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View all Representation →Consultations- Digitisation Taskforce – Final Report
- FCA Consults on Fund Product Information and Cost Disclosure CP24/30 – ShareSoc Responds
- FRC Consults on UK Stewardship Code – ShareSoc Responds
- FCA Consultation – Modernising Redress
- HMRC Consultation – IHT on Pensions
- ShareSoc Evidence to Lords on FCA Enforcement
- ShareSoc supports FCA proposal for criminal background checks on owners and controllers of financial institutions
- UK ISA: ShareSoc submits consultation response
- FCA Consultation on Enforcement Practice & Transparency
- ShareSoc response to House of Commons Education Select Committee
- UKSA and ShareSoc Submission to Labour Party Review of Financial Services
- FCA Consultation GC23/2 Financial Promotions on Social Media
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Events
View all Events →Upcoming Events- Oct21ShareSoc Webinar with The European Smaller Companies Trust (ESCT)
- Oct27Asset Match webinar on PISCES: what it means for liquidity in private company shares
- Oct27SIGnet North Leeds / Harrogate / Skipton Group Launch Meeting
- Oct30ShareSoc Webinar with JPMorgan Asia Growth & Income plc (JAGI)
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Latest Blogs
Who Owns IQE? Nominees And Shareholder Rights. IQE Short update
Post Date: July 16, 2018
IQE is one of the most shorted shares on the stock market, so it is quite important to know who owns the shares and who is short.
However, individual shareholders' rights are lost via the nominee system. IQE reporting is an example. Hargreaves Lansdown, Interactive Investor and Barclays own 6.5%, 4% and 4% respectively of IQE (i.e. 15% in total), according to Cannacord Genuity, who provide the data for the IQE annual report, which states:
Substantial interests in shares
As at 28 February ...
UK Corporate Governance Code and new Companies (Miscellaneous Reporting) Regulations 2018
Post Date: July 16, 2018
On July 16th, 2018 the FRC published its latest revision of the UK Corporate Governance Code, which is in my view shorter, simpler and better.
The code can be read here: https://www.frc.org.uk/getattachment/88bd8c45-50ea-4841-95b0-d2f4f48069a2/2018-UK-Corporate-Governance-Code-FINAL.PDF
A summary of the main changes is here https://www.frc.org.uk/getattachment/524d4f4b-62df-4c76-926a-66e223ca0893/Key-highlights-of-the-Code.pdf
The FRC have also published a report on their consultation about the Code which explains the changes and the arguments for and against specific changes https://www.frc.org.uk/getattachment/90797f4b-37a1-463e-937f-5cfb14dbdcc4/2018-UK-Corporate-Governance-Code-Feedback-Statement-July-2018.pdf
The changes to the Code complement the changes announced by Government in June 2018 to the Companies (Miscellaneous Reporting) ...
FRC Enforcement Video
Post Date: July 14, 2018
The FRC is working hard to improve its transparency. Some would say they are not working hard enough and need a much more fundamental review.
Recently there has been a marked increase in the number and level of fines they have levied on audit firms and audit partners, which we regard as positive
On 12 July 2018, the FRC issued a News Alert about FRC executive Claudia Mortimore discussing the FRC’s enforcement process.
In the video clip, Claudia Mortimore discusses how the team approaches ...
Premier Foods – it all comes down to strategy
Post Date: July 6, 2018
Premier have now responded to the Oasis “decapitation” initiative with a posting on their website outlining the case for retention of the present CEO. Its worth a read through and you can find a copy here - http://www.premierfoods.co.uk/getattachment/investors/results-centre/Premier-Foods-Presentation-July-2018-(2).pdf.aspx
Premier have taken each of the key areas mentioned by Oasis and outlined their own position on the matter. The pack summarises the past financial performance, the abandoned McCormick approach, the strategic review and Gavin Darby’s pay. And, to demonstrate that they DO have ...
Whose company is it anyway?
Post Date: July 5, 2018
Paul Jackson wrote an in-depth analysis of the RBS Shareholder Committee campaign and the issues raised in the prestigious Investors Chronicle, 22 June 2018 issue, which is read by tens of thousands of investors. We are grateful to Paul and Investors Chronicle for giving us permission to reproduce this article.
A rather strange thing happened at the RBS annual general meeting at the end of last month. UK Government Investments (UKGI) used its 70 per cent stake to help scupper a resolution ...
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