2011

The UK Shareholders' Association has reacted to the European Commission's latest assault on private investment.

In its press release, the Association is highly critical of proposals from the EU that would prevent private individuals from making their own independent investment decisions.

UKSA is pleased to announce that Chris Hulme has become its new chairman. At the age of 38, Chris is half the age at which private investors are usually portrayed by the media, for whom this is a wake-up call to the new reality.

Chris says: "I have enjoyed a great learning experience from my activities within UKSA, especially my involvement in campaigning on behalf of the small shareholder.

In response to the Financial Reporting Council's plan to permit companies to cease distribution to shareholders of printed copies of their Annual Report, UKSA's Director of Administration, Eric Chalker, has voiced his objections in a Telegraph piece entitled Shareholders fight plan to scrap paper company reports.