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UKSA and ShareSoc have submitted a joint response to the Sir John Kingman review of the Financial Reporting Council (FRC).

The covering letter can be seen by clicking here.
The submission can be seen by clicking here.

Further links have been added enabling visitors to view the PowerPoint or download the full presentation.

Martin White has posted new content under the Savers Take Control tab. This includes a downloadable version of his PowerPoint presentation, together with presenter's notes, and copies of his articles from the April 2018 edition of The Private Investor.

UKSA and ShareSoc have submitted a joint response to the BEIS Consultation on Insolvency and Corporate Governance. This can be seen by clicking here .

We have revised our privacy policy in line with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). It can be viewed here.

UKSA's Policy Director Peter Parry and Cliff Weight, his opposite number at ShareSoc, have jointly sent letters to the Financial Times, the Financial Reporting Council and the Financial Conduct Authority concerning Aviva's proposal to cancel 450 million irredeemable preference shares.

The letter published in the Financial Times, together with readers' comments, can be viewed here (paywall)

We have read the document ‘FCA Mission – Our Approach to Competition’. Our responses to the questions set out in the document are shown here.color>

Mercer, an influential provider of advice for pension schemes, has said asset managers should pay investors to run their portfolios and provide performance guarantees instead of earning fees regardless of the returns.

This is according to the Financial Times, whose report (paywall) can be found here.

UKSA and ShareSoc have submitted comments in response to the FRC’s consultation on its draft strategy and budget for 2018.

UKSA and ShareSoc have issued a joint response to the FRC's consultation paper on the Corporate Governance Code.