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Proxy season preview: the UK view

Dec 29, 2021

This year there was an increase in contested remuneration policy votes and contested remuneration report votes, says Daniele Vitale,...Read more

Small cap

Equity funding no longer preferred finance choice for smaller UK firms

Nov 26, 2021

Garnet Roach

Equity funding no longer preferred finance choice for smaller UK firms

For the past 10 years, UK small and mid-cap companies have twice yearly told the Quoted Companies Alliance (QCA) that if they needed...Read more

Buy side

FRC publishes signatories to new UK Stewardship Code

Sep 10, 2021

Maria Ward-Brennan

FRC publishes signatories to new UK Stewardship Code

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has announced details of the 125 successful signatories – representing £20 tn ($28 tn) in assets...Read more

Reporting

Buchanan gains more financial PR clients than any other company during Q3

Sep 09, 2021

Maria Ward-Brennan

Buchanan gains more financial PR clients than any other company during Q3

Buchanan has jumped into second place in a list of the most-used advisers after adding more financial PR clients during Q3 than any of...Read more

Shareholder targeting & ID

Investors keep up support for UK shares

Sep 03, 2021

Tim Human

Investors have maintained support for UK listed companies, with July showing a second consecutive month of inflows, according to data...Read more

ESG

FTSE 100 female directors paid less than male counterparts, finds research

Aug 25, 2021

Maria Ward-Brennan

FTSE 100 female directors paid less than male counterparts, finds research

The pay gap at FTSE 100 companies is in the spotlight in new research from the New Street Consulting Group, which finds that women are...Read more

Buy side

UK ‘freedom day’ arrives as investor confidence drops 5 percent

Jul 19, 2021

Garnet Roach

UK ‘freedom day’ arrives as investor confidence drops 5 percent

Investor confidence in the UK has fallen 5 percent in July, despite the country returning to ‘normal’ in what has been dubbed ‘freedom...Read more

Regulation

As companies disclose more ESG data, activists have an opportunity

Jun 16, 2021

Tim Human

As companies disclose more ESG data, activists have an opportunity

The growth of corporate disclosure on ESG issues will offer new opportunities to activist investors as they search for evidence of...Read more

Buy side

The debate over dual-class shares in the UK

Jun 15, 2021

Tim Human

The debate over dual-class shares in the UK

The principle of ‘one share, one vote’ is long cherished by the UK investment community. Under current Financial Conduct Authority (...Read more

Shareholder targeting & ID

UK retail investors warm to domestic companies in March

May 06, 2021

Tim Human

UK retail investors warm to domestic companies in March

UK retail investors are feeling more confident about the prospects for domestic companies amid a rapid vaccine roll-out and improving...Read more

December

ESG

Proxy season preview: the UK view

This year there was an increase in contested remuneration policy votes and contested...Read more

November

Small cap

Equity funding no longer preferred finance choice for smaller UK firms

For the past 10 years, UK small and mid-cap companies have twice yearly told the Quoted...Read more

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