Shareholders & activism archive

Walmart shareholders will vote on a measure looking to add employee representation to the company’s board at a time when such...

A group of 251 long-term investors representing more than $6.4 trillion in assets under management has urged issuers impacted by...

The high number of companies stepping up to help Covid-19 relief efforts underlines the shift in corporate focus from shareholder...

With financial markets in free fall amid the ongoing coronavirus crisis, companies are increasingly barraged with one-off calls...

A growing number of Canadian companies are holding say-on-pay votes at their AGMs, with more than 200 last year, up from 183 in...

With the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite Index falling around 12 percent on March 16, activist investors are seeing the opportunity...

– The Wall Street Journal reported that Elizabeth Duke resigned as chair of Wells Fargo’s board of directors, days before she was...

Global institutional investors are unanimous in seeing the growing influence of ESG issues in their business, according to a new...

Shareholder activism in Canada last year resulted in 30 campaigns, led by the materials and healthcare sectors in Canada with 11...

Almost half of investors do not proactively engage with the management of companies they invest in or follow, creating a...