Background information on Anglo American and AGM vote guidance, ahead of the AGM on 30th April. 

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Background information on Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC and AGM vote guidance, ahead of the AGM on 2nd May. 

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Background information on HSBC Holdings plc and AGM vote guidance, ahead of the AGM on 3rd May. 

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Background information on Antofagasta plc and AGM vote guidance, ahead of the AGM on 8th May. 

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Background information on Haleon plc and AGM vote guidance, ahead of the AGM on 8th May. 

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Background information on Barclays plc and AGM vote guidance, ahead of the AGM on 9th May. 

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Quite unbelievable. Neil Woodford wants to be an online Finfluencer, helping people "understand the complexities of Financial markets". And while he is at it, to try and rehabilitate his image and blame external factors for his disastrous management of the Woodford funds. Is he trying to deflect blame in the wake of the publication of the FCA’s case against him? 

The legal process at Home REIT gets underway in earnest. It is not clear what Harcus Parker's action will accomplish, beyond the action that the REIT is taking itself against Alvarium and the latter's representatives. It is concerning if shareholder funds are further depleted defending the Harcus Parker action.

Harcus Parker sues HOME REIT on behalf of Shareholders, while HOME REIT sues its former Investment manager, Alvarium et al. The legal merry go round of blame starts, but where will it end? 

Looks like the vested interests are very worried about the FCA's plan to name and shame companies under investigation. So of course out of the shadows trots an unnamed government person... hmmmm...?  Unsurprising really.  
But one of the reasons individual investors shun equities / UK shares is the lack of trust. Too many scandals and not enough action to restore TRUST in UK plc. Theresa May actually said "we must change the anything goes culture in UK business, the City and Advisory firms." 
 
Carillion, Cake, Conviviality, Sirius Mining, RBS, Woodford, Bidstack to name just a few. (FT subscription required)

Common sense call to jack up the minimum compulsory pension contributions on defined contribution pensions. More unwanted pressure on personal and company finances will be the challenge. Jam today vs. cake and jam tomorrow.

An argument well put for improving financial literacy.... from America. Fyi, It’s Financial Literacy Month. 

Fidelity to ETF providers: pay us 15% of your revenues, or we'll charge investors $100 commission to trade in your ETFs. What a racket, worthy of Tony Soprano! 

The Economist looks at the drivers for large companies staying private, and the shift in institutional assets into private equity. (Economist subscription required) 

How individual investors can take part and invest in the private equity trend. 

Bank of England starting to worry that Private Equity's very substantial borrowings at today's higher rates could go sour and have a significant impact on the 'real economy'.  With particular concern for the banks who are now deeply exposed if it goes South.

With the Norwegian sovereign wealth fund mulling a major move into the private equity market, the FT takes a look at the enormous rise of private equity and ponders how real the benefits are and who is actually getting them. (FT subscribers only). 

And the in the meantime supply of public equity is diminishing, or at least that’s what it looks like on the surface.

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