ShareSoc in the News

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

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.

Financial Times, 11 January 2023, The CGT regime needs root and branch reform

ShareSoc director Cliff Weight wrote an opinion piece for the Financial Times making the point that the current CGT system penalises direct share investment. Click here to read the article.

Financial Times, 30 November 2022, UK watchdog sets out sweeping reform of investment advice

ShareSoc was quoted in an article in the Financial Times about the FCA's plan to boost returns by giving investors with ‘straightforward needs’ simpler guidance. Cliff Weight, director of ShareSoc, which represents retail investors, also welcomed the FCA’s announcement, saying “nanny-state regulation” had led to savers “miss[ing] out on the better long-term returns of equities over cash”. But he warned that the reforms would not “solve the problems of the low levels of financial education in the UK.  Click here to read the ...

Investment Week, 14 September 2022, Woodford redress: ‘What has the FCA been doing for three years?’

ShareSoc director Cliff Weight was quoted in Investment Week, commenting on the news that the Financial Conduct Authority is likely to impose a £306m redress claim on Link Fund Solutions, and the continued delays relating to the collapse of the former Woodford Equity Income fund. Click here to read the article.

The Times, 11 September 2022, Asos accused of steering ‘soft landing’ on City news

ShareSoc director Cliff Weight was quoted in The Times, commenting on an article about the accusations faced by Asos of attempting to manufacture a “soft landing” in the City ahead of weak results published recently. Click here to read the article.