2017

'Better Finance' identifies potential closet indexers

Tuesday, 14 February 2017 - 1:35pm

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.

The move came after ESMA, the...

James Halstead Plc: another AIM review by UKSA

Saturday, 11 February 2017 - 12:32am

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...

RBS rejects shareholder democracy

Tuesday, 31 January 2017 - 11:40am

The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has rejected a resolution to implement a Shareholder Committee, submitted jointly by ShareSoc and UKSA.

It is not clear on what grounds the resolution has been rejected. What is clear is that an...

UKSA attacks lack of focus in FCA mission statement

Tuesday, 24 January 2017 - 8:38pm

UKSA’s response to the...