Shareholders & activism New battlegrounds: a global activism update Feb 09, 2015 By Laurie Havelock 9 min read Even though the challenges posed by activist investors – those that attempt to effect major change at companies through stock... Read More
Shareholders & activism M&A will continue to be catalyst for activist investors Feb 05, 2015 By Matthew Scott 4 min read Shareholder activists were more dynamic than ever before in 2014, launching 18 percent more campaigns than the previous year and... Read More
Shareholders & activism Let's make a deal: a look at recent activist settlements Jan 15, 2015 By Elizabeth Judd 10 min read Settling might be considered the new black within the increasingly scrutinized world 
of proxy contests. Companies from Microsoft... Read More
Shareholders & activism Preparing for the 2015 proxy season Jan 13, 2015 By Matthew Scott 9 min read As 2015 begins, it’s never too soon to 
prepare for proxy season. Last year, investors flexed their muscles as Apple was sued to... Read More
Shareholders & activism Proxy season 2015: meeting the challenge Nov 24, 2014 By Janet Dignan 13 min read Forecasting the future can be a fool’s game for all manner of people, whether they’re meteorologists, investors, politicians... Read More
Shareholders & activism ISS’ proposed policy change targets board independence Oct 29, 2014 By David Bogoslaw 4 min read ISS appears poised to pay even closer scrutiny to who qualifies as an independent board director. The proxy advisory firm recently... Read More
Shareholders & activism Shareholders vote to replace Darden Restaurants' entire board after proxy fight Oct 22, 2014 By Adam Brown 2 min read Activist investor Starboard Value has gained full control of the 12-member board of Darden Restaurants at the company’s... Read More
Shareholders & activism Shareholder activism's impact on brand value Oct 20, 2014 By David Bogoslaw 11 min read There has been a lot of research in recent years showing that a specific form of shareholder activism known as hedge fund activism... Read More
Shareholders & activism Financial industry looking to operational leaders to drive business change Oct 16, 2014 By David Bogoslaw 3 min read The majority of business leaders in the financial services industry are now eager for their chief operating officers to play a... Read More
Shareholders & activism ISS turns sights to executive pay, board diversity Oct 09, 2014 By Adam Brown 2 min read Consultation by proxy advisory firm ISS as it drafts its guidelines for voting recommendations next year show investor concern... Read More