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Getting to Know You: The Case for Significant Shareholder Engagement

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Congress Should Let the SEC Do its Job

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Carl Icahn exits Netflix Inc stake after stock split announcement

Carl Icahn exits Netflix Inc stake after stock split announcement | Corporate governance - Vigil | Scoop.it
Billionaire Carl Icahn exited his Netflix Inc. stake as the stock doubled this year to lead the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index and the video-streaming company announced a stock split
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OSC bans former GMP executive assistant from securities trade

OSC bans former GMP executive assistant from securities trade | Corporate governance - Vigil | Scoop.it
Eda Marie Agueci, who worked in corporate finance department at GMP, was ruled to have improperly tipped other people about takeover deals
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June 23, 2015 9:26 AM
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Activist shareholder wages proxy battle against Christopher & Banks

An activist shareholder who has been pushing for change at struggling Christopher & Banks Corp. of Plymouth is now elevating his campaign to an all-out proxy battle.

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Only 11% of Corporate Directors Say Boards Have High Level of Cyber-Risk Understanding

WASHINGTON, June 22, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD), the advocate for the profession of directorship, today released key findings from its forthcoming 2015–2016 Public Company Governance Survey which reveal that boards' understanding of cybersecurity risk needs significant improvement. Only 11% of survey respondents believe their boards have a high level of understanding of the risks associated with cybersecurity.

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Supreme Court: Fiduciaries Must Monitor Offered 401(k) Investment Alternatives

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Hedge fund Citadel plans new stock picking business

Hedge fund Citadel plans new stock picking business | Corporate governance - Vigil | Scoop.it
Citadel LLC, one of the world's largest hedge funds, is planning to launch a new equities business based on the West Coast that will be run by a former top executive who is returning to the firm after
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CEO pay is 300 times greater than their employees

CEO pay is 300 times greater than their employees | Corporate governance - Vigil | Scoop.it
Pay gap between CEOs and their employees continues to grow according to latest figures.
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June 22, 2015 9:25 AM
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Activist shareholder wages proxy battle against Christopher & Banks

Independent advisers are divided in recommendations on board votes just a week before the retailer’s annual meeting.
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HKEx bids to convince market over dual-class shares

HKEx bids to convince market over dual-class shares | Corporate governance - Vigil | Scoop.it
The Hong Kong bourse is consulting investors over current rules which ban dual-class shares, indicating it wants change. But it faces opposition from a group of large fund managers which favour one share, one vote.
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Corporate Governance Since the Managerial Capitalism Era by Brian R. Cheffins :: SSRN

Corporate Governance Since the Managerial Capitalism Era by Brian R. Cheffins :: SSRN | Corporate governance - Vigil | Scoop.it
Today’s public company executives face a considerably different set of opportunities and constraints than their counterparts from the managerial capitalism era,
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From activist to CEO, how Iain Weir Jones landed the top job at Med Bio-Gene

From activist to CEO, how Iain Weir Jones landed the top job at Med Bio-Gene | Corporate governance - Vigil | Scoop.it
Iain Weir Jones is in a position not that common in Canadian business: he took the reins of TSX-Venture listed, Med Bio-Gene Inc. less than one year back following a extended proxy battle
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Regulatory Arbitrage and Cross-Border Bank Acquisitions

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D&O Liability: A Downside of Being a Corporate Director

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Credit bureau TransUnion prices IPO at $22.50 per share

Credit bureau TransUnion prices IPO at $22.50 per share | Corporate governance - Vigil | Scoop.it
Credit bureau TransUnion said its initial public offering has been priced at $22.50 per share, valuing the company at about $4 billion.The company said in a statement it will receive net proceeds of
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Blog: Executive Compensation — A Trigger For Hedge Fund Activism? | JD Supra

Blog: Executive Compensation — A Trigger For Hedge Fund Activism? | JD Supra | Corporate governance - Vigil | Scoop.it
Is executive pay becoming a hot button issue for activist hedge funds? While executive pay has long been under scrutiny from standard-issue corporate governance activists, such as union...
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Activist hedge funds continue to outperform in 2015

Activist hedge funds continue to outperform in 2015 | Corporate governance - Vigil | Scoop.it
Preqin currently tracks 519 activist hedge funds collectively managing over USD140 billion in assets, an increase from the USD127 billion as of December 2014.
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Harvard Convenes the Roundtable on Shareholder Engagement

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Ivanhoé Cambridge Inc doubles exposure in Chinese market through investment in Chongbang

Ivanhoé Cambridge Inc doubles exposure in Chinese market through investment in Chongbang | Corporate governance - Vigil | Scoop.it
Ivanhoé Cambridge Inc. has plans to invest up to US$500 million in the Shanghai-focused real estate developer Chongbang.
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TTC looks at its options to put heat on Bombardier for late streetcars | Toronto Star

TTC looks at its options to put heat on Bombardier for late streetcars  | Toronto Star | Corporate governance - Vigil | Scoop.it
TTC staff will look at whether company could be barred from bidding on future projects as senior officials head to Thunder Bay.
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June 22, 2015 9:26 AM
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Proxy Voting On SBA Holdings: Long-term Activism Is Good

Proxy Voting On SBA Holdings: Long-term Activism Is Good | Corporate governance - Vigil | Scoop.it
The Impact Of Proxy Voting On SBA Portfolio Holdings by SBA Florida Executive Summary First of its kind empirical analysis of institutional investor’s proxy voting decisions involving dual board nomin
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June 22, 2015 9:25 AM
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Charles Penner Makes the Case for Shareholder Activism

Charles Penner Makes the Case for Shareholder Activism | Corporate governance - Vigil | Scoop.it
JANA Partners’ chief legal officer discusses the successes, and what some consider to be the excesses, of shareholder activism.
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June 22, 2015 9:25 AM
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Activist Investors Call For Sale of Job Board Publisher | ERE

Activist Investors Call For Sale of Job Board Publisher | ERE | Corporate governance - Vigil | Scoop.it

Two activist investors are calling for the sale of jobboard publisher DHI Group, saying a new owner could do more to increase the company’s value.

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June 22, 2015 9:11 AM
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Wolf Pack Activism: A Quick Look at Hedge Fund Activism | The National Law Review

Wolf Pack Activism: A Quick Look at Hedge Fund Activism | The National Law Review | Corporate governance - Vigil | Scoop.it
Recently, a lot of media attention has been devoted to the growth in hedge fund activism and the question of whether rules regarding disclosure should be changed with respect to the number of days wit
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