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Externalities in the CEO Market and Optimal Regulation on Board Independence by Zhan Li :: SSRN

This paper discusses CEO compensation, shareholder value, and optimal regulation in the market for CEOs. Shareholder value increases and CEO compensation decrea
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August 16, 2017 9:56 AM
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Prescribing An Imperial Shot Of Poison To Canadian Activism

Prescribing An Imperial Shot Of Poison To Canadian Activism | On becoming an activist board! | Scoop.it
This year we have seen a number of cases where some traditional and non-traditional activist investors have inserted themselves into the deal process once announced, by buying significant blocks of stock
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August 11, 2017 10:25 AM
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Do Activist Hedge Funds Target Female CEOs? The Role of CEO Gender in Hedge Fund Activism by Bill Francis, Yinjie(Victor) Shen, Qiang Wu :: SSRN

Inspired by recent academic advancement as well as real-world cases and media fervor on hedge fund activism, we investigate whether, how and why activist hedge
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August 9, 2017 10:04 AM
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Governance and the rise of the activist shareholder - MinterEllisonRuddWatts

Governance and the rise of the activist shareholder - MinterEllisonRuddWatts | On becoming an activist board! | Scoop.it
As the tide of shareholder activism rises around the world, MinterEllisonRuddWatts discusses the trend and implications for New Zealand business at its annual Corporate Governance Symposium.
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Deep Value: Why Activist Investors and Other Contrarians Battle for Control of Losing Corporations (Wiley Finance)

Deep Value: Why Activist Investors and Other Contrarians Battle for Control of Losing Corporations (Wiley Finance) | On becoming an activist board! | Scoop.it
The economic climate is ripe for another golden age of shareholder activism Deep Value: Why Activist Investors and Other Contrarians Battle for Control of Losing Corporations is a must-read exploration of deep value investment strategy, describing the evolution of the theories of valuation and shareholder activism from Graham to Icahn and beyond. The book combines…
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July 31, 2017 9:45 AM
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Activist Investors Aren’t All That Democratic

Activist Investors Aren’t All That Democratic | On becoming an activist board! | Scoop.it
It is a disturbing trend for activist investors to negotiate to replace a third or more of the total board with his own slate.
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July 31, 2017 9:43 AM
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Activist Hedge Funds and Other Institutional Investors: Friends Or Foes

Activist Hedge Funds and Other Institutional Investors By examining trading patterns, the study found that institutional investors are
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July 26, 2017 9:32 AM
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Activist hedge funds pull hard on the M&A lever

Activist hedge funds pull hard on the M&A lever | On becoming an activist board! | Scoop.it
Read more about Activist hedge funds pull hard on the M&A lever on Business Standard. For activists, the demands are increasingly turning into deals
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July 24, 2017 9:54 AM
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Big U.S. Activist Investors Descend On Europe to Attack

Big U.S. Activist Investors Descend On Europe to Attack | On becoming an activist board! | Scoop.it
First stop the U.K., next up, Holland, Germany, Sweden and Switzerland.
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July 24, 2017 9:53 AM
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IBM Is One of 18 Companies That Could Soon Be Attacked by an Activist Investor

IBM Is One of 18 Companies That Could Soon Be Attacked by an Activist Investor | On becoming an activist board! | Scoop.it
Be ready....PG
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July 18, 2017 9:49 AM
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How companies should fend of attacks from activist investors

How companies should fend of attacks from activist investors | On becoming an activist board! | Scoop.it
When rowdy shareholders start battering at the door, CEOs should take a leaf from their playbook.
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July 14, 2017 9:42 AM
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Can this CEO survive his chairman's pressure test?

Can this CEO survive his chairman's pressure test? | On becoming an activist board! | Scoop.it
Can AMP CEO Craig Meller and new chairman Catherine Brenner stop the iconic company shrinking?
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July 13, 2017 9:55 AM
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Shareholder activism moving beyond hedge funds — report

Shareholder activism moving beyond hedge funds — report | On becoming an activist board! | Scoop.it
Shareholder activism has evolved into a widely accepted approach to investing from a niche strategy pursued by a small number of hedge funds.
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August 17, 2017 9:55 AM
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The Future of Boards

The Future of Boards | On becoming an activist board! | Scoop.it
Allan Marks, Leader of Boyden’s CEO & Board Services Practice for APAC, shares insights on how boards are changing, both in their composition and operation.
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August 15, 2017 9:40 AM
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What Makes a Firm a Target for Activists?

What Makes a Firm a Target for Activists? | On becoming an activist board! | Scoop.it
Recent studies point to companies with female leadership and high institutional ownership as likely targets for activist investors.
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August 10, 2017 10:01 AM
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Shareholder Activism Mid-Year 2017 North America In Review

Shareholder Activism Mid-Year 2017 North America In Review | On becoming an activist board! | Scoop.it
Shareholder Activism - For 1H17, there were 100 campaigns launched in North America versus 115 in 1H16, a 13% decline
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August 9, 2017 10:04 AM
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Get on Board: Understanding the Role of Corporate Directors -- The Motley Fool

Get on Board: Understanding the Role of Corporate Directors --  The Motley Fool | On becoming an activist board! | Scoop.it
Even CEOs have to answer to somebody.
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August 2, 2017 9:55 AM
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Boardroom Implications for the New Revenue Recognition Standard : NACD Blog

Boardroom Implications for the New Revenue Recognition Standard : NACD Blog | On becoming an activist board! | Scoop.it
Corporate Board Leaders' Blog
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July 31, 2017 9:45 AM
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Open Market Share Repurchases in the Presence of Activist Investors by Don M. Autore, Nicholas Clarke, Baixiao Liu :: SSRN

This study examines open market share repurchases of firms targeted by activist campaigns. Compared with firms making ordinary share repurchases, firms making a
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July 26, 2017 9:33 AM
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Tactics for Managing Shareholder Activism | J.P. Morgan

SUBSCRIBE: http://jpm.com/x/i/NFPWfK0 Following the 2017 Proxy Season, J.P. Morgan's Head of Shareholder Activism Defense, David Hunker, discusses bes
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July 25, 2017 9:44 AM
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Big risks, big data – and big decisions for the board

Big risks, big data – and big decisions for the board | On becoming an activist board! | Scoop.it
Organizations should always be on the lookout for more rigorous and effective methods to mitigate risk, and boards play an important oversight role.
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July 24, 2017 9:54 AM
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Activist investors lead ‘quiet revolution’ in Italy

Activist investors lead ‘quiet revolution’ in Italy | On becoming an activist board! | Scoop.it
Activist investors spurred on by improving corporate governance and the weakening of traditional company owners, write Jennifer Thompson and Rachel Sanderson
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July 19, 2017 9:05 AM
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Investors and the Board

Investors and the Board | On becoming an activist board! | Scoop.it
Shareholder activism is gathering pace around the world. Five steps corporate boards can take to improve their relationship with investors.
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July 17, 2017 9:50 AM
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Procter & Gamble faces fight with activist investor Peltz

Procter & Gamble faces fight with activist investor Peltz | On becoming an activist board! | Scoop.it
The consumer-products giant is the largest company ever to face a proxy fight, with Peltz saying he wants swifter changes
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July 13, 2017 9:56 AM
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Can CEOs Still Be the Heroes?

Can CEOs Still Be the Heroes? | On becoming an activist board! | Scoop.it
Business transformation is changing the image of the CEO as savior.
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