activism

Activism is back in the UK as campaigns double

Oct 12, 2021

The number of activist shareholder campaigns targeting UK companies has almost doubled in the past 12 months, according to research...Read more

Activism

Tenured IROs can serve as activist deterrent, study finds

Sep 27, 2021

Jeff Cossette

Tenured IROs can serve as activist deterrent, study finds

In a letter to CEOs, BlackRock’s Larry Fink opines that a ‘central reason for the rise of activism – and wasteful proxy fights – is...Read more

Shareholder targeting & ID

The week in investor relations: Kraft Heinz charged by the SEC, small-cap ESG focus and London Metal Exchange ring reopens

Sep 10, 2021

Garnet Roach

The week in investor relations: Kraft Heinz charged by the SEC, small-cap ESG focus and London Metal Exchange ring reopens

– Cooley PubCo reported the SEC’s announcement of settled charges against Kraft Heinz, its chief operating officer and chief...Read more

Activism

The week in investor relations: Box in fight with Starboard Value, call to end fossil fuel listings in London and SEC probes asset manager over ESG claims

Aug 27, 2021

Garnet Roach

The week in investor relations: Box in fight with Starboard Value, call to end fossil fuel listings in London and SEC probes asset manager over ESG claims

– Reuters reported that ISS-backed cloud storage vendor Box in its fight with activist investor Starboard Value by recommending that...Read more

Small cap

The week in investor relations: Just Eat warned on Twitter spat, China crackdown boost for small caps and tougher rules from the SEC

Jul 30, 2021

Garnet Roach

The week in investor relations: Just Eat warned on Twitter spat, China crackdown boost for small caps and tougher rules from the SEC

– Chief executives are being warned to ‘think twice before they tweet,’ reported The Guardian after the boss of takeaway...Read more

Buy side

The week in investor relations: Pay revolt at Rio Tinto, EU clamps down on foreign subsidies and skepticism over climate pledges

May 07, 2021

Tim Human

The week in investor relations: Pay revolt at Rio Tinto, EU clamps down on foreign subsidies and skepticism over climate pledges

– Rio Tinto suffered a shareholder revolt with 61 percent of votes cast against the miner’s executive compensation package at the AGM...Read more

Small cap

The week in investor relations: Small-cap team poached, sell-side cuts and a coup at Dignity

Apr 23, 2021

Garnet Roach

The week in investor relations: Small-cap team poached, sell-side cuts and a coup at Dignity

– CityWire reported that First Eagle Investment Management poached a team of small-cap managers from Royce Investment Partners. Bill...Read more

Buy side

Japan’s governance evolution continues despite Covid-19 impact

Aug 11, 2020

Tim Human

Japan’s governance evolution continues despite Covid-19 impact

Since 2014, when Prime Minister Shinzo Abe introduced a stewardship code, Japanese companies have found themselves under sustained...Read more

ESG

Considering poison pills as corporate vaccines amid Covid-19

May 15, 2020

Vilena Nicolet

Considering poison pills as corporate vaccines amid Covid-19

The US economy is not immune to the Covid-19 pandemic. Increased market volatility, lower stock prices, the reluctance of shareholders...Read more

Reporting

Activism, guidance and purpose: The IR issues on the minds of CFOs

Feb 19, 2020

Chris Ruggeri

Activism, guidance and purpose: The IR issues on the minds of CFOs

CFOs and IROs have a growing list of stakeholders beyond Wall Street: customers, employees, vendors, regulators, philanthropists,...Read more

October

Activism

Activism is back in the UK as campaigns double

The number of activist shareholder campaigns targeting UK companies has almost doubled in...Read more

September

Activism

Tenured IROs can serve as activist deterrent, study finds

In a letter to CEOs, BlackRock’s Larry Fink opines that a ‘central reason for the rise of...Read more

Shareholder targeting & ID

The week in investor relations: Kraft Heinz charged by the SEC, small-cap ESG focus and London Metal Exchange ring reopens

– Cooley PubCo reported the SEC’s announcement of settled charges against Kraft Heinz,...Read more

August

Activism

The week in investor relations: Box in fight with Starboard Value, call to end fossil fuel listings in London and SEC probes asset manager over ESG claims

– Reuters reported that ISS-backed cloud storage vendor Box in its fight with activist...Read more

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