Decoding share price movements
Executive teams are often frustrated by their firm’s share price. If they’re working hard and the company is in great shape, why...
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Investor perspectives Archive
F&C chairman ousted by activist
Sherborne, the activist investment firm, has succeeded in ousting Nicholas MacAndrew, chairman of F&C Asset Management, at an...
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The index you don’t want to be included in
Being included in an index is usually good for IR teams. Joining, for example, the FTSE 100, brings with it a big uptick in the...
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Investor eyes shift in US economy
For the first time in more than 50 years, export sales and business investment in plant, equipment and technology are the major...
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F&C renews attack on activist
F&C Asset Management has launched a new attack on Sherborne, the activist investor trying to seize control at the firm.In a...
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Investors have ‘no choice’ but to buy equities
With inflation increasing and no imminent rise in interest rates expected, fund managers are being forced to buy equities...
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F&C cuts costs as showdown with activist approaches
F&C Asset Management today stepped up its fight against activist investor Sherborne by announcing a new cost-saving plan.F&C...
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Henderson secures key staff from Gartmore
Henderson Group, the parent company of Henderson Global Investors, has secured the services of key fund managers from Gartmore as...
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Investors call for more capex
Investors want companies to spend more money on capital expenditure, according to the results of the December fund manager survey...
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Bolton focuses on corporate governance
Anthony Bolton, the veteran Fidelity investor, says evaluating corporate governance standards is one of the key challenges of...
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