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 One of the
prime objectives of UKSA is the protection of shareholder rights, and the
establishment of an appropriate legal, accounting and regulatory environment
in which companies operate. Below is a list of topics which encapsulate the
issues that often arise and where UKSA has been active in proposing policies
to improve the business environment and protect the interests of private
shareholders.
You can click on any of
the topics below and go to a page that includes a background note, UKSA
policy statements, submissions to third parties such as the government,
letters to the press and other supporting material on that particular
subject.
You will find this an
invaluable source of material to support research, or
for advice on particular issues that you are currently dealing with.
Other relevant sources of information on these subjects may also be obtained
from the Links page for access to web sites
containing legal, regulatory
and corporate governance information. Also the Companies
page contains a number of examples of the kind of issues that have arisen in
the past, and the News page contains topical notes.
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Shareholders Rights
Corporate Governance
Directors Duties, Director Selection and
Board Operation
Director Remuneration (including
Share Options, Bonuses, LTIPs, Pensions etc)
Director Severance Packages and Multi-Year Contracts
AGM
and EGM Meetings (Organisation, Voting, Resolutions, etc)
Annual/Interim Reports - Format, content, frequency.
Company News Release and Disclosures
Company Law
Stock
Exchange Listing Rules
Regulation and Enforcement (FSA)
Share
Certificates, Nominees, Crest
Share
Buy Backs and Rights Issues
New
Share Issues (IPOs)
Dominant shareholders and “family” run companies.
Dividends
Stamp
Duty
Taxation (Capital gains and dividends)
Insolvency, Receivership and Administration
Mergers, Takeovers, Poison Pills and Competition Law
Mutual
Funds (Unit Trusts, OIECS, Insurance funds and Investment Trusts)
Company Pension Obligations, Pension Schemes and Pension Funds
Tax
Incentive Vehicles (ISAs, PEPs, VCTs, EIS)
Venture Capital and Smaller Companies (AIM and
Plus Markets)
Auditors Duties and Responsibilities
and Accountants Ethics
Accounting Policies
Market
Operation (SETS) and Market Manipulation |
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to suggest an additional topic, please contact the:
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Note that some of the
information provided in this section may be in the form of PDF documents
which you will need the Adobe Acrobat software to
read. This may already be on your PC but if it is
not it can be obtained without charge from Adobe
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