AGMs

Corporate Governance

19 Oct 2021 / Corporate Governance

FCA AGM questions – Response to ShareSoc question on financial education

Asking a question at an AGM is often a good way to get access to the Board and force them to engage on a key issue.  This approach worked…

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14 Oct 2021 / ShareSoc News

Policy and Campaigns – Progress Update to 12 October 2021

Since June 14 (see https://www.sharesoc.org/sharesoc-news/policy-and-campaigns-progress-update-14-june-2021/  for previous update), ShareSoc’s Policy and Campaigns’ team have worked on:   Woodford Campaign: Leigh Day have submitted their claim. They now have…

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14 Jun 2021 / ShareSoc News

Policy and Campaigns – Progress Update 14 June 2021

ShareSoc News Item by Director Cliff Weight In May and early June, we worked on: Woodford Campaign: Leigh Day received their response from Clifford Chance to their LBA…

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Company News

Laggard

22 May 2021 / Company News

Unanswered Questions at Eleco

I received an unhelpful response to a question today (19th May) from Eleco (ELCO). I have been a shareholder for some time in this construction software company. The…

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3 May 2021 / ShareSoc News

Policy and Campaigns – Progress Update to 30 April 2021

In April 2021, we worked on: Woodford Campaign: Leigh Day are the only claim with insurance and funding in place. Harcus Parker have funding but do not have…

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Meetings for Investors

2 May 2021 / Meetings for Investors

Daily Mail, 2 May 2021, Aviva Investor Revolt

The Daily Mail quoted ShareSoc Director Cliff Weight in its 2 May Aviva article https://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/markets/article-9535371/Aviva-faces-investor-revolt-preference-shares-scandal.html   Aviva faces an investor revolt this week after angering shareholders by deciding…

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Meetings for Investors

21 Apr 2021 / Meetings for Investors

Accessing Virtual Shareholder Meetings

It is an unfortunate feature of Covid regulations that many companies have used the waivers contained in those regs to avoid meeting with their shareholders at AGMs. It…

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Collective Investments

22 Mar 2021 / Collective Investments

Strategic Equity Capital GM

SEC still has a  20% discount (258p share price versus 312p NAV) and the Directors own pitifully few shares so have little skin in the game and no…

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Brokers

24 Feb 2021 / Brokers

Telegraph, 23 Feb 2021, How to use your broker to hold your investments to account

The Telegraph wrote a useful article about AGMs and voting. see https://www.telegraph.co.uk/investing/shares/use-broker-hold-investments-account/ It was headed How to use your broker to hold your investments to account But the…

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ShareSoc in the News

17 Jan 2021 / ShareSoc in the News

FT, 17 Jan 2021, UK Companies Warned Against Shutting Investors Out of AGMs

https://www.ft.com/content/64717715-98aa-415b-84e9-83764ae83d6f Cliff Weight, a director of ShareSoc, a shareholder organisation, said the introduction of a so-called hybrid approach — with both a physical and virtual element — was…

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Laggards

Laggard

5 Oct 2020 / Laggards

Supermarket REIT: Show of Hands Vote at Closed Meeting

Whilst being a good company in most respects, it is a shame that Supermarket REIT (SUPR) has blotted its copybook with an undemocratic general meeting. A general meeting…

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ShareSoc in the News

7 Aug 2020 / ShareSoc in the News

FT, 7 Aug 2020, Will Digital AGMs Replace Meeting Directors Over a Prawn Sandwich?

The article https://www.ft.com/content/293817d5-4d70-44c6-bf49-148b2baff59f quoted ShareSoc Patron Lord Lee and ShareSoc Director Cliff Weight: …For some investors, the reason to attend an AGM is in the chance to interact…

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