Shareholders & activism Leading asset managers commit to corporate governance Feb 01, 2017 By Andrew Holt 3 min read Campaigners for more effective corporate governance have received a major endorsement with the world’s three largest asset... Read More
Shareholders & activism Shareholder activism in 2017: The view from Olshan Jan 19, 2017 By Steve Wolosky 2 min read 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... Read More
Shareholders & activism ‘Universal’ proxy proposal: The view from Olshan Jan 18, 2017 By Steve Wolosky 3 min read 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... Read More
Shareholders & activism Universal proxy: Sifma wants more help for shareholders Jan 17, 2017 By Ben Maiden 6 min read The Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (Sifma) has urged the SEC to do more to help retail shareholders as the... Read More
Shareholders & activism Proxy access increases at MSCI USA companies, paper reveals Jan 17, 2017 By Andrew Holt 3 min read Proxy access has been one of the big success stories in terms of the advancement of shareholder rights over the course of the 2015... Read More
Shareholders & activism Olshan’s 2016 shareholder activism review Jan 10, 2017 By Steve Wolosky 8 min read Olshan Frome Wolosky has topped Activist Insight Monthly’s league table for law firms representing activists for the second year... Read More
Shareholders & activism Shareholder activism in 2017: The view from Okapi Partners Jan 09, 2017 By Garnet Roach 3 min read With 48 campaigns during 2016 – on both the activist side and the defense – proxy solicitor Okapi Partners topped Activist Insight... Read More
Shareholders & activism RBS investors campaign for shareholder committee Jan 05, 2017 By Ben Ashwell 3 min read More than 160 investors in Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) have asked the bank to create a shareholder committee to improve the bank... Read More
Shareholders & activism Shareholder activism on course for its weakest year in Canada since 2011 Dec 01, 2016 By Andrew Holt 2 min read Corporate Secretary sister publication IR Magazine reports that, according to research by data provider Activist Insight, the... Read More
Shareholders & activism SEC proposes new rules requiring universal proxy cards Oct 31, 2016 By Emily Leitch 4 min read In an open meeting on October 26, 2016, the SEC proposed changes to the proxy rules to require the use of universal proxy cards in... Read More