RBS investors campaign for shareholder committee
More than 160 investors in Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) have asked the bank to create a shareholder committee to improve the bank...
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Shareholders & activism archive
Shareholder activism on course for its weakest year in Canada since 2011
Corporate Secretary sister publication IR Magazine reports that, according to research by data provider Activist Insight, the...
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SEC proposes new rules requiring universal proxy cards
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...
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Activists target increasingly smaller companies
Activists are increasingly setting their eyes on smaller companies and in August there was a substantial increase in activist...
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Jimmy Choo's virtual AGM: Tech firm gives inside story
In an effort to increase its investor access, Jimmy Choo, a footwear and accessory label, hosted a virtual AGM earlier this year...
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Shareholder activism on the rise in Japan
Although still nascent, activism in Japan is picking up with the number of firms targeted set to double year on year. According to...
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Major investors gear up to oppose bill regulating proxy advisers
Pension funds and other major institutional investors are fighting proposed legislation that they fear may severely restrict the...
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Dedicated shareholder activists less busy in first half of 2016
A total of 463 companies worldwide were the subject of activist demands in the first half of 2016, according to the half-year...
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Checking in on the US proxy season
‘Results from the first part of the 2016 proxy season and overall corporate governance trends continue to point to the need for...
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Shareholder activism meets corporate governance
At a glance What is good governance? From pay ratios to proxy access, the focus on corporate governance has been stronger than...
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