ActivismSurviving an activist and dealing with broken windows May 02, 2019Andrew HoltWhen Vivendi rode into Ubisoft’s town in October 2015, the consensus view was that the latter was condemned, facing an opponent that...Read more
ActivismActivist hedge funds are ‘impotent’, says study Apr 03, 2019Andrew HoltActivist hedge funds are unable to effect meaningful change at corporations, according to a new research paper by a former academic...Read more
ActivismM&A activity, ESG and director nominations top activist issues Dec 24, 2018Andrew HoltThe key activist trends of 2018 have been around M&A activity, ESG and activist director nominations, according to a leading...Read more
ActivismShould CEOs be public activists? Nov 15, 2018Andrea BorbelyActivism is everywhere. From the streets of our neighborhoods and fiery boardroom meetings to political junkies and those motivated by...Read more
ActivismInvestor dissent rising over board appointments Oct 26, 2018Jack AldaneAn annual review by corporate governance firm Equiniti reveals that more shareholders are speaking out about board appointments they...Read more
ActivismWhat activist and index fund collaboration means for IR Jun 19, 2018Ben AshwellAs index funds look to activists as a way of altering a company’s strategy , IROs and corporate secretaries need to form a united...Read more
Small capActivists, CEO change and delayed filings: Banc of California’s award-winning crisis management May 03, 2018Ben AshwellBanc of California endured a series of events over the previous 15 months that individually could have caused a crisis, but the team...Read more
Buy sideExperts see growth in activist-passive collaboration May 02, 2018Ben AshwellThe growth in passive investing is driving collaboration between activist investors and index managers on initiatives intended to seek...Read more
ActivismVerizon retiree shareholders push for executive pay changes Apr 27, 2018Garnet RoachThe Association of BellTel Retirees has put forward two pay-related proposals for votes at Verizon’s annual meeting on May 3. The...Read more
ActivismEvolving IR in Asia Apr 10, 2018Laurie HavelockWhile the headline topics from both of IR Magazine ’s conferences in South East Asia and Greater China would be familiar to...Read more