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Private investors who lost money during the Royal Dutch Shell (RDSB) reserve crisis are expected to find out this quarter when they can make a claim. VEB, a Dutch shareholder group representing small investors, won a $304 million (£152 million) settlement from the oil giant in April 2006.... READ MORE >>

Barclays Stockbrokers has compensated private investor John Miles after an administrative error left him unable to sell a holding. After being contacted by Shares, Barclays agreed to refund the London investor £150 for the loss caused by the delay. When he tried to trade in January, Miles ... READ MORE >>

Hedge funds SRM and RAB Capital are reportedly due to file compensation claims relating to Northern Rock(NRK) this week. Both investors have argued the bank’s collapse was not just the fault of its aggressive business model and blame the authorities’ handing of the crisis. Any successful... READ MORE >>