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In mid-February 2017 UKSA submitted its response to the government’s Green Paper on corporate governance to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS). The response to the Green Paper was developed jointly with ShareSoc.
Better Finance, the European umbrella body of which UKSA is a member, commissioned a major study to identify potential falsely active funds (“closet indexers”) and is calling on regulators to investigate.
This long-established family firm has a reputation for good management. The balance sheet looks exceptionally strong with cash and debtors of £78m and current liabilities of just £26m, which includes a £25m pension deficit. But is the financial management of the company too conservative or is it an excellent investment for investors who like to…
The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has rejected a resolution to implement a Shareholder Committee, submitted jointly by ShareSoc and UKSA.
UKSA’s response to the FCA consultation makes fundamental points about individual responsibility, consumer education, transparency, consumer vulnerability, regulatory philosophy and the Regulator’s relationship with the regulated.
Over 100 shareholders in the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), supported and coordinated by ShareSoc and UKSA, have requisitioned a resolution to install a new "Shareholder Committee" at the company that could include representatives of retail investors.
In 1983 the current Chairman and Chief Executive took control of a company flying fresh flowers across the channel. This has been developed into a business with a fleet of UK based passenger aircraft specialising in package holidays and charter flights. The leisure travel division is complemented by a logistics division distributing temperature…
The text of the Financial Reporting Council
20 September 2016
Venue Address
Alderman the Lord Mountevans
Lord Mayor of the City of London
Conference transcript 2016
The ownerless corporation, so christened by Lord Myners more than 10 years ago, is upon us.
Park Group claims to be “the UK’s leading multi-retailer gift voucher and prepaid gift card business.” It started in 1966 as a savings scheme for Christmas hampers and has built on that base to reach a revenue total last year of £302.5m. Cash conversion is good with a steadily increasing dividend currently yielding 3.7%. The Chief Executive talks…
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