Results for “AGM voting guidance”

Whitewash at British Smaller Companies VCT

Post Date: December 21, 2013

…might care to attend to hear further explanation. In the meantime they may wish to delay voting by proxy on the resolutions before Mrs Sinclair provides some answers. Roger Lawson…

Simplifying your life – expensively

Post Date: December 29, 2013

…voting and attending AGMs defeat all but the expert. Mr Hargreaves solution to simplifying his life is to have as few investments as possible and to use “multi-manager” funds where…

Who runs investment trusts?

Post Date: February 4, 2014

…on companies (e.g. proxy voting recommendations with supporting explanations) to the companies themselves so they can comment before publication. This is of course best practice for anyone intending to criticise…

Remuneration Policies and Baronsmead VCT 3

Post Date: March 10, 2014

…published because few Annual Reports have yet been produced for the forthcoming AGM season. But Baronsmead VCT 3 have done so and this is what it says: “The Board’s policy…

Pay at RBS – over 99% in favour

Post Date: June 26, 2014

…85% of the company, and obviously voting for these proposals, it is disappointing that there was so little other opposition. It just shows how ineffective the new UK regulations on…

Good news from Hargreaves Lansdown

Post Date: August 13, 2014

…the recently introduced corporate action fee including the charge for voting shares. – Free live share prices. – An on-line tax centre to help with tax returns. – Customised log-out…

Shareholder Rights campaign launched

Post Date: October 18, 2014

…30 page document given to delegates which argues the case for change, are available from this web page: www.sharesoc.org/campaigns/shareholder-rights-campaign/ The numerous problems associated with the existing voting arrangements and the…

Shareholder rights – the way forward

Post Date: November 10, 2014

…overview of the position of voting and information rights in the UK in comparison with other countries – yes we are way behind most of them – and the activities…

Why should nominee operators have rights?

Post Date: November 12, 2014

…have the rights endowed by the Companies Act on shareholders. Investors in nominee accounts have no such rights (voting rights, information rights, rights such as the ability to requisition meetings…

Guide to Venture Capital Trusts and Foresight VCTs

Post Date: February 20, 2015

…Reading the AIC Guide is a good starting point. Roger Lawson Postscript: the two directors who were up for re-election at the AGM, Peter Dicks and David Quysner, got more…

THE EUROVOTE PROJECT – Help requested

Post Date: April 14, 2015

…522514 or by e-mail at: s.w.grierson@btinternet.com VOTING FOR GERMANY 2015 COMPANY AGM date BARCLAYS 23-Apr-15 BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO 29-Apr-15 RECKITT BENCKISER 07-May-15 STANDARD CHARTERED 06-May-15 UNILEVER PLC 30-Apr-15 TESCO 27-Jun-14…

How to turn 9.5% into 2.4% – British Smaller Companies VCT

Post Date: July 6, 2015

British Smaller Companies VCT (BSV) have recently circulated their Annual Report prior to the AGM on the 29th July. They had a good year according to the Chairman’s report with…

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