The platforms, intermediaries, and communities that connect companies to investors
Information flows from companies through dozens of channels before reaching investors. No single platform covers everything. This is a map of the key players.
Official Disclosure
Regulated channels for mandatory announcements
Primary regulatory news service handling ~75% of UK announcements
Widely-used archive and redistribution platform for RNS
Alternative Primary Information Provider
Alternative Primary Information Provider
Alternative Primary Information Provider
European disclosure platform with UK presence
Data & Research Platforms
Tools for analysis, screening, and investment research
API-first platform structuring regulatory data with AI analysis
Professional terminal (~$32k/year) with comprehensive data
Alternative professional terminal from LSEG
Factor-based screening and analysis for private investors
UK-focused charting and fundamental analysis
Visual analysis and valuation tools
Fund ratings, research, and data
Structured UK market data, often used by platforms
Research & Analysis
Independent and commissioned research providers
Commissioned research covering 400+ companies globally
Independent research focused on smaller UK companies
Commissioned research for UK small/mid caps
Research and corporate access services
Analyst coverage from investment banks (declining post-MiFID II)
News & Media
Financial journalism and market commentary
Leading business newspaper with markets coverage
Business sections covering UK markets
Video interviews and news focused on growth stocks
Podcasts, videos, and news for retail investors
Daily Mail's popular personal finance site
Weekly investment magazine and website
Long-running investment publication
Retail Platforms
Where individual investors access markets
RNS feeds, prices, and active discussion forums
Long-standing platform with charts, news, and forums
UK's largest retail platform by AUM
Major retail investment platform
Flat-fee platform with research tools
Commission-free trading app
Commission-free trading with CFDs
Events & Engagement
Face-to-face and live interaction between companies and investors
Premium London events connecting private investors with companies
Large-scale retail investor conferences
Annual show and ongoing investor community
Investor-focused exhibition
Annual meetings where shareholders can engage directly
Deep-dive presentations for investors and analysts
Communities & Discussion
Informal channels where investors share information
UK Individual Shareholders Society with 10,000+ members advocating for individual investor rights
Association of Investment Companies, data and education
Discussion boards on London South East
Active discussion forums per stock
Real-time market commentary and discussion
Community discussions on UK stocks
Twin Petes, ShareSoc, and others
IR Services & Advisers
Supporting companies with investor communication
IR consultancy and technology, builders of Ticker
Large financial PR and IR agency
Strategic communications including IR
Financial and corporate communications
Specialist financial communications
Digital IR platform for company websites
IR CRM and analytics platform
The information flow
Information originates from companies, passes through various intermediaries who transform and redistribute it, and eventually reaches investors in fragmented form.
The fragmentation is the problem
An investor tracking a portfolio of 20 companies might need to check a dozen different platforms to stay informed. What's said at a conference doesn't automatically appear in a data feed. Research from one provider doesn't integrate with news from another.
This creates friction, information asymmetry, and opportunities for those with better tooling to assemble a complete picture faster than everyone else.