Shareholders & activism archive

More than 150 corporate, investment and regulatory leaders last week issued a call to action intended to help the markets take a...

The number of proxy contests in Canada has remained consistent over the last few years, but 2017 was the first time since 2014...

Neuberger Berman is backing an investor effort to gain the power to call special meetings of Nuance Communications shareholders...

– The Wall Street Journal reported that Qualcomm raised its bid for NXP Semiconductors to roughly $44 billion in an effort to win...

The practice of companies imposing dual-class share ownership over an indefinite time frame goes against US values and is bad for...

The rise of shareholder activism is pushing companies to seek out more information on their shareholder base, according to proxy...

The Council of Institutional Investors (CII) has criticized the SEC’s decision to allow AES to block an attempt to make it easier...

New York City comptroller Scott Stringer last week issued a report stating that more than 440 US companies, including more than 60...

– The Wall Street Journal reported that lawmakers are moving to crack down on the flow of US technology to foreign investors...

The rising star award is intended to identify individuals who will be key contributors to the future of the profession. It is...