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Activist investors are increasingly finding new targets in Asia, as a growing awareness of corporate governance in the region makes many large companies vulnerable to investors who agitate for change. 
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One of the issues plaguing corporate America is the lack of diversity on company boards. But now there’s a realization that there’s a unique opportunity for one group of investors — the activists — to change all of that.
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Japan, the most developed stock market in Asia, has never been completely shielded from activism. But after retreating from Tokyo in the 2008 financial crisis, the activists are back.
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Finance Minister Bill Morneau pledged Wednesday that Ottawa will meet the tight deadline to provide a rescue plan for the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion, including possible financial support, so that construction can proceed this summer.
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The vast majority of large, public companies have stock ownership guidelines (SOGs) that require non-employee board members to attain a certain level of stock ownership within a defined time period and maintain that ownership over the course of their tenures. The number of smaller public companies with SOGs for directors is comparatively small, but growing fast. Small-caps should get ahead of this curve.
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“Diverse boards make better decisions, so every board should have members with complementary and diverse skills, backgrounds and experiences,” state the US Commonsense Corporate Governance Principles.
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American International Group Inc. paid $67.3 million to its chief executive officers in 2017, with part of the payment going to a man who resigned under pressure early in the year and another portion to attract his successor.
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It feels like a constant to and fro in the debate as to whether or not passive investors should have voting rights.
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Some years, it seems like analyzing Board of Director pay is like watching grass grow. Trends in this area tend to move slowly over time. However, keeping a close eye on the competitiveness of Outside Director pay is an important element of good corporate governance practice.
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Volkswagen chief executive Matthias Mueller’s pay jumped 40 per cent last year to more than €10m (£8.9m) as the carmaker’s profits soared despite continued fallout from the emissions cheating scandal.
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Philippe Couillard a demandé à Michaëlle Jean de faire preuve de plus de rigueur dans la gestion de l’Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF) lors d’une rencontre à l’Élysée en compagnie du président Emmanuel Macron.
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Having recently attended the very insightful IR Society Forum “Crisis Communications and Shareholder Activism Workshop” hosted by Edelman, it got us thinking about the importance of corporate communications, particularly when companies are faced with a crisis.
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Activist expert Steve Balet of FTI Consulting’s Strategic Communications segment answers the question increasingly on the minds of boards of directors.
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A couple of days ago, Xerox said its CEO was resigning. Now, it says he's staying put.
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One of the issues plaguing corporate America is the lack of diversity on company boards. But now there’s a realization that there’s a unique opportunity for one group of investors — the activists — to change all of that.
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Activist investors continue to challenge companies in search of change and profit. But what is shareholder activism, how does it work, and how can it impact your portfolio and trading strategy?
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Arguably, the single best way to ruin a CEO’s day is to report that an activist investor is on the phone and has just taken a position in the company… More CEOs are getting this call, as activist investing has exploded in recent years…
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Prof. Doron Levit (University of Pennsylvania) presents his paper on "Soft Shareholder Activism" at the 2017 Institutional Investor Activism and Engagement Conference in Israel. Discussion of the paper is then presented by Prof. Sivan Frenkel (Tel Aviv University).
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It’s often said that change starts from the top. If that’s true, can someone please tell me why corporate boardrooms seem to be the last bastion of the privileged?
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Barclays (LON:BARC) shares price shot up last week after it was announced that activist investor Edward Bramson would be taking a 5 percent stake in the bank, sparking rumours that the institution may be heading for a shake-up.
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Sherborne, an investment vehicle headed up by renowned activist investor Edward Bramson, has acquired a stake of more than 5% in Barclays, becoming one of the British banking giant's biggest shareholders.
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Volkswagen chief executive Matthias Mueller’s pay jumped 40 per cent last year to more than €10m (£8.9m) as the carmaker’s profits soared despite continued fallout from the emissions cheating scandal.
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Shareholder activism is exploding: The number of activists is increasing, and their tactics and strategies are changing. Several hundred new activist hedge funds—on the aggressive end of the activism spectrum—have launched in the past decade, and their assets under management are surging.
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Justin Danhof works to promote conservative ideas at shareholder meetings, with this year expected to be very eventful with so many changes coming from the administration.
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In the buyout boom of the 1980s activist investors were known as corporate raiders. Now, these individuals or groups of shareholders have undergone a dramatic rebranding of late. Rising in number in recent years, it seems that no sector or region is safe from the activist campaign.
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