Regulations and Law

Collective Investments

10 Apr 2024 / Collective Investments

Investment trusts: time for boards to earn their corn

This article reflects the opinions of its author and not necessarily those of ShareSoc. Why boards can’t leave everything to the market. Or to the manager. Every morning…

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Education

8 Mar 2024 / Education

Consumer Protection

I was very interested in ShareSoc’s proposals for the Labour Party concerning the review of financial services. My particular focus was the section headed “Consumer Protection”. I have…

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Accounting and Audit

15 Nov 2023 / Accounting and Audit

Bitcoin vs Cream Cakes

This article reflects the opinions of its author and not necessarily those of ShareSoc. FTX prosecution vs that of Patisserie Valerie FTX, a cryptocurrency exchange which became one…

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Brokers

25 Oct 2023 / Brokers

SJP and Hargreaves Shares Crash as FCA Consumer Duty begins to bite

This article reflects the opinions of its author and not necessarily those of ShareSoc. Shares in the FTSE 100 group SJP (St. James’s Place LSE: STJ) have shed…

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Corporate Stewardship

12 Oct 2023 / Corporate Stewardship

Burford and Woodford compared

This article reflects the opinions of its author and not necessarily those of ShareSoc. Different approaches from SEC and FCA The Burford and Woodford cases highlight different US…

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Collective Investments

9 Sep 2023 / Collective Investments

A Tale of Two Investment Trusts

The views expressed in this article are those of its author and not necessarily those of ShareSoc. Salutary Lessons for Directors and Shareholders of Trusts Investing in Alternative…

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Accounting and Audit

6 Mar 2023 / Accounting and Audit

Home REIT – A Personal Viewpoint

This article reflects the opinions of its author and not necessarily those of ShareSoc. Initial Period  Home REIT (HOME) appeared to offer rather an attractive proposition. It was…

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Accounting and Audit

24 Feb 2023 / Accounting and Audit

KPMG settles with Carillion liquidators over £1.3bn audit negligence claim

The views expressed in this article are those of its author and not necessarily those of ShareSoc. Another fudge. No-one is going to jail for this disaster. Examples…

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Collective Investments

13 Dec 2022 / Collective Investments

The Death of KIDs

The views expressed in this article are those of its author and not necessarily those of ShareSoc. HM Treasury have announced plans to revoke the PRIIPs regulations which…

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Economics

29 Sep 2022 / Economics

Pension Fund Hedging and the Bond Market

The Bank of England had to step into purchase gilts yesterday (28th September) after the bond market looked like collapsing totally. Some £65 billion was spent to do…

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Economics

27 Sep 2022 / Economics

Interest Rate Sanity and Chancellor’s Announcements

The views expressed in this article are those of its author and not necessarily those of ShareSoc. The Bank of England’s announcement of an increase in base rate…

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Insolvency and Administration

5 Sep 2022 / Insolvency and Administration

Financial Ombudsman and FCA considered lacking, plus defective Insolvency Regime

The views expressed in this article are those of its author and not necessarily those of ShareSoc. The stock markets are in turmoil now everyone is back from…

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