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Discrimination Against High Net Worth Individuals?
Post Date: December 30, 2021
The views expressed in this article are those of its author and not necessarily those of ShareSoc
The cost of the Financial Services Compensation Scheme has been increasing substantially in recent years, as more mis-selling scandals have proliferated and firms have gone bust. This has led to complaints from those firms who fund the scheme and has led the FCA to undertake a “Compensation Framework Review”.
This includes looking at possible changes to the scope of protection such as limiting it to “mainstream” ...
Baronsmead VCT – More Corporate Governance Issues
Post Date: December 28, 2021
The opinions expressed in this article are those of its author and not necessarily those of ShareSoc.
I mentioned in a previous blog post that covered Northern Venture Trust that “VCTs are a perpetual problem in relation to excessive management fees, poor corporate governance, and general behaviour prejudicial to the interests of shareholders”.
Now we have an AGM for Baronsmead VCT (BVT) in prospect on the 16th February. As a holder I will be expressing the following concerns to the Chairman:
In the ...
New Year Forecasts and Internet Retailers
Post Date: December 20, 2021
The views expressed in this article are those of its author, not necessarily those of ShareSoc.
It’s that time of year when share tipsters start to issue their bets for the New Year. But the collapse of on-line grocer Farmdrop and recent profit warning from Boohoo (BOO) prompts me to think that one thing I will be avoiding next year is on-line retailers apart possibly from the gorillas already in that space.
Unlisted Farmdrop went out of business a few days ago so ...
Northern Venture Trust and Other VCTs
Post Date: December 20, 2021
The views expressed in this article are those of its author and not necessarily those of ShareSoc.
Northern Venture Trust (NVT) recently published their Annual Report. It shows that the manager (now Mercia) collected a performance fee of £2.5 million which on my calculation raised the overall fees and expenses as a percentage of closing net asset value to 4.5%.
This is way too high in my opinion even allowing for the work involved in managing a portfolio of small, unlisted investments. When ...
BHP Unification
Post Date: December 15, 2021
The views expressed in this article represent those of the author, not necessarily those of ShareSoc.
As a small shareholder in BHP Group (BHP) I have just received a heavyweight document (285 pages) explaining the proposed unification of the company. This proposal is to remove the dual listed structure of the Australian and UK companies and the complex corporate structure associated with that.
For UK shareholders of BHP Group Plc this will mean, if it is voted through, that you will have your ...
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