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Shareholder Roadblocks 2026

 

The access gap: structural barriers, retail sophistication, and what comes next for shareholder engagement

Retail shareholders are becoming a more important and sophisticated audience, but barriers to participation remain.

Shareholder Roadblocks 2026 looks at the barriers that can make it harder for retail shareholders to participate, what today's investors expect from the companies they invest in, and how developments such as tokenization could change things further.

What's inside:

    • Why retail shareholder participation continues to lag behind institutional investors
    • The structural barriers that can make it harder for retail shareholders to participate
    • How active engagement can help close the participation gap
    • Why transparency and access matter for retail shareholder engagement
    • How developments such as tokenization could affect shareholder access and rights
    • Why year-round engagement is becoming increasingly important

Get the full report to explore the barriers, expectations and emerging developments shaping retail shareholder participation.

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"One of the core problems is the lack of visibility companies have into who their investors are and what they want." 

 Katie Perry, author of Ticker Shock 

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Better engagement starts with removing the barriers that stand in their way.