Results for “AGM voting guidance”

Brexit, Industrial Strategy and Productivity

Post Date: February 2, 2017

…dual class share structures such as those of Google, Facebook and LinkedIn where founders can retain dominant voting control might assist in the development of winning businesses, even though UK…

High Court Rejects Dee Valley Takeover Challenge

Post Date: February 9, 2017

…than 50% in number were opposed. The judge said that this was a share manipulation strategy which the company chairman could reject. In addition that shareholders must exercise their voting…

AIC Response to Green Paper

Post Date: February 28, 2017

…detailed study to assess retail investors’ access to voting services on platforms and other nominee account services is undertaken to identify any necessary reforms”. This is of course a very…

Hargreaves Lansdown backs down on investment trust charges

Post Date: January 17, 2014

…AGM, there will be a £10 charge which is very damaging to shareholder democracy and good corporate governance. These changes are surely quite prejudicial to the interests of HL clients…

BAE Systems Plc

Post Date: October 9, 2012

…5 (31/3/2013): AGM Voting Recommendations. We recommend shareholders vote against the re-election of Chairman Dick Olver on the 8th May, and against the Remuneration Report and some of the other…

Foresight 4 VCT

Post Date: July 9, 2015

…membership fee and brings you numerous benefits, as well as supporting our cause. Update 10/9/17 – ShareSoc isuues new voting recommendations for 2017 AGM. Click here to see the blog….

Alliance Trust Vote – A Victory for Private Investors and ShareSoc

Post Date: March 1, 2017

PRESS RELEASE 90 01/03/2017 Yesterday Alliance Trust shareholders voted to support the Board’s proposals to change the investment management arrangements and to buy out Elliot. This is surely a major…

Double Taxation and Broken Promises

Post Date: March 21, 2017

PRESS RELEASE 91 21/03/2017 The most recent changes to dividend taxation in the Chancellors Spring Budget are a major attack on private investors. The simple change to reduce the Dividend…

Baronsmead Second Venture Trust (BMD)

Post Date: March 25, 2017

…– 40 shareholders in attendance. The annual report for the year ending September 30th 2016 is here: http://www.baronsmeadvcts.co.uk/download.asp?id=373&v=3 The AGM for Baronsmead (1st) Venture trust AGM had been held in…

AGM Date: March 23, 2017 Author: Tim Grattan Read more

FSCS Consultation Response

Post Date: April 3, 2017

ShareSoc responded to the FCA’s consultation on funding of the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) with this note: FSCS-Funding…

Response to FCA Consultation on Illiquid Assets

Post Date: May 3, 2017

ShareSoc’s response to the FCA’s consultation on Illiquid Assets and Open-Ended Investment Funds is in this document: Open-Ended-Funds…

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