Equiniti Ezine

In the May edition ... 

 

Perspective
Growing confidence - Paul Matthews, Managing Director of Corporate Markets, discusses the current IPO market and Equiniti’s recent success within it

10 minute guide
Bitcoin - Your beginner’s guide to the fastest growing currency in the world

Q&A
Quality Counts - Sam Halford, Director of Operations at Equiniti answers key questions on continuous improvement and quality
 
Update
Don't get caught out! - Finance Bill 2013 - Changes to retirement provisions in the 2013 Finance Bill proved to be a hot topic at Equiniti’s Employee Share Plans discussion forum  
 
Focus on Prism Cosec - Equiniti’s acquisition of Prism Cosec boosts the Group’s international expertise 
 
Asking the right questions - Equiniti helps leading global learning company Pearson to use an innovative new survey to establish the engagement of their private shareholders

From the archive  

2013

March

Executive Pay - Executive Remuneration, the saga continues

Scrapping stamp duty for AIM and ISDX will fuel growth - Tim Ward, Chief Executive,Quoted Companies Alliance discusses

Ahead of the competition - Our Employer ISA beat other industry - leading solutions to scoop Product of the Year

Employee Share Plans (Budget Update) - Keeping you up to date with changes, Phil Ainsley, Director, Employee Benefit Solutions

Could your board do better? - Coefficient seminars prove successful in showing the importance of board evaluation and board effectiveness as part  of good corporate governance as defined by the UK Corporate Governance Code 

Global networking - The Hong Kong Bankers Club played host to a successful Global Share Alliance networking event 

February   - A view from Equiniti David Venus on 2013, Preparing for a transformational year in employee benefits, Investing in the future - Mark Taylor, Managing Director of Investment Services, Equiniti, gives his view of the year in prospect, The ESDS team is ready for the challenges 2013 may bring, Discussion forum calendar announced, Shareholder Solutions Business Performance - 2012 - 2nd half dashboard report, Get ready for Share Registration changes

2012

December - Government Backs Kay’s Principles for Equity Markets - Vince Cable lodges formal response to the Kay Review of UK equity markets,  Equiniti’s ESP Portal wins tech innovation award -  Award winning portal includes real time dealing facility,  Temple Bar comes back to Equiniti - Investment trust brings business back to Equiniti after three year break, PLC Company Secretary Forum focusses on reporting executive pay, gender diversity and effective AGM’s -Equiniti stands out at PLC Forum event 

November - Equiniti crowned Best Shareholder Services Provider at the Shares Awards 2012, HMRC statistics on employee share schemes, Equiniti sets industry standard at prestigious Excellence Awards and gains CCA Global Standard accreditation for the third year in row, Safeguarding Pension Data - Managing Director of Equiniti Data Services, Duncan Stevens, discusses the importance of accurate data in light of pension reforms, Equiniti Group sells Xafinity Consulting, ESP Share Portal Webcast - Stuart Bennett discusses how Equiniti are revolutionising the way we deliver employee benefits.

October - ESP Forum 2012 – the key themes - We take you through this year’s ‘must know’ topics, Tackling boiler room fraud - Consultant John Heaton discusses how boiler room fraud tactics are becoming increasingly sophisticated. Fraud tackled at first touch - Equiniti Shareholder Solutions engages with the City of London Police in its fight against fraud.OTS proposals for simplification of HMRC approved employee share schemes Industry Update Q4 2012 webcast - Peter Swabey, Director of Equiniti David Venus and the Company Secretary of Equiniti talks about some of the hot topics that will be on our desks between now and Christmas 2012.

September - Up to speed - Peter Swabey runs throught he latest UKLA updates and the Kay Review, ESP Portal comes of age with BT maturity - Equiniti and BT guide 20,000 participants through their choices, Dream Transfer for Imagination Technologies - Assistant Company Secretary Dean Bradford hails a seamless share registration transfer, Equiniti Business Performance - Follow our progress in Quarter 2 - 2012.

July
Commission Proposal for Central Securities Depository Regulation and Dematerialisation - discussion with HM Treasury Analyst Alan Barnes, What did the 2012 AGM tell us?- with Peter Swabey, Richard Carter -talks about the impact of directors' pay reform, Corporate governance: a Barclays perspective from Lawrence Dickinson, Andrew Verity from BBC Radio 5 Live discusses confidence in the UK economy.

June - ESP Portal and drop in visit to Tesco, Dividend enhancements, Shareview access extended. Eurozone collapse and Orient Capital partnership announced. 

May - FRC consultations update from Peter Swabey, Outstanding Feedback for Contact Centre, Q1 Business performance results, European share ownership proposal, ICSA Company Secretary's Handbook by Douglas Armour.

April - Industry round-up from Peter Swabey, Big Society Capital appoint Equiniti, Global Share Alliance partner Link Market Services,Workplace ISA's, Shareview e-mail enquiry service, ICSA Troubleshooting book from Susan Wallace.   

March - Fran Phillips, Manager of Equiniti's Financial Crime Team, looks back on the team's performance over 2011, AGM Preparation and Planning with John Heaton, Global Share Alliance turns West with AST and Wells Fargo, Equiniti Benefits Portal, BACs £20m payment limit and Royal Mail Postage Changes. 

February  - ESP Update useful information on Early Day Motion and OT Tax Coding, Share Scams & swindles we discuss progress made with the FSA to prevent Boiler Room Fraud, Introducing real-time share dealing for SIP clients, Equiniti Business Performance - Outstanding Q4 results in operations and Trusted partners several recent contract renewals show clients value Equiniti’s service.

January - A look at what's happening in Europe, London's Legacy, a big year for Company Secretaries, the compelling case for Share Plans and how is your company approaching FSA changes.

2011

December - Kevin Hepburn discusses the innovative online improvements happening at Equiniti, AGM Season 2011 - Looking back, A more balanaced future? Looking at the ongoing debate on gender diversity and Premier Foods, What it takes to run an ICSA award-winning company secretarial team

November - Makeover time for UK plc, Data skills that save money, Stewardship: one year on, Equiniti contact centre hailed 'outstanding' and Equiniti responds to the Call for Evidence from the Kay Review of UK Equity Markets.

October - Shareholder communications webcast, BT Group delight at shareholder donations, Invaluable share data - in real time  and Equiniti gains Carbon Trust Standard Award

September - Board performance, future-proofing pensions, ESP Forum, women on boards & a survival guide to payroll outsourcing

July - Financial crime, investor analytics, EU corporate governance framework, GKN TRS & CPD

June - Service & quality webcast, Australian corporate governance, auto-enrolment & employee loyalty

May - Company secretarial webcast, BT partnership, contact centre & shareholder programmes

April - ESP webcast, Bribery Act, M&S, boardrooms & corporate governance

March - Coefficient, AGM, board effectiveness, EU news, diversity & FATCA

February - Narrative reporting, cosec updates, ESP launch & business risk