Beyond executive pay: other shareholder concerns
Public companies in the US have embraced the idea of ongoing engagement with their major shareholders only since the advent of say...
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Shareholders & activism archive
New battlegrounds: a global activism update
Even though the challenges posed by activist investors – those that attempt to effect major change at companies through stock...
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M&A will continue to be catalyst for activist investors
Shareholder activists were more dynamic than ever before in 2014, launching 18 percent more campaigns than the previous year and...
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Let's make a deal: a look at recent activist settlements
Settling might be considered the new black within the increasingly scrutinized world
of proxy contests. Companies from Microsoft...
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Preparing for the 2015 proxy season
As 2015 begins, it’s never too soon to
prepare for proxy season. Last year, investors flexed their muscles as Apple was sued to...
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Proxy season 2015: meeting the challenge
Forecasting the future can be a fool’s game for all manner of people, whether they’re meteorologists, investors, politicians...
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ISS’ proposed policy change targets board independence
ISS appears poised to pay even closer scrutiny to who qualifies as an independent board director. The proxy advisory firm recently...
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Shareholders vote to replace Darden Restaurants' entire board after proxy fight
Activist investor Starboard Value has gained full control of the 12-member board of Darden Restaurants at the company’s...
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Shareholder activism's impact on brand value
There has been a lot of research in recent years showing that a specific form of shareholder activism known as hedge fund activism...
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Financial industry looking to operational leaders to drive business change
The majority of business leaders in the financial services industry are now eager for their chief operating officers to play a...
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