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update●TopawardsforEquinitianditsclients●Budget–BrianPleaseontheEquiniti AnnuitySurvey●Budget–WhatthenewISAwillmean foremployers●AreviewofthechangestoNarrativeReporting●SIPandSAYEsavingslimits
perspective●Predictinghowshareholderswillvotewith QualityInvestorAnalytics
10 minute guide●TheInternetofThingswilltransformourlives
client focus●AhelpinghandforLandSecuritiesGroup
and the winner is …Fantastic awards success for Equiniti and clients
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all of thE latEst INdustry NEws from EquINItI UPdate
EquinitiwerenamedtheBenefitsTeamoftheYearattherecentPay&BenefitsAwardsceremony,whichhonoursindividualsandteamsfortheiroutstandingachievementsintheindustry.TheEquinitiFlexandOnlineBenefitsteamachievedtheextremelyhighstandardsrequiredbytheUK’slargestbank,andlaunchedoneofthebiggestUKwideFlexschemes.Upagainststiffcompetitionfromotherleadingproviders,thejudgeswereimpressedbytheteam’sabilitytomaintaingreatcustomerservicethroughouttheupheavalofanewsystemimplementation.
TheshortlisthasalsojustbeenannouncedfortheforthcomingEmployeeBenefitsAwards.EquinitihasbeenselectedintheMostMotivationalBenefitscategoryforthegroup-
wideOneEquinitiIconAwards.CongratulationsalsogotoMarks&SpencerandTescowhohavemadetheshortlistintheBestEmployeeShareSchemescategory,forplansthatEquinitiprovides.ThewinnerswillbedecidedinJune.
WearealsodelightedtoannouncethatEquinitiwontheBestShareRegistrarawardattheUKStockMarketAwards2014.“FollowingonfromourBestShareholderServicesawardandourNo.1rankinginCapitalAnalytics,bothlastyear,thiscompletesatremendous12monthsofrecognitionfortheexcellentservicewedelivertoourclientsandtheirshareholders,”commentedStuartEllen,ManagingDirector,RegistrationServices.“Theawardisalsoafantastictributetoallofourpeoplerightacrossthebusinesswhohelpedmakethishappen.”
Pictured: The Pay & Benefits Awards hosts with Nicola Pattimore (centre), (left to right) Sue Clarke, Stuart Bennett and Samantha John
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update
Budget 2014 - pensionsFurther to the overhaul of pensions in last month’s Budget announcement, Brian Please, Business Development Director, discusses the Equiniti Annuity Survey
TherecentBudgetannouncementbytheChancellortookthemarketbycompletesurpriseandisthemost
radicalchangewehaveeverseen.TheissuesaddressedmirroredthosethatEquinitihasbeenhighlighting,andfeatureheavilyinourannualAnnuitySurvey.
Thesechangesaffectonlydefinedcontribution(DC)schemesintheprivatesector.Wemustwaittoseewhatthegovernmentmayhaveinstorefordefinedbenefitorevenpublicsectorschemes.ItwouldseemtomeasteptoofarifmembersoftheseschemesareallowedtotransfertoaDCarrangementandtakeitallascash.
Whileit’scurrentlyimpossibletoaccuratelypredictwhattheBudget’seventualramificationsmaybe,marketspeculationsuggeststhattheannuitymarketcouldreducefrom£12billionto£4billionasearlyas2015.WehaveaskedourAnnuitySurveyrespondentstosharetheiropinionsandpredictionsinorderfor
ustoidentifyearlytrendsinthepensionandannuityindustry’sresponsestothesechanges.
We’vealsoaskedoursurveyrespondentsiftheybelievethatthisisasignthatannuitiesarenolongerfitforpurposeatretirement.Andifthisisthebeginningoftheendforannuities,howwilldrawdownproductsbepositioned?Willthoseinreceiptoftheirpensionssavingsrecklesslyspendtheirmoneyandexhausttheirpensionpotstooearly,
orwillindividualsbeencouragedtoengagemoreinmakingretirementchoicesduetotheincreasedbreadthofchoicesavailable?Whileit’snotyetknownwhattheGovernment’splansmightbeforenhancedannuities,weaskedourrespondentsifallannuitiesshouldbeunderwritteninthefuture.
TheChancellorannouncedtheGovernment’sintentiontoguaranteeeveryonewithaDCpensionfreeandimpartialguidanceontheirfinancialchoicesforretirement,atretirement.Weaskedourrespondentstogiveustheirthoughtsonthepotentialcostofthisguidanceandwhetheritwillbepracticalornecessarytoprovidethisguidanceface-to-face.
ThesurveywaslaunchedimmediatelyaftertheBudgetannouncement,andweexpectaparticularlystrongresponsethisyear.TheresultswillbepublishedinearlyJune.Ifyouwouldliketoseeacopyofthesurveyresults,pleasecontactbrian.please@equiniti.comorpr.equiniti@equiniti.com.
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Budget 2014 - the new isaNISA flexibility makes a more attractive proposition for employers too
Findingthebalancebetweenmakingsavingsandinvestmentsoptionsavailabletostaffandbeingseento
makearecommendationhasoftenbeenaconcernforemployers.Employerscannotandshouldnotbeexpectedtoprovidefinancialadvicehowever,aspartoftheirwidercommitmenttoprovidingadutyofcaretheymaywishtosupportemployees’financialplanning.
ISAshavealwayssatneatlyalongsidemoretraditionalbenefitssuchaspensionsandshareplansandthenewISA,the‘NISA’announcedinthe2014budget,withitsimprovedflexibilityhasjustbecomeamoreinterestingproposition.Inthebudget,announcedon19March2014,theGovernmentannouncedchangestoISAswhichgivesaversandinvestorsgreaterchoiceandflexibilityaboutwhenandwheretheyplacetheirfunds,inturnhelpingtoreduceemployerconcernsaboutappearingtobedirectingstaffdownacertainsavingsroute.
Some key features of the NISA from 1 July 2014
Allowances ■ From6Apriluntil30June2014,thenew
allowancewillbe£11,880.From1July2014until5April2015,itwillbe£15,000.■ ItwillalsobepossibletosplittheISA
allowanceinanywaybetweenaCashISAandaStocksandSharesISA.Previously,savershadtousealloftheirISAallowanceinaStocksandSharesISAoruseamaximumof50%inaCashISAwiththeremainderinaStocksandSharesISA.■ ThejuniorISAlimitwillbeincreasedto
£4,000.
Funds transfersItwillbepossibletotransferfundsfromaStocksandSharesISAtoaCashISAandviceversafromJulywhereaspreviouslyithasonlybeenpossibletotransferfundsoutofaCashISAintoaStocksandSharesISA.
Tax-free interest in Stocks & Shares ISAs ■ InterestearnedoncashheldinaStocksand
SharesISAwillnolongerbetaxed.■ ISAsinthecorporateworldhaveanumber
ofpotentialbenefitsforemployees:theycanprovideemployeeswithongoingprotectionfromtaxwhenashareplanmatures,enablethemtodiversifyfromasinglestockholdingtoarisk-managedportfolio,toworktowardsasourceoftax-freeincomeinfutureyears*and,
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sinceincomecanbetakenoutatanytime,theyarelessrestrictivethanapension.■ CashISAsarelowriskbutofferlower
returns;StocksandSharesISAarehigherriskbuthavethepotentialforhigherreturns.Withthisgreaterflexibility,theNISAallowsemployeestochoosethesavingsandinvestmentcombinationthatbestsuitstheirneeds,andprovidestheopportunitytomakechangesthroughoutthetaxyear.TheirflexibilityshouldgivegreatercomforttoemployerswhowishtoincludeISAsintheiremployeebenefitsoffering.*basedoncurrentlegislation
ISA allowances
Stocks and Shares ISA limit
6 April 2014 – 30 June 2014£11,880(lessanycontributionsmadetoaCashISA)1 July 2014 – 5 April 2015£15,000(lessanycontributionsmadetoaCashISA)
Cash ISA limit
6 April 2014 – 30 June 2014£5,940(lessanycontributionsabove£5,940madetoaStocksandSharesISA)1 July 2014 – 5 April 2015£15,000(lessanycontributionsmadetoaStocksandSharesISA)
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getting the most out of narrative reporting
Inrecentyears,financialreportinghasbecomeincreasinglycomplex.Additionally,recentregulatory
updateshavepromptedchangesinourNarrativeReporting.
Fromnowon,therewillbeaddedfocusoncommunicatingclear,keymessagesinNarrativeReports.TheFinancialReportingCouncil(FRC)feelsthatinrecentyearsNarrativeReportshavebecomecomplexandcompliancedriven,andasaresulttherehasbeenalackoffocusonquality.
Outlinedbelowarethechangestonarrativereporting;whetheritbenewcontentthatshouldbeaddedintoyourreportingstructureorelementsthatshouldberemoved.WealsotakealookattheFRC’sguidancefortheformatyourreportingshouldtake.
Strategic ReportInadditiontotheDirector’sReport,companieswillnowalsoberequiredtoprepareaStrategicReport.ThiswillbeseparatefromtheDirector’sReportandwilllargelymirrorthecurrentbusinessreview.Itwillincludethefollowingcontent:
■ Adescriptionofthecompany’sbusinessmodelandstrategy■ Abreakdownofthesexofcompany
directors,seniormanagersandemployees■ Anoutlineofsocialandcommunityissues,
aswellashumanrightsissuesinrelationtothedevelopmentoftheperformanceofthebusiness.
Directors’ ReportRatherthanaddingmorecontentintotheDirector’sReport,itemshavebeenremoved,whichare:
■ Informationonprincipalactivities■ Informationoncharitabledonations■ Disclosureofinformationonacquisitionof
ownshares(privatecompaniesonly)■ Informationoncontractualarrangements,
whichareessentialtothebusinessofthecompany■ Assetvalues■ Creditors’paymentpolicy.
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For those who couldn’t make it to the recent discussion forum, here’s a reminder of 2014 Narrative Reporting requirements
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Remuneration ReportForyour2014AGM,youwillneedtoproduceadirectors’remunerationreportinthenewformat.Theremunerationpolicyandimplementationpolicywillalsoneedtobeputtoyourshareholders.Allcompaniesmusthavesuccessfullysoughtapprovalforremunerationpolicynolaterthanthestartofthesecondfinancialyeartobeginafterthenewlegislationcomesintoforce.Thisreportwillbesubjecttoabindingvotethroughanordinaryresolutionandwhereitisnotpassed,thedirectorswillneedtoretainthepreviouspolicy.TheDirector’sRemunerationReportshouldcontain:
■ AstatementbytheChairmanoftheremunerationcommittee■ ARemunerationPolicy,whichtakesinto
accountcurrentandfutureremunerationpolicy,tobeproducedatleastonceeverythreeyears■ AnImplementationReport,whichwill
containdetailsofhowtheRemunerationPolicywasimplementedinthepreviousyear.Thisshouldbeupdatedannuallyandissubjecttoanadvisoryvote.
Reporting FormatInordertoimprovethequalityofNarrativeReporting,theFinancialReportingCouncil(FRC)publishedareportinOctober2012,outliningguidanceforimprovedreportingmeasures.Companiesareencouragedtopreparetheirreportandaccountswiththeseprinciplesandsentimentsinmind,withaparticularfocusontheannualreportasakeycommunicationtoolthatneedstobeclearandconsistent.TheguidancesetsoutthefollowingsuggestionstoimproveNarrativeReporting:
■ RelevantinformationthatmeetstheneedsofshareholdersispresentedintheStrategicReport■ Companiesshouldbeinnovativeinhowthey
drafttheirannualreports,presentingnarrativeinawaythatenablesthemtobesttelltheirstory,whilstremainingwithintheregulatoryframework■ Promotegreatercohesivenessintheannual
reportthroughimprovedlinkagebetweeninformationwithinthestrategicreportandintherestoftheannualreport.
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and the limits are...
SAYE and SIP InFebruary,weheldadiscussionforumaboutthechangetoSIPand
SAYEsavingslimits.Theslidesusedattheeventarehere.Sincethen,thingshavemovedforward:
■ The6April2014SAYEprospectushasnowbeenissuedandanumberofSAYElaunchesareinplanning,givingemployeestheopportunitytosaveuptothenewmonthlysavingslimitof£500.
■ InstructionscannowbetakenforemployeeswishingtoincreasetheirSIPPartnershipdeductionsfromApril.Wehavealreadychangedsomeofourclients’SIPplanparameterswheretheyhavecommunicatedthelimitincreasetoemployees.ESPortalandtelephonyserviceshavebeenupdatedtoapplythelimitsasappropriate.
Individual Savings Account (ISA)
Tax year 2013 – 2014
6 April 2014 – 30 June 2014
1 July 2014 – 5 April 2015
Cash value of ISA limit
£11,520,upto£5,760ofwhichcan
besavedincash
£11,880,upto£5,940ofwhichcan
besavedincash£15,000
From1July2014,theoverallannualNISAlimitfortaxyear2014–2015is£15,00000
A round-up of the latest changes to SIP and SAYE savings limits, ISAs and employee schemes
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NISA and CGTThegovernmentannouncedinthe2014Budgetthatfrom1July2014,ISAswillbesimplifiedanda‘NewISA’(NISA)willbeintroduced.Theannuallimitwillberaisedto£15,000–thebiggesteverincreasetoISAlimits.HMTreasuryhave
producedahelpfulfactsheetabouttheNISA.AssharepricesriseandincreasingnumbersofSAYEschemesareabovewater,employeeswillbeabletotransfermoreexercisedsharesintoanNISAandprotectgainsfromCapitalGainsTax.Thetableshowsthenewlimits:
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ThenewtaxyearexemptionforCapitalGainsTaxis:
Registration of employee schemesHMRChasbeensendingletterstocompaniesaboutregisteringnewandexistingshareschemesonline.Ifyoulookafteryourcompany’semployeeshareplans,youshouldbespeakingwiththeteamwhomanagesyourPAYEOnline.HMRCERSbulletins13and14outlinethetimelinesandhowtoaccesstheonlineservice.Existingschemeswillneedtoberegisteredonlineby6July2015.The2014–2015annualshareschemereturnswillneedtobefiledonline.
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Capital GainsTax
Tax year2013 – 2014
Tax year 2014 – 2015
Annual exemptamount forindividuals
£10,900 £11,000
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tracking voting Behaviour
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Quality Investor Analytics could be the key to finding out how your shareholders are going to vote
Recentchangestoremunerationreporting,wherebytheproposedDirectorspaypolicyhastobe
approvedbyshareholders,meansthatit’smoreimportantthanevertohaveanaccurateperceptionofshareholdersupport,inordertoavoidbeingblindsided.InvestorAnalyticsisaservicethatanumberofEquiniti’sclientstakeadvantageof,givingclientsinsightintohowtheirshareholdersaregoingtovoteaheadoftheAGM.
“Theproxysolicitationandvotematchingservicecanmakeahugedifferencetoourclients,”saysRobHemming,HeadofRelationshipandBusinessDevelopment,EquinitiInvestorAnalytics.“Itcanprovidetheclientwithkeyinformation,fromidentifyingpotentialshareholders,identifyingwhofollowswhichproxyadvisorandfindingouthowshareholdersintendtovoteaheadoftheAGM,whichisessential,especiallyifitlookslike
PErsPEctiVE
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thereistheriskofasubstantial‘no’vote.Thissignificantlyincreasesaclient’svisibilityofshareholders’votingintentions,”Robexplains.EquinitipartnerswithOrientCapitaltodeliverthisservice:“Thereareseveralaspectstotheservice:fromvotematchingtoafullproxysolicitationcampaign,”saysRob.
Votematchingisverymuchareal-timeanalysis,marryingtheinformationestablishedthroughshareholderanalysisagainstthevotescastatEquiniti.Forexample,ifacompany’svoteissplit80%Forto20%Against,itcanrevealwhichunderlyinginstitutionalinvestorsvotedineachdirection,whichcanbereallyuseful,especiallywhenyouhavelargeblocksofvotesAgainst.
Vote matching is very much a real-time analysis, marrying the information established through share-holder analysis against the votes cast at Equiniti.
Incomparison,ProxySolicitationentailscontactingshareholdersaheadoftheAGMtoascertainhowtheyaregoingtovote.“Thisprocessstartsuptothreeweeksbeforethemeeting,contactingshareholderstogleanvotingintentions,”Robsays.“Wecantheninformtheclientofanticipatedvotingbehaviourifitdoesappearthattherearegoingtobevotesagainstparticularresolutions.Thisenablestheclienttoenterintoadialoguewiththoseshareholdersinadvance.”
“Itisnowmoreimportantthaneverthatclientsaremadeawareofthisservice,”saysAlisonOwers,UKCEOofOrientCapital.“Combiningaregular,transparentandrigorousreviewofshareholders,inadditiontotheirvotingbehaviourovertime,isanincrediblybeneficialwaytoconsidertheengagementonmattersofgovernance,andcriticalforcompaniestounderstandthefeedbackfrominvestorsearlyon.Donewell,thiscanbecomeanimportantpartoftheongoingstrategyfortherestoftheyear,”Alisonsays.
“Itprovidesorganisationswithareallyrigorousshareanalyticssolution;aregularandtransparentreviewofshareholders
andtheirbehaviourovertimeisincrediblybeneficial.Anditiscriticalforcompaniestounderstandthefeedbackfrominvestorsearlyon,”Alisonsays.
“WehaverecentlyhadinstanceswhereourclientshaveaskedfortheserviceveryclosetotheAGM,astheyhaverealisedthevalueinit,”Robsays.“Thegrowththatwehaveseenoverthelastfewyearsistestamenttothestrengthoftheservice.ItalsoshowsthatmanyofourclientsnowseeitasareallyvitalpartoftheirAGMplanning,andprovidingtransparencytotheboardonpotentialAGMoutcomesisinvaluable.”
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or rob Hemming by email at robert.Hemming@Equiniti.com or by telephone on 020 7469 1884.
the internet of things
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Last month, David Cameron announced an extra £45m in funding for the development of the Internet of Things. Here we tell you everything you need to know about the online technology that has the potential to transform our everyday lives.
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What is it? TheInternetofThings(IoT)referstoanetworkofobjects,linkedby
sensors,whichcantransmitinformationtoeachotherwithouttheneedforhumaninteraction.ObjectslikeaneverydayfridgecanbefittedwithanIPaddressandsensorandthenlinkeduptoyourInternetshoppingaccount.Therefore,whenyourunoutofmilk,yourfridgewilltellyourTescoaccountandheypresto,newmilkwillbedeliveredwithoutyouliftingafinger.
How does it work? Objectsarefittedwithasensor,whichcancostaslittleas£1tobuyandfit.Thissensor
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hasanIPaddressandconnectsinformationthatitgatherstoaremoteserver.Inthiswayinformationispassedfromdevicetodevice.Thesensorscanbeverysmallandhiddenoutoftheway;nobodyneedeverknowthatyourappliancesarewirelesslytalkingtoeachother.
When is this going to happen? Ithasalreadystarted.Aprimitiveversionofthefridgesensorisonsalefor£2,000andNikeissellingtrainerswhichcanmonitoryourperformanceandautomaticallyuploadtheresultsonline.However,mostoftheterminologyisfocusedonthefutureandtheIoTisstillinitsrelativelyearlystages.Althoughtherearecurrentlymorethan10billionwirelesslyconnecteddevices,anditisestimatedthatthiswillincreasetoover30billioninthenextsixyears,notallofthesedevicesknowhowtotalktoeachotheryet.Carsdon’thaveawaytotalktotollbooths,forexample.Thismeansthatwe’restillawhileawayfromeverythingbeingconnectedalthoughtheIoThasbeguntotakeshape.
How did it all start? TheideaoftheIoThasbeenaroundsincetheearly1980s.AcokemachineatanAmericanuniversitywaslinkeduptotheInternetandprogrammerscouldcheckiftheirdrinkwasin
stockbeforevisitingthemachine.Theadventofsmartphoneswithappsthattrackelementsofourdailyliveshasspeduptheprocessandthenumberofconnecteddeviceshasincreasedyearbyyear.Itisnowestimatedthatthereareatleasttwoconnecteddevicesforeveryhumanonearth.
the equiniti viewstuart Ellen, Managing Director, registration services
“Equiniti holds vast amounts of data in respect of clients, shareholders and employees. We are naturally reviewing opportunities this technology might provide for the future. the internet celebrated its 25th birthday recently, and it has come a very long way in such a short space of time. the internet of things is yet another exciting technological development for the web and it has real power to transform our working lives. the fact that the government is investing so much money in
the technology attests to how influential it could become. David cameron calls it a ‘new revolution’ and believes that it could boost productivity, reduce energy needs and tackle climate change. there are concerns over security and managing the wealth of data that the iot will bring, but if those problems are solved, who knows where it could take us? gartner, a Us research firm, predicts that there could be 26 billion devices connected to the iot by 2020. i’m looking forward to seeing how it will develop in the coming years.”
How will this affect everyday life? CompanieswhohaveinvestedalotoftimeandmoneyintotheIoTclaimthatourliveswillbetransformedforthebetterbyit.Intheory,manufacturerswillnolongerrunoutofstockorhaveexcessstockastheirproductlevelswillbemonitoredautomaticallybysensors.
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Greencampaignerssayitwilldecreasecarbonemissionsthroughthecollationofinformationandcommunicationtechnology.Thoseinthehealthcaresectoralsosaythatpeople’shealthandwell-beingwillimproveasmedicalhealthcareandmedicationwillbecomeconnected.
How will it affect our business?Withmoreandmoreobjectsconnectedtotheweb,theIoTisexpectedtoproducehugevolumesofdata.Everypieceofequipment,andevenemployees,canbelinkedtoanetworkbyasensorwithinfocontinuallysenttoasmartphoneorbrowser.Thiswillpresenthugechallengesinmanagingthedatacollectedbut,ifanalysedcorrectly,thedatacouldprovideinformationonhowtoimproveprocessesandhighlightnewbusinessopportunities.TheIoTwillalsoallowbusinessestotargettheircustomersmoreeffectivelyasmoredatawillbeavailableabouttheirindividuallives.
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What other challenges does the IoTpresent?Thegovernmenthascommitted£73mintotaltoUKtechnologyfirmswhoareworkingondevicesthatcancommunicateovertheInternet.TheIoTisalsoseenaslargelypositivebybusinessesandtechnologyfirms.However,therehavebeenconcernsoverprivacy,withmanypeoplequestioningwhereallthedatagatheredfromtheappliancesintheirliveswillendupandhowitwillbeused.Securityisanotherkeyissueastheconnecteddevicesandtheirdatacouldpotentiallybesusceptibletohacking.
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Land Securities Group PLC turns to Equiniti David Venus when it needs an extra pair of hands
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AstheUK’slargestcommercialpropertycompany,LandSecuritiesGroupPLChasasubsidiarylistof
400companies,isamemberoftheFTSE100andhasapremiumlistingontheLondonStockExchange.Withacompanyofthissize,havingreliablesupportonhandisessential,andinthecaseofLandSecuritiesGroup,itturnstoEquinitiDavidVenuswhenitneedsalittleextrasupport.
“EquinitiDavidVenushasbeenexcellentinsupportingus,”saysLucyTurner,AssistantCompanySecretaryatLandSecuritiesGroupPLC.“Theyarereliable,alwaysavailabletohelpoutatshortnoticeanddeliverontimeandonbudget,”Lucysays.
OneofthekeytasksthatEquinitiDavidVenussupportsLandSecuritiesGroupwithisthefillingofAnnualReturns:“EquinitiDavidVenusfilesallofourAnnualReturns,makingsureall400arefiledbythedeadline,”Lucysays.
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EquinitiDavidVenusdoesn’tjustsupportLandSecuritiesGroupwithitsAnnualReturns.AsaleadingfirmofCharteredSecretaries,itisabletoprovideprofessionalanddedicatedCompanySecretarialsupporttoanyorganisation–largeorsmall.“SincesupportingLandSecuritieswithitsAnnualReturns,wehavebeenrequestedtoprovideourexpertisetoassistinotherareas,”saysMarlaBalicao,DirectoratEquinitiDavidVenus.“WehavemaintainedastrongrelationshipwithLandSecuritiessincewestartedworkingwiththemandbelievethattheincreaseinworkisdowntothequalityofourservicesandgettingad-hocworkcompletedatshortnotice.”
“Whenwehavereallybusyperiods,EquinitiDavidVenussupportuswithourmoreroutineworkload:accountsapprovals,capitalreductionsandsharetransfers.Theseareallthingswecantrustthemtodowell,”saysLucy.“Theyarealsohandlingaone-offprojectforus;sellingorsharegiftingnumerouslow-valueshareholdingsheldbyasubsidiarycompany.Thiswillenableustostrikeoffthecompany.Astherearealargeamountofsharesinvolved,havingEquinitiDavidVenus’helphasprovedveryusefulandithasfreedupmytimetodomorevalue-addworkforthebusiness.
“Overall,EquinitiDavidVenushasbeenagreathelp.Knowingthatwecanoutsourcetothemandtheywilldelivergivesusrealconfidence,”Lucysays.
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Equiniti David Venus offers, please contact your relationship manager or Marla Balicao by email, marla.balicao@davidvenus.com, or by telephone on 01372 465330.
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