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Tim Human
Another bad year for hedge funds sees closures and outflows
The hedge fund industry suffered another difficult year in 2019 with continuing fund closures and significant outflows, according to new research. Last year the total number of hedge funds declined for the fifth...Read more
Mike Wallace
Opinion: How companies should interpret Larry Fink’s letter
Rather than getting caught up in a debate over fiduciary duty or whether or not sustainability or ESG performance is material, let’s just cut to the chase on the latest BlackRock letter. It’s...Read more
Tim Human
Investor confidence rises ahead of US earnings season
Investors are feeling a renewed sense of bullishness as we head into US earnings season, according to new research. The proportion of investors who call themselves ‘bullish’ or ‘neutral to bullish’ has risen...Read more

Case studies

Mike Schnitzel
Nearly half of US and UK companies expect recession this year
US and UK executives are feeling pessimistic about the economic prospects for 2020 after a year of economic turbulence and geopolitical turmoil, according to a new study. About 46 percent of UK firms...Read more
Tim Human
The week in IR: Trade deals, $1 tn valuations and AI
- The US has signed an initial trade deal with China following two years of economic tussling that saw tariffs placed on goods worth hundreds of billions of dollars, reported the New York...Read more
Tim Human
The week in investor relations: Investor pressure, reporting practices and cannabis ETFs
– Major institutional investors have called on British executives to buy more shares in their own companies to better align the interests of senior management and shareholders, reported the Financial Times (paywall)...Read more
Tim Human
The week in investor relations: Geopolitical risk, trade wars and arrest warrants
- Oil prices and safe haven assets have jumped in value after the US killed a senior Iranian military officer in Baghdad, reported the Financial Times (paywall). Brent crude and gold climbed...Read more

Activism

Tim Human
Publishing, media and telecoms companies at highest risk from activists, notes research
Publishing, media and telecommunications are the sectors most vulnerable to activist investors, according to new research. The three industries score highest in a new ranking that assesses companies according to their susceptibility to...Read more
Laurie Havelock
Last word: Unlocking hidden value in GreenLandCorp
To whom it may concern First of all, let me congratulate you on a fantastic company. From its Elephant Foot Glacier to the Qorlortorsuaq waterfall, it is a monument to a pristine corporate...Read more
Mike Schnitzel
Canadian shareholder activism increases in scope, says Laurel Hill
Shareholder activism in Canada is evolving and becoming more sophisticated. While down in terms of volume, it has ‘grown in prominence, scale and momentum,’ according to Laurel Hill’s fifth annual Trends in Corporate...Read more
Ben Ashwell
‘Anyone can be an activist now,’ warn Canadian governance advisers
Shareholder activism hit record highs in Canada during 2018 and, while the activity has trailed off somewhat this year, speakers at the inaugural Corporate Secretary Think Tank – Canada cautioned that there is...Read more

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