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Shareholder Activism
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Mentioned In 22 Articles
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Luby's Sends Letter to Shareholders
... Jeff Gramm previously wrote a book on shareholder activism: Dear Chairman: Boardroom Battles and the Rise of Shareholder Activism. But writing this book – predominately a compilation of open letters authored by well-kno...Read Full Article -
Shareholder Activism: 1H 2018 Developments and Practice Points
The number of public activist campaigns increased sharply in 1H 2018, following a slowing trend in 2016 and 2017 as compared to 2014 and 2015. There were roughly 150 campaigns globally in 1H 2018, up from about 100 in 1H 2017...Read Full Article -
Alphabet Shareholders Vote Down Diversity Pay
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Senators Want SEC to Look Into Stock Buybacks
...rules governing stock buybacks. The letter said the "significant changes in executive compensation practices, shareholder activism and investing technology" that have happened since the rules were revised in 2003 necessi...Read Full Article -
Allstate CEO on Corporate Activism
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Arca Capital Urges AmTrust Shareholders to Vote Against Go-Private Plan
(Reuters) - Arca Capital, one of the largest shareholders in AmTrust Financial, on Wednesday urged other investors to vote against the U.S. insurers plans to go private, citing absurdly low valuation of $13.50 per share. The Czech-based investment company follows activist investor Carl Icahn in opposing the proposed privatization transaction...Read Full Article -
Blackwells Issues Open Letter to Supervalu Board of Directors in Response to Continued Value ...
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Canada -- Looking for a Few More Good People: Why Independent Directors are in Short Supply
...Peter Dey, who now chairs the board at Paradigm Capital Inc. in Toronto, clearly has mixed feelings about the shareholder activism he helped bring about. Dey continues to believe boards must be objective — representing s...Read Full Article -
Goldman's Waldron Says U.S. Tax Reform Boosts Shareholder Activism
LOS ANGELES, May 2 (Reuters) - U.S. companies with more cash on their balance sheets thanks to tax reform are coming under greater scrutiny from activist investors, a top Goldman Sachs Group Inc investment banker said this week...Read Full Article -
Deloitte partner leading more women into board rooms
...er month). Each session focuses on a different topic, such as the changing landscape of corporate governance, shareholder activism, or how executives can hone their personal brand with board candidacy in mind. Our goal i...Read Full Article -
Activist Investors May Use New Tax Law to Push for Big Stock Buybacks
Activist investor Glenn Welling of Engaged Capital succeeded last year in getting two directors installed onto the board of Benchmark Electronics Inc. ( BHE ) as part of a campaign targeting reforms to the company's working capital management and capital allocation plans. Afterwards, the company installed a new CEO . Its share price has mostly been on an upward trajectory since, trading recently around $30 a share...Read Full Article -
Shareholder Activism -- Will 2018 Follow 2017's Footsteps?
His fields of expertise include corporations, securities regulation and corporate governance . Elson has written extensively on the subject of boards of directors. He is a frequent contributor on corporate governance issues to various scholarly and popular publications. He is also Vice Chairman of the ABA...Read Full Article -
Wayne Savings in Ohio adds Activist Investor to its Board
...a director with a term that expires in 2020. Ancora, which owns about 4.9% of Wayne’s stock, has a history of shareholder activism. The firm has pressed several banks, including MutualFirst Financial in Muncie, Ind., and...Read Full Article -
U.S. Boardrooms are Changing, 2017 Spencer Stuart U.S. Board Index Finds
U.S. Boardrooms are Changing, 2017 Spencer Stuart U.S. Board Index Finds Number of new independent directors up 15% from the previous year News provided by 10:39 ET Share this article NEW YORK , Nov. 2, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- SP 500 boards appointed 397 new independent directors in the 2017 proxy year, the highest number since 2004, and for the first time, just over half (50.1%) of the new ...Read Full Article
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Quotes about Shareholder Activism
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In the U.S., the shareholder activism trend is at its apex.
In Fearing Activist Investors, C-Suites Get Proactive -
I believe that the kind of shareholder activism that Icahn Enterprises practices has been extremely successful because we seek to bring true corporate democracy to the companies we are involved with through exercising our rights as shareholders to hold chief executives accountable and change unproductive management that needs to be changed.
Carl Icahn in Carl Icahn Attacks Companies That Protect 'Unfit' Chief Executives -
If you want to ignite a heated discussion, just bring up the topic of shareholder activism.
In Activism at Public Companies Erodes Gender, Racial and Ethnic Diversity, but also Results in Younger, More Independent Boards
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