At the close of the FRC’s latest consultation on 'effective company stewardship', UKSA is accusing the FRC of hostility towards private investors.
As the only democratic body representing private shareholders, UKSA is calling on the FRC to start paying attention to their needs.
UKSA today launches a special offer for new members of half price membership for the first year.
This offer is for full membership of the UK Shareholders Association, including company visits, access to the members area of this website and inclusive subscription to our magazine The Private Investor.
The special offer is for new members who join online or complete a standing order form.
Stockopedia, the online financial community, has published an interview with UK Shareholders' Association Chairman, Chris Hulme.
In the wide-ranging interview, Mr Hulme addresses a number of key issues for shareholders today.
The UK Shareholders' Association today publishes the most recent edition of its membership magazine, The Private Investor.
This edition features member's comments on topics as diverse as commodity investment, spread betting and the future of the government's stakes in RBS and Lloyds.
Also in this edition is a letter UKSA member Nick Stevens recently wrote to the Economist, titled Executive Rewards and Long-Term Incentive Schemes.
UKSA director Eric Chalker spotted something in a recent issue of MoneyWeek magazine, dealing with shareholder rights, which didn’t look quite right. The author had suggested that there is no difference between shares held in a nominee account and those held in other ways, but in fact, unlike the use of certificates or personal Crest accounts, investors using nominee accounts are not the legal owners of their shares.
UKSA director Eric Chalker spotted something in a recent issue of MoneyWeek magazine, dealing with shareholder rights, which didn’t look quite right. The author had suggested that there is no difference between shares held in a nominee account and those held in other ways, but in fact, unlike the use of certificates or personal Crest accounts, investors using nominee accounts are not the legal owners of their shares.
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.
UKSA has published Responsible Investing .
"a penetrating critique of corporate governance and the manner in which investment is carried out in Britain today"
Alistair Blair, Investor's Chronicle
For more information on this UKSA publication, see the publication page.
Renewing your UKSA membership is quick and easy, ensuring uninterrupted access to all the advantages of membership.
