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Nearly two million shareholders clueless over value of their shares (Scotland B2B)

No transparency, no communication – mass frustration as UK shareholders let down by poor investor relations

There is mass frustration among UK shareholders due to a lack of communication and transparency from the businesses they have invested in, according to peer-to-peer trading platform Asset Match, which has revealed some interesting figures.

The company carried out a study of 2,000 UK adults which found that 9% of Britain’s shareholders feel “locked in” due to an inability to sell or trade the shares they own in a private company – equating to more than 600,000 trapped and frustrated investors.

Asset Match says the findings come as investor confidence – particularly towards private company growth – is resoundingly high.

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