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Businesses urged to hire executive risk leaders to spearhead risk strategies at board level 
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In the wake of the financial crisis, many large financial institutions created new, board-level risk committees to oversee their most critical risk issues. For other industries, the decision to create a risk committee isn’t so simple—and isn’t without some risk-taking itself.
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Though SNC-Lavalin continues to serve out a 10-year ban from bidding on World Bank projects, the institution’s CFO says SNC appears to have turned a corner
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The owner of U.S. deep discount retailer Ollie's Bargain Outlet – known for the signature catch phrase "good stuff cheap" – filed on Monday for an initial public offering, hoping to
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Activist funds are scanning corporate filings for what they see as skewed incentives and overly generous formulas that determine what top executives get to take home.
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Case in point: Shutterfly Inc., where an activist hedge fund is seeking three board seats at the online photo retailer at a shareholder vote set for.
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Activist hedge funds globally are driving improvements in the share price, operating performance and governance of the companies in which they invest, according to a new paper by AIMA, the global hedge fund industry body.
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Many executives have more board-worthy experience than they think. It's usually buried in their CVs.
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An activist investor won two board seats at Shutterfly Inc. after a campaign in which it sharply criticized the online photo retailer’s executive pay and deal-making strategy.
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Toyota Motor Corp. faces opposition from several pension funds over a proposal to create a dual-class share voting structure.
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Where does the board’s role begin and end regarding risk? A company's core objective is to create and increase wealth for its shareholders.
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The initial public offering would be the largest in Canada in the last eight months
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Only 13% of the firms surveyed by Torys LLP have taken the step of adopting objective measurable targets for increasing diversity
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Mylan's biggest shareholder is backing the generic drugmaker's plan to remain a stand-alone company as it fights a takeover bid from larger rival Teva Phar
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Erkki Liikanen, architect of European bank reform, says policymakers should take into account "every single step" of reform before implementing new rules
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Considering the recent rapid expansion of shareholder activism phenomenon in the United Kingdom (UK) and the vast amount of resources committed to it by corporations, government and investors, its effectiveness has become a crucial subject for investigation. This article analyzes organizational outcomes of shareholder activism in the UK. This research is based on a unique comprehensive database of shareholder activism events during the period of 1998–2008. We provide a detailed account of different types of activists, activism strategies and shareholder demands associated with the events of activism. Our findings show that the effectiveness of shareholder activism in terms of abnormal stock-market returns varies dramatically depending on its form, type of investor and the nature of investor proposals.
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Activist investor Elliott Management has turned its sights on Citrix and things look as though they may turn ugly for the software firm’s management team - and its global legion of channel partners.
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Washington D.C., June 12, 2015 — The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that it is seeking public comment to help inform its review of the listing and trading of new, novel, or complex exchange-traded products (ETPs). The request for comment addresses key issues that arise when exemptions are sought by a market participant to trade a new ETP or when a securities exchange seeks to establish standards for listing new ETPs. Due to the expansion of ETP investment strategies in recent years that has led to a significant increase in the number and complexity of these requests, the Commission determined it would be beneficial to receive public input on these issues.
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Organizers of the 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver were called onto the public carpet a year before the Games when they disclosed that $33 million in “retention bonuses” would be paid to hundreds of employees who stayed on track to the finish line. John Furlong, CEO of the Vancouver organizing committee, said at the time that it would be a significant challenge if staff left as the Games – and the end of their employment – drew near. In the end, Vancouver organizers said $17 million raised from te
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