for disaster. It’s just a matter of time. And so, it proved to be. But I also remember telling her neither of us had to be so angry all the time. I even suggested we attend anger management counseling together.
A thing turns into its opposite if pushed too far. - Marshall McLuhan
Explanation: Taking anything too far can lead to unintended and undesirable consequences. Balance and moderation are the antidote. This quote has wide ranging application to our daily lives. If you think long enough about your own life you can surely find examples. I love to workout. Working out is one of those things that you can do yourself and get all kinds of benefits. Obviously, you increase your health, but it also gives you a sense of accomplishment.
Where there is strife, there is pride, but wisdom is found in those who take advice.
Explanation: Wisdom comes from the willingness to listen to others and make informed decisions rather than sticking with stubbornness. The other day I went to a grocery store I hadn’t frequented in a while. I was looking for some pizza sauce to take to my mother’s house where I was going to watch the Super Bowl. Being a man, and a man who takes independence and self-reliance to absurd lengths at times, I was determined to find the pizza sauce by myself.
I’m not upset that you lied to me, I’m upset that from now on I can’t believe you.
Explanation: Trust is like a delicate glass; once shattered, it cannot be fully restored. An ex-girlfriend dumped me for another man a few years ago. I was foolish to go back to her after that but go back I did. She swore that relationship was over. After all, she dumped him, or so she said. She didn’t want him back because he didn’t treat her right. Relieved by those assurances, I said then I don’t have to worry about you continuing to speak to him any longer.
If you can’t change the girl/guy, change the girl/guy. - Nigerian saying.
Explanation: If you are unable to get what you want out of a relationship then it’s time to move on. Let’s get the most obvious problem with this quote out of the way from the start. The first part makes it sound like trying to change someone is an acceptable course of action. When we are talking about trying to change people’s essential nature, or something that makes them who they are it is not acceptable.
An action committed in anger is an action doomed to failure. - Genghis Khan
Explanation: When we are angry our decision-making processes may be significantly impacted. In fact, research has shown anger can lead to increased risk-taking and reduced consideration of long-term consequences. Clearly, you don’t want to be making decisions, let alone important ones, under these circumstances. Any decision that can affect your life in some meaningful way deserves careful consideration of the alternatives.
Those who look for the bad in people will surely find it. - Abraham Lincoln
Explanation: Lincoln suggests that our perception of others is influenced by our mindset and expectations. Our brains tend to fixate on things that support our preexisting beliefs. You can see this in how people treat you and how you treat others, especially those you encounter randomly. Most days I tend to dress nicely. Button down shirt with a sweater or pullover. Nice slacks and stylish shoes. But sometimes I just can’t be bothered to dress nicely. Some days its sweatpants and sweatshirts.
In all matters of opinion our adversaries are insane. - Mark Twain
Explanation: Twain’s quote is a somewhat satirical observation on how fiercely we tend to defend our own opinions, and how we tend to immediately dismiss the opinions of others. I am definitely right, and you aren’t just wrong you are a complete loser moron that should not be allowed to walk the same earth as me. That’s about what it’s like to argue with some people. It’s also something you see in American political discourse now.
Works of art not born in flashes of brilliance but in a daily fidelity. - Albert Camus
Explanation: Inspiration sometimes strikes like a lightning bolt, with ideas flowing freely and plentifully. But the reality is these moments are fleeting and unpredictable. That’s why you can’t rely on inspiration to get things done, especially a big project like writing a book. It’s just as likely you would rather stream that new series, go out to eat, hell, even clean your place than sit and write a book for hours on end. Understandable.
No man is free who cannot control himself. - Pythagoras
Explanation: You gotta love the Greeks. They can really serve up these powerful yet seemingly paradoxical pithy statements. This one should be in the hall of fame of great quotes because it says so much in so few words about several important concepts. At root, the quote requires an examination of what freedom actually is. Some people define freedom as the ability or opportunity to do whatever they want whenever they want. And while that’s not incorrect, it’s a bit simplistic.
The best remedy for disturbances is to let them run their course, for so they quiet down.
Explanation: Some problems have to be dealt with head on and handled expeditiously. Your only car breaks down, for example. Other problems, on the other hand, are handled best by doing absolutely nothing at all. The do-nothing strategy. The language that precedes these words by Gracian, are extremely illustrative in fleshing out his meaning: The proper way to still the storms of the vulgar is to hold your hand and let them calm down of themselves. To give way now is conquer by and by.
Amicorp FS (UK) PLC Maiden Interim Results (7481N)
Share Name Share Symbol Market Type Share ISIN Share Description Amicorp Fs (uk) Plc LSE:AMIF London Ordinary Share GB00BNTWWT07 ORD USD0.001 Price Change % Change Share Price Bid Price Offer Price High Price Low Price Open Price Shares Traded Last Trade 0.00 0.0% 1.50 1.00 2.00 0.00 01:00:00 Industry Sector Turnover (m) Profit (m) EPS - Basic PE Ratio Market Cap (m) Offices-holdng Companies,nec 11.9 2.3 - - 0.00 Amicorp Fs (uk) (LSE:AMIF) Intraday Stock Chart Wednesday 27 September 2023...
Intention to Float
NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN OR INTO OR FROM THE UNITED STATES, AUSTRALIA, CANADA, JAPAN, SOUTH AFRICA OR ANY OTHER JURISDICTION WHERE IT IS UNLAWFUL TO DISTRIBUTE THIS ANNOUNCEMENT.
Fela, Burna Boy, Olamide and the top 15 Nigerian artists to pull off 'the trifecta' after 1980
In Nigerian music, greatness doesn’t last. However, some artists have found the hunger, consistency and success to transcend the limitations of greatness. However, even those who transcend those limitations struggle to achieve ‘The Trifecta.’
Sonos Radio HD - has a third way to listen just arrived?
The pandemic-induced lockdown created a listening boom for traditional radio, along with an uptick in the streaming of more comforting genres (classical, easy listening, soul) with catalogue music enjoying another wave of popularity around the world. With long hours working from home, I for one bought into both of these trends, listening to far more radio than I have for years. I also returned to catalogue and made the discovery that streaming services really don’t do catalogue that well at all.
Show More
loading
Actions
Is this you?
As a journalist, you can create a free Muck Rack account to customize your profile, list your contact preferences, and upload a portfolio of your best work.Get in touch with Patrick
Contact Patrick, search articles and posts on X, monitor coverage, and track replies from one place.
Learn more about Muck Rack