Corporate governance - Vigil

From time to time I am asked to explain how I can support the disproportionate voting found in dual class shares while at the same time strongly criticizing the “empty voting” of mutual fund advisors. 

Nestle SA saw off an assault from Dan Loeb last year by conceding a little ground. The Swiss consumer-goods giant can probably use the same tactic again now that the activist behind Third Point LLC has stepped up his attack. That's a shame. Loeb's arguments still stack up.

Embraer et Boeing sont en discussions avancées pour un rapprochement, a indiqué à l'AFP le constructeur aéronautique brésilien tout en refusant de donner de détails.

Directors and officers of Delaware corporations generally expect that the company will provide them with indemnification and advancement in corporate lawsuits...

Significant acquisitions always present risks to the acquiring entity and its stockholders. These risks may arise from, among other things, integration challenges or failing to identify operational problems or liabilities during due diligence that adversely affect the price paid to the sellers...

Beginning at least as far back as Professor William Carey’s famously withering 1974 Yale Law Journal article about Delaware’s “enabling” of bad corporate actors…

Can cryptocurrencies acquire the role of money? And what are the implications for central banks and monetary policy? Read the policy contribution to understand what challenges cryptocurrencies have to overcome to replace official currencies.

Two branches of the Rothschild banking dynasty have settled a dispute over the use of the family name, one of the most storied in European finance.

The nation’s largest banks, back to making big profits a decade after the financial crisis, are set to pay out billions of dollars to their shareholders.

Coup de tonnerre pour l’industrie suisse des matières premières. Glencore, le géant suisse des mines et du négoce, a annoncé mardi être assigné par le Département américain de la justice (DoJ) dans une enquête pour corruption liée à ses activités au Nigeria, au Venezuela et en République démocratique du Congo (RDC)...

After a loan covenant violation, creditors can use the threat of accelerating loan payments and/or terminating credit agreements to extract concessions from borrowers in exchange for contract renegotiation.

Since inception, CCGG has focused on good governance, and has, over the years, become an authority on best practice governance guidance for boards of directors. In recent years, CCGG has observed growing shareholder emphasis on environmental and social (E&S) factors.

China has the biggest bilateral trade surplus vis-à-vis the US but is also a top holder of US government bonds. While China has started to counteract US trade tariffs, economists have been discussing the case of China acting on its holdings of US Treasuries. We review recent contributions.

In light of evolving—and sometimes actively debated—perspectives on the role of public companies with respect to sustainability, corporate social responsibility and other ESG matters…

Amid a row between business leaders and Tory hardliners, a softer Brexit gains political ground

The Securities and Exchange Commission moved to loosen the restrictions on the fast-growing $3.4tn exchange-traded fund industry on Thursday by lowering the barriers for bringing the products to market.

Amazon.com Inc. is buying online pharmacy PillPack Inc. giving the e-commerce giant the ability to ship prescriptions around the country, and overnight, making it a direct threat to the more than $400 billion pharmacy business.