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Telecom Plus and Camkids – Creative Accounting and Pay Issues

Telecom Plus (TEP) held their AGM yesterday (12/8/2015). The company provides a complete range of utility services – gas, electricity, broadband, fixed line and mobile phones via a “club” concept…

ShareSoc Deplores Withdrawal of Personal Crest Membership by Brokers

…broker gets into financial difficulties, as many do. The provision of indirect voting and representation by brokers (as Alliance Trust offer for example), is not a good alternative and generally…

BIS Release Paper Showing the Mind-Boggling Complexity of the Intermediated Shareholding Model

…the underlying systems that support shareholder rights (including voting). In essence it demonstrates perfectly the need for reform. It shows that private investors often do not know what rights they…

Commercial Property and Brexit

…that those who did respond to the survey often have strong views on the matter. For example: “The UK’s last best hope to keep out of a superstate”; “Voting for…

Atlantis Japan Growth Fund – Requisition to Restructure or Liquidate

…the last AGM. A third Director, Takeshi Murakami reaches his 9 year limit this November and the Board only consists of 5 people. In response to the requisition from LIM…

BSD Crown EGM Requisition

…an AGM and EGM scheduled for the 5th July has been sent to some shareholders. However due to the wonders of the nominee system, where brokers may not have passed…

Berkeley Results, Pay, Brexit and AIM

…at the AGM, I did not spot anyone voting against other than myself. And on the proxy counts only 14.5% voted AGAINST. This just shows how difficult it is to…

NewRiver Retail (NRR) Reconstruction and Complex Pay Scheme

NewRiver Retail announced before their AGM on the 12th July that they were going to change their domicile from Guernsey to the UK. This will assist with their move to…

Pay of FTSE-100 CEOs, and Berkeley Group

…on it here: https://sharesoc.wordpress.com/2016/06/09/wpp-pay-and-agm-report/ The second highest package was for Tony Pidgley of Berkeley Group who have just published their Annual Report (the AGM is on the 6th September). As…

Corporate Governance Inquiry Launched in Parliament

…which they invest. At best they pass the buck to advisors. Regrettably private investors who have more interest have also been sidelined, have difficulties in voting now with the nominee…

TD Direct Acquired by Interactive Investor

…support voting of my shares via the Broadridge service which enfranchises nominee shareholders”. Comment: It is no secret that times are tough for stock-broking businesses with volumes declining and low…

Alliance Trust Shareholder Forum

…by ShareSoc) is likely to give a voting recommendation at a later date. Director Karl Sternberg did most of the talking for the board and answered most of the questions….

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