activism

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

May 07, 2021

– 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

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

Activism

‘Anyone can be an activist now,’ warn Canadian governance advisers

Oct 22, 2019

Ben Ashwell

‘Anyone can be an activist now,’ warn Canadian governance advisers

Shareholder activism hit record highs in Canada during 2018 and, while the activity has trailed off somewhat this year, speakers at...Read more

Activism

The week in investor relations: Trade war is ‘new normal’, fund managers avoid unicorns and companies under more pressure over climate change

Oct 18, 2019

Tim Human

The week in investor relations: Trade war is ‘new normal’, fund managers avoid unicorns and companies under more pressure over climate change

– A majority of investors think the US-China trade war is the ‘new normal’, according to a survey of global fund managers conducted by...Read more

Activism

This year becomes year of improving the share price, reveals activist report

Jul 19, 2019

Andrew Holt

This year becomes year of improving the share price, reveals activist report

An array of trends are revealed in financial advisory firm Lazard’s first-half 2019 Review of Shareholder Activism. These include: –...Read more

Activism

Shareholder activism down 15 percent globally so far this year

Jun 10, 2019

Garnet Roach

Shareholder activism down 15 percent globally so far this year

Worldwide, there has been a 15 percent drop in the number of companies publicly subjected to activist demands so far this year,...Read more

Case studies

The week in investor relations: US-China trade talks send shockwaves through markets

May 10, 2019

Andrew Holt

The week in investor relations: US-China trade talks send shockwaves through markets

The on-off trade talks between the US and China have taken another turn and appear to be headed toward a trade war. Tariffs on $200 bn...Read more

June

Activism

NIRI 2022: ESG activist shareholder proposals fall flat in proxy season

The chair of NIRI says she has not seen activists leverage ESG as often as traditional...Read more

Regulation

All change: A look at how rule changes at the SEC might affect IR

The SEC is consulting on a range of proposals designed to give issuers more timely...Read more

Activism

What impact will the SEC's proposed rules on beneficial ownership have on engagement with activists?

A pair of long-discussed and highly anticipated regulatory changes affecting activist...Read more

Technology & Social Media

The week in investor relations: Executives ‘buy the dip,’ male applicants question Goldman Sachs’ hiring policies and a tech-risk deep dive

– Corporate executives have been buying shares in their companies at a rate not seen...Read more

May

Buy side

Bear-market necessities: Highlights from the IR Magazine Think Tank – East Coast 2022

The stock market sell-off, renewed shareholder activism and incoming SEC rules were just...Read more

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