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Vanguard enters private equity with aim to bring fee competition into investment industry’s most profitable sector for first time

Vanguard enters private equity with aim to bring fee competition into investment industry’s most profitable sector for first time | Corporate governance - Vigil | Scoop.it
New strategy open to institutional clients at first with plan to expand access to wider range of investors
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Jeff Weiner to step down as LinkedIn CEO and become executive chairman

Jeff Weiner to step down as LinkedIn CEO and become executive chairman | Corporate governance - Vigil | Scoop.it
LinkedIn has contributed to Microsoft’s revenue growth since Microsoft bought it for $27 billion in 2016.
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Advance Notice Bylaw and Activists Board Nominees

The Delaware Supreme Court recently held that a stockholder activist failed to comply with an advance notice bylaw. The Supreme Court ruled that the bylaw was clear and unambiguous and the activist’s failure to comply rendered its nominees ineligible. In doing so, the Supreme Court reversed the Court of Chancery’s determination that the board of directors had acted outside the scope of the advance notice bylaw by demanding supplemental information from the activist stockholder.
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Mergers, Acquisitions & the Board’s Role in Value Creation

Mergers, Acquisitions & the Board’s Role in Value Creation | Corporate governance - Vigil | Scoop.it
Mergers and acquisitions are often part of an organization’s long-term growth strategy. Boards play an important role—from prospect identification to due diligence to integration—yet the road to M&A is typically prone to obstacles.
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Citi suspends one of its most high-profile bond traders over allegedly stealing from the company cafeteria

Citi suspends one of its most high-profile bond traders over allegedly stealing from the company cafeteria | Corporate governance - Vigil | Scoop.it
Paras Shah, head of high-yield credit trading for Europe, the Middle East and Africa, left Citigroup last month over the issue, source says
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How to avoid a corporate zombie apocalypse

How to avoid a corporate zombie apocalypse | Corporate governance - Vigil | Scoop.it
Investors must put pressure on weak companies when interest rates do not
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Three Credit Suisse investors back Tidjane Thiam in board battle

Three Credit Suisse investors back Tidjane Thiam in board battle | Corporate governance - Vigil | Scoop.it
Tensions with chairman Urs Rohner increased since bank was embroiled in spy scandal
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HSBC to cut some senior managers as part of strategy overhaul: sources

HSBC to cut some senior managers as part of strategy overhaul: sources | Corporate governance - Vigil | Scoop.it
HSBC is set to unveil a new round of job cuts targeting senior international managers and reduce its presence in some smaller markets as part of a wider strategy overhaul, people with knowledge of the matter told Reuters.
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Opinion: New Caisse boss Charles Émond is François Legault’s man

Opinion: New Caisse boss Charles Émond is François Legault’s man | Corporate governance - Vigil | Scoop.it
The search for a new boss to lead Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec through what promises to be a challenging five years ended up pretty much where it began with the appointment last week of Charles Émond to take over from Michael Sabia.
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Mastercard CEO reveals why he pulled out of Facebook’s Libra — and explains why nationalization is ‘stupid’

Mastercard CEO reveals why he pulled out of Facebook’s Libra — and explains why nationalization is ‘stupid’ | Corporate governance - Vigil | Scoop.it
Ajay Banga fears governments' attempts to nationalize payment systems will force consumers back to cash
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Bombardier shares jump on report it’s in talks to sell business-jet unit to Textron

Bombardier shares jump on report it’s in talks to sell business-jet unit to Textron | Corporate governance - Vigil | Scoop.it
Bombardier Inc. jumped on a Wall Street Journal report that the Canadian maker of planes and trains is in talks to sell its private-jet unit to Textron Inc. Shares of Textron also surged as analysts said a deal would strengthen its hand in the luxury-aircraft business.
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Blame Trudeau? Maybe Canadian executives should blame themselves for weak productivity: Suncor CEO

Blame Trudeau? Maybe Canadian executives should blame themselves for weak productivity: Suncor CEO | Corporate governance - Vigil | Scoop.it
Kevin Carmichael: The problem may be bigger than just higher taxes and burdensome regulation. We might have an attitude problem
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NYSE Owner Intercontinental Exchange Makes Takeover Offer for eBay

NYSE Owner Intercontinental Exchange Makes Takeover Offer for eBay | Corporate governance - Vigil | Scoop.it
A deal could value the online marketplace at more than $30 billion
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Big companies expanding paid leave options

Big companies expanding paid leave options | Corporate governance - Vigil | Scoop.it
And it's not just parental leave, but bereavement leave, military leave, mental health days and more.
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The Economics of Shareholder Proposal Rules

As I explain below, the Economic Analysis does not provide an acceptable basis for SEC rulemaking in this area. The Economic Analysis fails to adequately analyze the costs and benefits of the proposed rule, as well as its effects on efficiency, competition and capital formation; overlooks significant effects and issues; and does not use evidence that is available or could be obtained.
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Industrial revolutions might not be as fun as they look | Bruegel

Industrial revolutions might not be as fun as they look | Bruegel | Corporate governance - Vigil | Scoop.it
AI promises a new industrial revolution but history warns us that industrial revolutions aren't always that fun for people in the eye of the storm. This week, Nicholas Barrett and Maria Demertzis spoke with Dr. Carl Frey, author of the book "The technology trap: capital, labor, and power in the age of automation", and Robert D. Atkinson, President of Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF), about how artificial intelligence will affect the job market.
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Mergers, Acquisitions & the Board’s Role in Value Creation

Mergers, Acquisitions & the Board’s Role in Value Creation | Corporate governance - Vigil | Scoop.it
Mergers and acquisitions are often part of an organization’s long-term growth strategy. Boards play an important role—from prospect identification to due diligence to integration—yet the road to M&A is typically prone to obstacles.
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FTSE firms 'dragging their feet' over ethnic diversity on boards | Business | The Guardian

FTSE firms 'dragging their feet' over ethnic diversity on boards | Business | The Guardian | Corporate governance - Vigil | Scoop.it
FTSE 100 firms including Tui, British Airways owner IAG and the London Stock Exchange Group have been accused of dragging their feet on diversity targets ahead of a looming 2021 deadline.
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Adobe and Salesforce overturn old order in cloud revolution

Adobe and Salesforce overturn old order in cloud revolution | Corporate governance - Vigil | Scoop.it
Oracle and SAP fade after failing to change fast enough
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Advisory board: What executives of Canada’s top growing companies say about going it alone without private investment

Advisory board: What executives of Canada’s top growing companies say about going it alone without private investment | Corporate governance - Vigil | Scoop.it
Our competition is heavily funded, which meant we required funds to achieve the global scale we’re at today. But you must understand the business and industry you want to build in, and then decide what makes sense for your risk level and personal goals.
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Spotify promotions boost paid subscribers but dent revenue

Spotify promotions boost paid subscribers but dent revenue | Corporate governance - Vigil | Scoop.it
Spotify Technology SA on Wednesday forecast current quarter revenue largely below analyst estimates, as the streaming service spends more on promotions to keep and lure listeners in its battle against Apple Music and Amazon.
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Opinion: How Canada could strike a grand bargain on climate and energy

Opinion: How Canada could strike a grand bargain on climate and energy | Corporate governance - Vigil | Scoop.it
The approval process for the Frontier oil sands mine project is a golden opportunity for the federal and Alberta governments to move past the outdated balancing act at the heart of climate and energy policy in Canada.
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Axe continues to fall in cannabis industry as Tilray lays off 10% of staff

Axe continues to fall in cannabis industry as Tilray lays off 10% of staff | Corporate governance - Vigil | Scoop.it
Part of a global restructuring effort
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Diverse boards tied to fewer financial ‘irregularities,’ Canadian study finds

Diverse boards tied to fewer financial ‘irregularities,’ Canadian study finds | Corporate governance - Vigil | Scoop.it
But it's the differing perspective, not gender that seems to matter most
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How Canada’s online grocery market could grow to $30 billion a year — podcast

How Canada’s online grocery market could grow to $30 billion a year — podcast | Corporate governance - Vigil | Scoop.it
Canadians buy almost everything online these days, yet we lag behind other countries when it comes to purchasing groceries over the internet.
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