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Institut sur la gouvernance (IGOPP)
October 1, 2015 9:31 AM
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As the slumbering IPO market began to stir this year, Cara Operations, Shopify and Spin Master all came to market with IPOs offering shares that had different votes and powers than the private owners and management did.
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Institut sur la gouvernance (IGOPP)
October 1, 2015 9:26 AM
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Critics of hedge funds often label them as greedy, corrupt, and highly compensated villains that disrupt and pose threat to markets.
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Institut sur la gouvernance (IGOPP)
October 1, 2015 9:18 AM
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Payment-processing giant First Data said it would raise up to $3.68 billion in its upcoming initial public offering, marking the biggest U.S. listing this year.
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October 1, 2015 9:12 AM
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Revised Template, Avoiding, Proxy Access Lite, proxy access, best practices, CII, Council of Institutional Investors, shareholder-nominated, directors, boad
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Institut sur la gouvernance (IGOPP)
October 1, 2015 9:12 AM
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The fund industry has witnessed substantial changes in recent years, including the rise of novel investment strategies, a growing use of derivatives, and an increased focus on assets that, traditionally, have been less liquid. Unfortunately, it appears that not all funds’ liquidity risk management practices have kept pace with these developments.
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Institut sur la gouvernance (IGOPP)
October 1, 2015 9:12 AM
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Scandal-hit Toshiba Corp. appointed new board members at an extraordinary shareholders meeting, vowing to improve its corporate culture and governance.
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October 1, 2015 9:11 AM
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Chevron’s board amended its bylaws to make it easier for some big shareholders to nominate candidates to its board, joining a growing list of major companies to do so.
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Institut sur la gouvernance (IGOPP)
October 1, 2015 9:11 AM
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In 1997, Warren Buffett (Trades, Portfolio) in Berkshire Hathaway's (NYSE:BRK.A),(NYSE:BRK.B) annual report disclosed to shareholders that he invested in silver. Buffett is known for his belief that gold and silver are unproductive investments because they never produce anything. It was an unconvential investment made by legendary investor Warren Buffett (Trades, Portfolio). Reading the 1997 letter to shareholders is a must for value investors wondering if it is ever productive to invest in commodities.
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October 1, 2015 9:06 AM
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21st Century Fox has nominated to its board Jeffrey Ubben, the chief executive of activist investment fund ValueAct Capital, part of a broader agreement in which ValueAct agreed not to launch a proxy fight or other hostile action against the company for the length of the board term.
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October 1, 2015 9:06 AM
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Billionaire investor Carl Icahn says the U.S. is heading toward financial collapse, and he is considering funding his own political-action committee.
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October 1, 2015 9:05 AM
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Baxter reached a settlement with Daniel Loeb’s Third Point, giving the activist a seat on the board and a role in the hunt for the company’s next chief executive.
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September 30, 2015 9:44 AM
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Activism has become a hot topic on Wall Street, with every study showing that it's on the rise. So far this trend is continuing this year
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September 30, 2015 9:43 AM
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The board nomination is part of a broader deal that sees the fund agreeing not to launch a fight over board members or other hostile action against Fox for the period of the board term.
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Institut sur la gouvernance (IGOPP)
October 1, 2015 9:31 AM
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We’re in the golden age of investor activism – and it’s called that for a reason. In 2014 alone, the number of activist investors identified in regulatory filings jumped more than 40 percent from 2013. Activists like Carl Icahn, William Ackman’s Pershing Square Capital Management, Jana Partners and other hedge funds are raising record amounts of capital as their returns continue to beat the overall market.
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October 1, 2015 9:19 AM
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Hewlett-Packard Co said its board on Wednesday approved the previously announced split of the company into two separate entities - Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co and HP Inc.
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October 1, 2015 9:13 AM
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The tradeoffs between facilitating private contracting or imposing a one-size-fits-all solution by regulatory mandate are often unclear. In the field of corporate governance, predicting which appro...
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October 1, 2015 9:12 AM
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Good morning. Thank you for coming today [September 29, 2015], and welcome to the SEC, both those here in person and through our webcast. Before I say anything else, I would like to acknowledge staff from the Division of Investment Management for their hard work in putting this anniversary program together.
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October 1, 2015 9:12 AM
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October 1, 2015 9:11 AM
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New York REIT Inc., a property company once part of Nicholas Schorsch’s real estate empire, should replace at least half of its board with new independent directors to restore shareholder confidence, investor Jonathan Litt said in a letter.
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October 1, 2015 9:11 AM
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The chief justice of one of the most important courts for corporate law says there are so many shareholder proposals that even some socially responsible funds vote against proposals that they would seemingly support.
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Institut sur la gouvernance (IGOPP)
October 1, 2015 9:06 AM
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Billionaire investor Carl Icahn may bring his own brand of activism to Washington.
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October 1, 2015 9:06 AM
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Add Carl Icahn to those warning the mergers-and-acquisition boom is getting out of hand.
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October 1, 2015 9:06 AM
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Activist investor Starboard Value has built a 3.7% stake in Advance Auto Parts and is urging the company to drive margins higher.
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September 30, 2015 9:44 AM
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Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc. -- activist hedge-funds Pershing Square Capital Management LP and ValueAct Capital Management LP -- were among the biggest winners.
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Institut sur la gouvernance (IGOPP)
September 30, 2015 9:43 AM
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Activism is alive and well, and demand for activist strategies is growing as institutional investors in particular are supporting them.
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