ShareSoc in the News

This page lists references to ShareSoc in the press and broadcast media.

The Times, 13 April 2023, Rebooting annual meetings for the digital age is not that revolting

ShareSoc was mentioned by The Times as one of the organisers of the campaign for changes to the Companies Act alongside M&S.  Click here to read the article.

Investment Week, 12 April 2023, Atrato Group lines up Home REIT bid as social housing chief departs

ShareSoc director Mark Bentley was quoted by Investment Week in an article about Atrato Group's bid to replace Alvarium as Home REIT’s investment adviser. "While Atrato has done a decent job at Supermarket Income REIT, Home REIT's assets, and tenants, are a very different kettle of fish," said Mark Bentley, Home REIT shareholder and director of ShareSoc.  Click here to read the article.

The Guardian, 7 April 2023, Digital shareholders meetings could recreate some of the buzz we lost

ShareSoc was mentioned in the Guardian on 7/4/23. Click here to read the article.

This is Money, 1 April 2023, M&S’s Archie Norman: ‘I’m on mission for investors’ – chairman wants digital AGMs and closer shareholder ties

A huge boost for ShareSoc's long-running Shareholder Rights campaign, as Archie Norman, the Chair of M&S sends an open letter to the government demanding they fix the major issues. ShareSoc was a signatory to this letter and the Mail On Sunday/ThisisMoney has given it front-page coverage and more. Click here to read the article.

Investment Week, 16 March 2023, Home REIT faces further uncertainty as multiple outcomes emerge

ShareSoc director Mark Bentley was quoted in an article in Investment Week about Home REIT investors, whose shares have been locked in for two and a half months amid a strategic review that has laid several possible outcomes on the table. Click here to read the article.

Investors’ Chronicle, 15 March 2023, A 4D lesson in early-stage investing

ShareSoc was mentioned in an article in Investors' Chronicle about 4D Pharma: "Stranded shareholders in 4D Pharma have expressed their frustration through ShareSoc, which champions and helps empower individual investors, and is concerned that despite directors’ legal obligations, they often avoid being held to account." "...Maybe the villains of the piece are the debt holders, who are given so much power by UK insolvency laws that predatory ones can exploit distressed companies. 4D Pharma was quoted in the US, where Chapter 11 enables ...

Portfolio Adviser, 22 February 2023, Time running out for trapped Woodford investors to make a claim

ShareSoc was mentioned in an article in Portfolio Adviser, commenting on how time might be running out for Woodford investors who may want to seek compensation. Click here to read the article.

Finextra, 13 February 2023, Hargreaves Lansdown debuts online share exchange service

ShareSoc director Cliff Weight was quoted in an article on the website Finextra, commenting on the new HL Share Exchange service. Click here to read the article.

This is Money, 11 February 2023, Hargreaves Lansdown launches new service to help savers quickly move investments into the ‘tax shelter’ of an Isa or Sipp

ShareSoc director Cliff Weight was quoted in an article on the website This is Money, commenting on the new HL service to help savers quickly move investments into the ‘tax shelter’ of an Isa or Sipp. Click here to read the article.

Portfolio Adviser, 17 January 2023, Judge rejects joint legal action against Link over Woodford collapse

ShareSoc was quoted in an article on Portfolio Adviser about the Group Litigation Order (GLO) request made on behalf of ex-Woodford Equity Income investors. Click here to read the article.

Investment Week, 17 January 2023, Judge refuses merging of Woodford lawsuits

ShareSoc was mentioned in an article on Investment Week about the Group Litigation Order (GLO) request made on behalf of ex-Woodford Equity Income investors. Click here to read the article.

Financial Times, 11 January 2023, Shareholder participation on the rise in the UK

ShareSoc director Cliff Weight was quoted in an article in the Financial Times about the rise in shareholder participation in the UK. Click here to read the article.