Results for “Woodford campaign”

How Boards Should Operate

Post Date: February 12, 2024

…is a theme I return to again and again and which I first highlighted in a blog in March 2018 https://www.sharesoc.org/blog/corporate-governance/black-box-governance-thinking/ . Woodford and Link are two other boards which…

What ShareSoc can do for retail investors

Post Date: February 14, 2024

…of ShareSoc, including its campaigning for retail investors’ interests in particular cases, such as the Woodford catastrophe; how ShareSoc represents retail in submissions to various government enquiries; and other resources…

Investment trusts: time for boards to earn their corn

Post Date: April 10, 2024

…manager to run the show and the board was there to ensure the manager stayed within the parameters of the company: though in the case of Woodford, it’s not clear…

The Future of Smaller Company Capital Markets in the UK

Post Date: November 1, 2024

…Woodford disaster led to more regulation The FCA responded by focusing on liquidity requirements for fund managers which has led to an industry-wide reluctance to invest in smaller and less…

Funds should not be judge and jury of their benchmarks

Post Date: November 20, 2024

…London. Woodford, for example, chose the FTSE100 as his benchmark for the WEIF, despite it having lots of overseas quoted shares and at times 20% in illiquid or unquoted shares….

Learn from the Experts about Investing Strategies

Post Date: January 27, 2025

…Neil Woodford in the 2010-2017 period) and there seems to be an industry devoted to promoting fund managers and their wares to under-educated consumers. I see part of ShareSoc’s role…

Socially Useful Frenkel Topping (FEN): Another Opportunistic Takeover and Delisting

Post Date: November 6, 2025

…and may not be permitted by many retail brokerage platforms. The promise to list these units on TISE (The International Stock Exchange) is hardly reassuring. Anyone familiar with the Woodford…

ShareSoc Director Spotlight – Amit Vedhara

Post Date: March 10, 2026

…everyone had that basic knowledge. ShareSoc is led by volunteer directors, how do you think this shapes the organisation’s values and campaigns? ShareSoc is akin to a charitable endeavour. We…

ShareSoc Director Spotlight – Bozena Howells

Post Date: May 10, 2026

…with ShareSoc on the Woodford Equity Income Fund campaign and was impressed by its commitment to promoting shareholder rights, supporting investors in recovering their losses, and holding Link Fund Solutions…

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