Results for “Woodford campaign”

West Bromwich Building Society in profit

Post Date: July 5, 2014

…that mean that the PIBS holders will start to receive their dividends again? In essence no. According to Peter Morgan who led a campaign on the issue, it might yet…

Outrage in the Cayman Islands

Post Date: August 22, 2014

…up after a petition from two of its own directors) and Leaf Clean Energy (a renewal energy investment trust, the subject of an activist campaign for reform after substantial losses)….

Oxford Technology VCTs and Scottish Independence

Post Date: September 12, 2014

…in the announcements. This therefore probably concludes the campaign on these VCTs that ShareSoc mounted as there has been an almost complete success. The only possible issue remaining is the…

…www.sharesoc.org/campaigns/shareholder-rights-campaign/). Tesco The Tesco share price fell 12% yesterday, and a further 4% today after announcing that the expected profits for the half year were going to be £250m less…

Inheritance tax giveaway by the Chancellor

Post Date: September 30, 2014

…the 2015 election campaign. At present anyone holding a SIPP (the most cost effective way to hold your pension fund) or other defined contribution pensions (e.g. personal pensions), faces a…

The Vote at Electra Private Equity

Post Date: October 20, 2014

…an activist campaign it may not be necessary to win the vote outright because you may achieve much of what you want anyway. You just have to maintain the pressure…

Rensburg AIM VCT to Wind Up

Post Date: March 3, 2015

Four years ago ShareSoc ran a campaign to shake up the Rensburg AIM VCT which historically had given a dire investment performance and had very high management fees. These things…

Moneysupermarket.com Results and Parliamentary Criticism

Post Date: March 3, 2015

…with whom they have a contract. This has been the focus of a campaign by certain newspapers and has received TV coverage also. The response to the question of whether…

An Analysis of the Alliance Trust Defence

Post Date: April 2, 2015

…have difficulty in doing so because of the existing prevalent use of nominee accounts (a disgraceful state of affairs in our view on which we are running a campaign at…

ShareSoc Masterclass in Manchester

Post Date: April 24, 2015

…great opportunity to meet ShareSoc Members in the North of England. I will also be giving a brief presentation on ShareSoc’s recent activities and progress on our Shareholder Rights campaign….

Alliance Trust AGM – Will Dundee cake suffice?

Post Date: April 30, 2015

…system now prevalent. It surely demonstrates that reform is necessary in this area, as ShareSoc has been campaigning for – see www.sharesoc.org/campaigns/shareholder-rights-campaign/ In conclusion, it was apparent that even the…

Who are the Election Winners and Losers?

Post Date: May 8, 2015

…the ShareSoc shareholder rights campaign as new ministers might need to be educated on the basic issues we are complaining about. A peculiar casualty of the General Election was SCS,…

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