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Amazon would not tolerate the “shockingly callous management practices” described in a New York Times article, Mr. Bezos said in an email to workers.
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Several prominent hedge fund managers made bigger bets on U.S. automaker General Motors during the second quarter, despite the company's battling a deadly ignition defect and tangling
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Canada’s second-biggest pension manager said net assets climbed to $240.8-billion as of June 30
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With a sinking oil price driving Canadian energy shares to decade lows, activist hedge funds are pushing hard for companies to look at mergers and acquisitions or asset sales to curb costs and help
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Today’s activist shareholders are ramping up pressure on companies and their boards to maximize value. A number of activists have advocated the divestiture or break-up of one or more business lines as a way to unlock shareholder value. In this paper we take a hard look at a number of important questions for any company that finds itself the object of a shareholder activist’s advances.
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Over the last six months Carl Icahn (Trades, Portfolio)'s portfolio has been destroyed by the collapse in oil prices. Icahn has made a big bet on energy stocks the last few years and been burned by the collapse in oil.
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Donald Trump is right about one thing: Caterpillar Inc. isn't doing so well.
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As the CSA reviews comment letters on the proposed take-over bid rules, the issue prompting the most disagreement appears to be how long a take-over bid must remain open. The CSA has proposed 120 days, however, slightly more than half of all comment letters received have raised concerns that 120 days is too long. After reviewing some of the comment letters, David Milstead notes several commenters think 120 days could be bad news for investors. James Langton also discusses the CSA’s proposed take-over bid rules and notes many comments warn that 120 days is too long to keep the bid period open.
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Hedge fund manager Kyle Bass has defended his investment strategy of challenging drug patents after criticism from a biotech company, saying he can do good for society and make a profit.Celgene Corp
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Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard is showing himself open to legalizing UberX-style means of transportation, despite opposition from the taxi industry.
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Caisse CEO Michael Sabia said the fund has benefited from bull markets fuelled by stimulative monetary policies, but economic conditions are changing
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China’s economic slowdown and oversubscription of recent IPOs have advisers questioning whether they can replicate their success from earlier this year
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In Asia, American activist hedge funds that try to change the terms of a merger or the composition of a board of directors get none of the support or favorable press they enjoy in their hometown New York. Elliott Management is a prime example. Paul E. Singer’s firm was forced to beat a retreat after failing …
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As the old saying goes, there are no problems with dual class of share companies – until there are problems
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Proxy advisory firm seeks feedback on share buybacks and overboarding to kick off 2016 policy formulation
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CEOs who aren't already thinking about their companies as potential targets for activism should develop a "healthy paranoia," says Don Duffy.
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This infographic shows the rise of activist investing, how their returns vary and how well-prepared executives can be sure that an activist engagement results in the best outcome for shareholders.
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Houlihan Lokey, the restructuring expert that has advised on some of the US’s largest bankruptcies, has failed to pull in expected investor demand for its initial public offering. The boutique US investment bank, which was established in 1972 and
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