Can anyone help me on this? How do you get access to the broker's notes on shares, eg CYH, RTD, PDX or whatever. They are obviously v important to the market in valuing a stock, and Shares Mag for example will frequently cite the broker's forecasts when tipping a stock.
So it ought to be info in the public domain.
But where do you find the actual broker's notes?? (without paying for them that is!)

Ask a broker. If he's kind he may just mail you one.

In my experience the system works on the basis that if you are rich, powerful and a good client you don't ask for broker notes, a friendly person phones you to deliver them direct, and then asks if you would like to act upon them, later they are more widely dispersed. If you are very rich, powerful, important client etc you may find you receive a friedly call direct from Switzerland suggesting you take certain action, the information behind this kind of tip, which tends to be the very best, never arrives in the public domain within a useful timeframe.

You're right Storm caller, but sadly there aren't enough millionaires to go around. So long as a client proves to be genuinely interested and does deal occasionaly you should find a broker to help you out.

Anyway, beaufort1, here are the House broker and PR reps for the companies you were interested in. Off course according to them everything will be really really rosy with the companies, so read anything they give you with deep skepticism. (Did I spell that right?) Still, not a bad place to start - you should find they have produced some research.

CYH

Broker : KBC Peel Hunt Ltd, Tel: (020) 7418 8900, Fax: (020) 7972 0112;
Financial PR : Bell Pottinger Corporate & Financial, Tel: (020) 7861 3232, Fax: (020) 7861 3233;

RTD:

Broker : Oriel Securities, Tel: (020) 7710 7600, Fax: (020) 7710 7609;
Financial PR : College Hill Associates Ltd, Tel: (020) 7457 2020, Fax: (020) 7248 3295;

PDX
Broker : Durlacher Ltd, Tel: (020) 7459 3600, Fax: (020) 7638 8848;
Financial PR : St Brides Media & Finance, Tel: (020) 7242 4477, Fax: (020) 7242 4488;