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- FCA Consultation – Modernising Redress
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- ShareSoc Evidence to Lords on FCA Enforcement
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- UK ISA: ShareSoc submits consultation response
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- UKSA and ShareSoc Submission to Labour Party Review of Financial Services
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ShareSoc Director Spotlight – Bozena Howells
Post Date: May 10, 2026
What inspired you to join ShareSoc’s board and what motivates you to represent INDIVIDUAL investors?
My professional career has been spent acting on behalf of claimants, consumers, shareholders and investors in large-scale group litigation. I have seen first-hand the imbalance of power between individuals and institutions, and the very real financial and personal impact when protections fail. I first worked with ShareSoc on the Woodford Equity Income Fund campaign and was impressed by its commitment to promoting shareholder rights, supporting investors in ...
Press Release: Two new directors join ShareSoc’s Board
Post Date: April 28, 2026
ShareSoc, the UK’s premier membership organisation for individual investors, is delighted to announce the appointment of Sam Bell and Matthew Gray as Non-Executive Directors.
Sam Bell (appointed March 2026) is founder and CEO of Copia, a communications agency specialising in investor engagement for listed companies and asset managers. He has over 20 years’ experience working across communications, content, events and media within the capital markets.
Sam is founder of Ticker, a platform that makes listed company regulatory news and disclosures more accessible and structured for individual investors. He is also co-organiser of the Investor Summit, a major conference that connects companies with individual,and professional investors.
Sam ...
SIGnet Launches New Group in Central London During the Daytime
Post Date: April 24, 2026
SIGnet, a national network of individual investor groups, is excited to announce the launch of a new in-person group based in London. The group will meet on Thursdays in central London (exact location TBC following launch meeting) and investors of all levels of experience are welcome to join.
SIGnet groups meet on a regular basis, typically monthly, to give individual investors the opportunity to socialise, discuss, and learn from each other. The main goal is to improve members' knowledge and investment decision-making processes through free discussion and mutual education.
You are invited: to an initial online launch meeting to hear more about the group, meet other ...
ShareSoc partners with Ticker
Post Date: April 20, 2026
Ticker and ShareSoc have today announced a joint initiative to support and strengthen investor participation in the UK public markets.
Ticker, a platform dedicated to democratising access to stock market data and insights, joins forces with ShareSoc, the UK’s leading membership organisation for individual investors.
The partnership will see Ticker support ShareSoc in its ongoing work to empower individual investors by collaborating on initiatives aimed at improving access to information and engagement between companies and their shareholders. ShareSoc has long campaigned for stronger shareholder rights and better communication between listed ...
ShareSoc Director Spotlight – Heather Benjamin
Post Date: April 10, 2026
Reflecting on the First 18 Months
It has now been 18 months since I joined ShareSoc, and it has definitely proved to be everything I hoped it would be when I first came on board.
Why I Took the Role
When asked if I was interested in being considered for the role of Chair, I was drawn to ShareSoc for several reasons:
I met experienced people - both board members and the team led by Amanda - focused on providing great service ...
Roger Lawson – In Memoriam
Post Date: April 7, 2026
A force for individual shareholders
It is with profound sadness that the Board of ShareSoc received the news of the death of Roger Lawson on 25th March.
Roger was ShareSoc's founder, first Chairman, and a tireless champion for the rights of individual investors.
He was the key motivator behind the creation of ShareSoc in 2011. At a time when private shareholders often felt sidelined by dominant institutional interests, Roger envisioned a powerful, collective voice that could challenge corporate boards and demand fair treatment. He laid the foundations for an ...
FCA Consumer Understanding Report
Post Date: March 18, 2026
Are Firms Finally Speaking Our Language?
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) on 13 March 2026 released a significant update on one of the four key pillars of the Consumer Duty: Consumer Understanding.
For years, retail investors and consumers have waded through impenetrable legalese and dense terms & conditions. Under the Consumer Duty, the FCA expects firms to move beyond mere compliance and ensure customers genuinely understand the products they are buying.
This latest report from the regulator highlights where the industry is getting it right - and where it is still failing us.
The Headline Findings: What Investors Need to Know
The FCA’s review focuses on how firms ...
SIGnet Launches New Groups in Epsom & Walton on Thames
Post Date: March 12, 2026
SIGnet, a national network of individual investor groups, is excited to announce the launch of two new in-person groups in Surrey.
Epsom: The group will meet during the day on a Monday or Tuesday.
Walton on Thames: The group will meet during the evening on a Wednesday or Thursday.
SIGnet groups meet on a regular basis, typically monthly, to give individual investors the opportunity to socialise, discuss, and learn from each other. The main goal is to improve members' knowledge and investment decision-making processes through free discussion and mutual education.
You are invited: to initial online launch meetings to hear more ...
ShareSoc Director Spotlight – Amit Vedhara
Post Date: March 10, 2026
What inspired you to join ShareSoc’s board and what motivates you to represent UK private investors?
I came across ShareSoc when looking to give back to society in some way, and while exploring an extra charity trustee or NED roles, former ShareSoc Director Chris Spencer-Phillips tapped me up. Immediately intrigued, I recognised the potential impact ShareSoc could have, especially when fighting on behalf of ALL investors. And given my success in growing lots of companies, by the opportunity for it to substantially grow both its own ...
The Amazing AI Affair
Post Date: March 9, 2026
A Call for Regulatory Scrutiny
ShareSoc is closely monitoring a recent report concerning Amazing AI plc (AAI) - formerly known as Investment Evolution Credit - following its recent suspension and subsequent withdrawal from the Aquis Stock Exchange.
Serious allegations have surfaced involving a purported WhatsApp transcript. If verified, these records suggest activities that would be deeply concerning to any retail investor, including potential coordinated trading strategies and efforts to influence market sentiment through non-standard channels.
A Need for Verifiable Facts
The individuals seemingly linked to ...
Investing Is a Right, Not a Privilege
Post Date: March 6, 2026
Every year, International Women's Day gives us a moment to stop and ask whether we're making progress or just talking about it. This year's theme of rights, justice, and action feels particularly pointed. And for me, it keeps coming back to one thing: financial independence.
Fewer than 30% of retail investors in the UK are women. And yet when women do invest, the evidence points in one direction: they tend to think longer term and make more considered decisions. So the gap ...
Brewdog appoints AlixPartners to consider strategic options
Post Date: February 25, 2026
Sadly, BrewDog is a cautionary tale. Early-stage investors take huge amounts of risk. If things go well, they often get diluted or subordinated by large funding rounds; if things go badly, they get wiped out.
In this case, it appears management was not sufficiently focused on the plight of the company’s early-stage investors and fell prey to the siren call of private equity.
In 2017 the company was expanding rapidly and needed significant new funding – far more than could be raised from existing individual shareholders or via the ...
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