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Remuneration

1 Nov 2024 Corporate Governance

The Future of Smaller Company Capital Markets in the UK

This article reflects the opinions of its author and not necessarily those of ShareSoc. New Financial Report Launched On 17th October, I attended the launch of New Financial’s excellent report, which was held at the London Stock Exchange. I recommend reading the detailed version (c…

Corporate Governance

10 Jul 2024 Corporate Governance

How and Why I’m Voting at Nationwide’s Upcoming AGM

This article reflects the opinions of its author and not necessarily those of ShareSoc. A personal view from ShareSoc Director, Mark Bentley Nationwide has chosen to hold its…

Company News

22 Sep 2022 Company News

Dunelm Results and Pay at Safestore

The views expressed in this article are those of its author and not necessarily those of ShareSoc. Dunelm (DNLM) published their preliminary results this morning (14/9/2022) – I…

Accounting and Audit

5 Jul 2022 Accounting and Audit

Comments on GB Group and Voting Considerations

This article represents the view of its author and not necessarily those of ShareSoc. GB Group (GBG) is a provider of digital location, identity verification and fraud prevention…

Blog

19 Oct 2021 Blog

When is a concert party not a concert party?

The views expressed in this article are those of the author, not necessarily those of ShareSoc. Today’s RNS from GHE (Gresham House plc) who own Gresham House Asset…

Corporate Governance

14 Oct 2021 Corporate Governance

ISS announce pay issues survey results

This article represents the view of its author and not necessarily those of ShareSoc The issue of skin in the game and executive pay and how this impacts…

Corporate Governance

28 Aug 2021 Corporate Governance

Daily Mail, 26 August 2021, Fury at £100m bonus for the Sports Direct prince

Mike Ashley does it again: stirring up controversy over a proposed bonus scheme for his future son-in-law. ShareSoc director (and former remuneration consultant) Cliff Weight is quoted in…

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…

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…

ShareSoc

12 Jan 2021

New Year’s Remuneration Resolutions

By Cliff Weight, ShareSoc Director. I was asked to write an article on remuneration, which was my specialist subject before I retired. I thought ShareSoc readers might be…

Company News

19 Dec 2020 Company News

More about Skin in the Game and Impax

By Cliff Weight, Director, ShareSoc Please note that these are my personal views and not those of ShareSoc. Neither I nor ShareSoc is able to give financial advice…

Company News

11 Nov 2020 Company News

Chrysalis – Vote NO at 26 November General Meeting

Shareholders are excluded from this GM and there is no pre-meeting webinar to discuss these highly contentious proposals to wind up the VCT and distribute any monies raised…

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