Shareholder activism outside of US increases fivefold since 2010
A strong US dollar, undervalued asset prices and increased global scrutiny of corporate governance practices are contributing to...
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North American companies have highest level of domestic investment
North American companies have the highest level of domestic investment of firms in any geographic region, with an average of 87...
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Cartica presses for Mexican corporate governance changes
Washington, DC-based Cartica Management has called on Mexican regulators, the exchange and issuers to ditch what it calls...
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Leading asset managers commit to corporate governance
Campaigners for more effective corporate governance have received a major endorsement with the world’s three largest asset...
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Shareholder activism in 2017: The view from Olshan
This article is the third in a three-part series. Click here to read Olshan’s review of activism in 2016 and Olshan’s views on the...
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‘Universal’ proxy proposal: The view from Olshan
This article is the second in a three-part series. Click here to read Olshan’s review of activism in 2016. Olshan’s look ahead at...
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Universal proxy: Sifma wants more help for shareholders
The Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (Sifma) has urged the SEC to do more to help retail shareholders as the...
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Proxy access increases at MSCI USA companies, paper reveals
Proxy access has been one of the big success stories in terms of the advancement of shareholder rights over the course of the 2015...
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Olshan’s 2016 shareholder activism review
Olshan Frome Wolosky has topped Activist Insight Monthly’s league table for law firms representing activists for the second year...
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Shareholder activism in 2017: The view from Okapi Partners
With 48 campaigns during 2016 – on both the activist side and the defense – proxy solicitor Okapi Partners topped Activist Insight...
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