The week in investor relations: Russia doubles oil revenues, Tesla shares down on Twitter deal and retail loses steam
– Russia has nearly doubled its revenues from selling fossil fuels to the EU during the two months of war in Ukraine, benefiting...
Activism, M&A Archive
How changing beneficial ownership reporting may impact activism
Apr 20, 2022
5 min read
The SEC in February proposed amendments to Regulation 13D-G to modernize beneficial ownership reporting requirements. Adoption of...
IR papers: The modern lady CEO’s guide to ambiguous situations
Female-run companies are much more likely to be both targeted by and then co-operate with activist investors. And a new study...
The week in investor relations: Biden against buybacks, Ackman swears off short-selling and Shanghai lockdown sees traders camp out
– CNN reported that the Biden administration wants to discourage stock buybacks, which critics say allow executives to manipulate...
Scottish Widows doubles ESG divestment with tobacco exclusions
Scottish Widows has revealed a ‘flagship commitment’ to divest from tobacco companies as it doubles its ESG divestments to almost...
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Record-breaking proxy season for ESG proposals, according to new report
The 2022 proxy season was a record breaker for ESG proposals, with Michael Passoff, CEO of Proxy Impact and co-author of a new...
Almost 700 financial firms begin letter campaign for CDP data disclosure
Financial institutions including Allianz, Amundi, AXA, BNP Paribas, CalPERS, Capital Group, State Street and Vanguard have today...
SEC proposes cutting time for activists to reveal positions
Activist investors may find it more difficult to quietly build stakes in US companies after the SEC outlined new rules covering...
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Alphabet files requests to exclude shareholder proposals
Google parent company Alphabet is seeking the SEC’s go-ahead to exclude several shareholder proposals from its 2022 proxy...
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Shareholder activism not dominating corporate life as before, says Activist Insight
Although ‘dedicated activists are keen to suggest that conditions are better than ever’, Josh Black, editor at Activist Insight...
