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One of the analysts that covers SNC-Lavalin has upgraded his rating and price estimate for the company’s stock as a result of changes to the federal government’s procurement policy 
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TORONTO (Reuters) - Shareholder activism is long overdue at some major U.S. railways, Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd Chief Executive Hunter Harrison said in an interview on Tuesday after several U.S. competitors
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Activist investors come with a variety of different strategies as they attempt to create shareholder value at the companies they are targeting. Big names like Carl Icahn and Bill Ackman dominate the h
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Time Warner CEO Jeffrey Bewkes' compensation amounted to $32.
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Governance teams can enhance their contributions to a company and its board by routinely briefing management and board members, cataloguing firm’s SEC comment letters and more
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Pension plan said it will oppose Barrick’s compensation in the annual say on pay vote at the company’s annual meeting on April 28
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Activist investors scold CEOs over stock prices, but their own returns are just so-so.
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An influential proxy adviser blessed a pay setup for directors that investor Third Point LLC placed on the board of Dow Chemical Co., a stamp of approval that could help guide activists trying to navigate the controversial arrangement.
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Sales at Tim Hortons open for 13 months or longer rose 5.3 percent during the quarter, the company said, driven by menu items like a new steak and cheese panini.
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In this SRZ Insights video, partners Jim McNally and David E. Rosewater discuss the current landscape of shareholder activism in Europe, including the differ...
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Two weeks ago, Laurence Fink, CEO of Blackrock, the largest asset manager in the world with $4 trillion under supervision, sent a letter to every S&P 500 CEO...
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Mary Barra, the first female CEO of GM, got paid $16.2 million in 2014. That's 78 percent more than her male predecessor, Dan Akerson.
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Directors could be hard-pressed to find another board to sit on if previous decisions receive less than 80 per cent in shareholder support
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Collection of articles of interest on Corporate Governance
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Is hedge-fund activism good or bad? This question has dominated financial debate this year, as hedge funds besiege on average nearly one company a day seeking to shake up managements. This month’s battle over the future of Vivendi follows recent activist campaigns at Dow Chemical, DuPont, PepsiCo, Sotheby’s, Yahoo and many others. Martin Lipton—a prominent lawyer who has defended companies against agitating shareholders since the 1980s—labels the new efforts a “war” and warns that “activist hedge funds are winning.”
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Cohn, who runs U.S. activist investments at hedge fund Elliott Management, is infamous throughout technology board rooms for offering to acquire a company to force an auction -- a tactic that has proved lucrative. Now, he’s starting an Elliott Management private-equity strategy that will give those offers an added heft, people with knowledge of the matter said.
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