THE board of Alliance Trust has come under further pressure after private investor group ShareSoc said it backed attempts by hedge fund Laxey Partners to instigate a shake-up at the Dundee investment giant.
Shareholders will vote on April 27 on resolutions proposed by Isle of Man-based Laxey that would force £2.1 billion Alliance to consider appointing an external manager and look at new means of increasing its dividend.
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