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Andrew Holt
Active funds see investors take flight
US and European investors have bolted from active funds at their highest rate in three years, pulling more than $35 bn so far in 2019, according to data company Morningstar. Active investments –...Read more
Andrew Holt
JPMorgan downgrades global growth forecasts, but is positive on equities
Equity markets have had a good first half of the year, boosted by a dovish monetary policy from the world’s central banks, with the S&P 500 hitting another record high, notes JPMorgan’s mid-year...Read more
Andrew Holt
The financial case for ESG
What is the financial case for ESG – and what does ESG really mean? These key questions were posed at the recent Bloomberg Sustainable Business Summit in London, and drew differing approaches from...Read more

Case studies

Garnet Roach
Iberdrola talks IR trends at the IR Magazine Awards – Europe 2019
Iberdrola was undoubtedly the biggest winner at the IR Magazine Awards – Europe 2019 , taking home three trophies including two of the night’s most coveted gongs: best overall IR and best investor...Read more
Oliver Schutzmann
Forward to the past: The decline and fall of Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank announced a strategic change of direction last week: a complete withdrawal from the equities business, 18,000 job cuts, $6 bn of cost-cuts by 2022 and a fundamental refocus of its business...Read more
Andrew Holt
The week in investor relations: Markets start with surge but end with caution
On Monday, US markets reached a record high and the FTSE 100 saw a real surge, after US and China agreed a trade truce, reported The Daily Telegraph . The same news...Read more
Andrew Holt
Female financial leaders call for increase in women-led IPOs
Female leaders from leading financial companies were at the London Stock Exchange (LSE) this week calling for the number of female-led businesses going public to triple by 2025 as part of a campaign...Read more

Activism

Garnet Roach
Active managers ‘overwhelmingly’ support shareholder activism
Almost nine in 10 active managers (87 percent) say shareholder activism is a useful force in the market, according to a new study from SquareWell Partners. The survey takes in the views of...Read more
Ben Maiden
Canadian activism seen as ongoing despite slowdown
Industry advisers say activist investing in Canada is very much still on the agenda despite a drop-off from last year’s mini boom, a new report finds. A record 75 Canada-based companies faced public...Read more
Garnet Roach
Shareholder activism down 15 percent globally so far this year
Worldwide, there has been a 15 percent drop in the number of companies publicly subjected to activist demands so far this year, according to Activist Insight data on campaigns to the end of...Read more
Andrew Holt
Surviving an activist and dealing with broken windows
When Vivendi rode into Ubisoft’s town in October 2015, the consensus view was that the latter was condemned, facing an opponent that was both financially strong and shrewd. Fast-forward to the present and...Read more

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