Publisher | Short Books Ltd |
ISBN 13 | 9781780725628 |
ISBN 10 | 1780725620 |
Book Description | Lively, intelligent and packed with revelations, Share Power explains how even the smallest of investors can make themselves heard. A copy of this book should be on the desk of anyone with a pension.' Allister Heath, Editor, The Sunday TelegraphIn this scintillating book, award-winning financial commentator Merryn Somerset Webb reveals a much-overlooked fact; every share we own comes with a vote. What few people know is that we can use these votes to influence company decisions - on everything from executive pay to corporate strategy.Delving deep into the world of corporate capitalism - from the privatisation of state-owned companies in the 1980s, to the financial crash of 2008 and the growth of the modern multinational - Share Power shows us how capitalism went wrong and how, with six simple recommendations, every one of us now has the power to make it work for us. |
About the Author | Merryn Somerset Webb is an award-winning financial commentator and Senior Columnist at Bloomberg. She is the former Editor-in-Chief of Moneyweek, the UK's best-selling financial magazine, and was a Contributing Editor and weekly columnist at the Financial Times. Somerset Webb is also a non-executive director of several UK listed investment trusts and a regular media commentator and speaker on all things financial. She lives in Edinburgh. |
Language | English |
Author | Merryn Somerset Webb |
Publication Date | 2023-01-26 |
Number of Pages | 160 pages |
Share Power: Why the financial system should work for everyone: and how YOU have the power to change it