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Public Pension Funds’ Shareholder-Proposal Activism

Public Pension Funds’ Shareholder-Proposal Activism | Corporate governance - Vigil | Scoop.it
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Some Lessons from BlackRock, Vanguard and DuPont

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Corporate Secretary | Compensation, activism and director elections dominate Canada's proxy season, says report

Corporate Secretary | Compensation, activism and director elections dominate Canada's proxy season, says report | Corporate governance - Vigil | Scoop.it

Improving communication with shareholders viewed as key to securing higher say on pay support and combating investor activist gains

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One of Icahn's Favorite Stocks Seems to be Overvalued - GuruFocus.com

One of Icahn's Favorite Stocks Seems to be Overvalued - GuruFocus.com | Corporate governance - Vigil | Scoop.it

One well-known activist investor, Carl Icahn (Trades, Portfolio), further increased his position in Chesapeake Energy Corporation (CHK) through Icahn Capital LP by 10% to $1.03 billion in the company's latest filing, with 73.05 million shares. Chesapeake is Icahn's eighth-largest holding in its $32.05 billion portfolio, and the stake represents 3.2% of Icahn´s portfolio, so we can conclude that the stock´s performance will affect its performance.

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New SEC Rules Likely To Bolster Activists

New SEC Rules Likely To Bolster Activists | Corporate governance - Vigil | Scoop.it
It looks like SEC head Mary Jo White thinks that shareholder activism is a good thing, at least based on her comments in Chicago on Thursday, when she said the SEC is working on rules to implement a
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Delaware Court: Seating Board Designee Subject to Reasonable Conditions Not a Breach

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Bombardier signs deal with Delhi Metro Rail for 162 train cars

Bombardier signs deal with Delhi Metro Rail for 162 train cars | Corporate governance - Vigil | Scoop.it
BERLIN Bombardier Transportation announced Monday that it has signed a contract worth $228 million U.S. for 162 Delhi Metro Rail cars. The Movia fleet of Bombardier-made trains will increase from 6...
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Why shareholder activism in the oil patch has flopped

Why shareholder activism in the oil patch has flopped | Corporate governance - Vigil | Scoop.it
A surge of investor activism in the oil patch has forced boardroom changes. But share prices have so far failed to take notice
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Shareholder Activism in Europe in 2015

Shareholder Activism in Europe in 2015 | Corporate governance - Vigil | Scoop.it
With shareholder activism continuing to rise in Europe, Derick Hughes looks at the challenges facing investment campaigns in the year ahead.
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Laval completes restructuring economic development department | lavalnews.ca

Laval completes restructuring economic development department | lavalnews.ca | Corporate governance - Vigil | Scoop.it
An engagement at the Laval Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s monthly lunchtime speaker series on June 18 provided Mayor Marc Demers with the perfect podium to reveal the identity of the person the City of Laval has hired to lead a new economic development department which is replacing Laval Technopole and other agencies that were closed after former mayor Gilles Vaillancourt was ousted two years ago.
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SEC Proposes More Frequent and Detailed Fund Holdings Disclosure

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Team Rules : The Foundation of Board Leadership

Team Rules : The Foundation of Board Leadership | Corporate governance - Vigil | Scoop.it
Today's prescription for board leadership is a recipe of talented
directors, led by an independent chair who creates the right chemistry
between them.

But teamwork, talent and chairmanship are not enough to guarantee top
performance.   For a board to lead, each director must ground themselves in
the right mechanics.

The idea of mechanics is familiar to any football fan.   They're called the
team rules.

Who's on the field, their individual roles, the tasks at hand and each
players approa
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EBay board approves PayPal spinoff

EBay board approves PayPal spinoff | Corporate governance - Vigil | Scoop.it

EBay Inc. EBAY, -0.34% said Friday its board approved the spin off of PayPal Inc. as a separate public company. EBay shareholders as of July 8 will receive one share of PayPal common stock for each eBay share on July 17. Following the distribution of the shares, PayPal will list on the Nasdaq Stock Market and trade under the ticker PYPL. EBay's ticker will remain unchanged.

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The Role of Chief Compliance Officers Must be Supported

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Amendments to the DGCL

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Activist Firm Trian Partners Explains Why It Thinks There Is Great Value At Pentair - GuruFocus.com

Activist Firm Trian Partners Explains Why It Thinks There Is Great Value At Pentair - GuruFocus.com | Corporate governance - Vigil | Scoop.it
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Activist investors love spin-offs. Here’s why you should, too

Activist investors love spin-offs. Here’s why you should, too | Corporate governance - Vigil | Scoop.it
The stocks spawned by corporate breakups often have rocky debuts, but many bounce back and outperform the market.
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SEC.gov | SEC Announces Cherry-Picking Charges Against Investment Manager

SEC.gov | SEC Announces Cherry-Picking Charges Against Investment Manager | Corporate governance - Vigil | Scoop.it

Washington D.C., June 29, 2015 — 

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced fraud charges against a Wisconsin-based investment advisory firm and its owner accused of improperly allocating to his personal and business accounts certain options trades that appreciated in value during the course of a trading day while allocating to his clients other trades that depreciated in value. 

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Government Preferences and SEC Enforcement

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When Shareholder Activism Goes Too Far | Mutual Funds

When Shareholder Activism Goes Too Far | Mutual Funds | Corporate governance - Vigil | Scoop.it

4 Apr 10, 2014 5:43 PM EDTHas investor activism gone too far? Some shareholder champions are beginning to think so, and they may have a point.To them, a handful

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The Slack Wire: OECD: Activist Shareholders Are Bad for Investment

The Slack Wire: OECD: Activist Shareholders Are Bad for Investment | Corporate governance - Vigil | Scoop.it
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10 Fortune 500 Showdowns This Year With (Religious) Activist Investors

10 Fortune 500 Showdowns This Year With (Religious) Activist Investors | Corporate governance - Vigil | Scoop.it
It may not have the the deep pockets of Carl Icahn, but a group of churches is using shareholder activism to change how some of America's best-known companies do business.
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A Threefold Cord—Working Together to Meet the Pervasive Challenge of Cyber-Crime

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DOJ Provides “Best Practices” for Corporate Internal Investigations

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What boardrooms can learn from the success of family firms

What boardrooms can learn from the success of family firms | Corporate governance - Vigil | Scoop.it
With an eye on future generations, family-owned business are inherently resistant to allure of short gains
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