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Andrew Holt
Investors support investment that improves long-term business prospects
A majority – 60 percent – of institutional investors support investment that improves long-term business prospects, even if it diminishes short-term corporate performance, according to the EY CEO Imperative Study 2019. In addition,...Read more
Andrew Holt
Investors add risk going into equities, says BofAML
Investors have added risk, rotating into cyclical plays (equities, Europe, industrials, banks) and out of defensive ones (bonds, real estate investment trusts, utilities and staples), according to the latest Bank of America Merrill...Read more
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

Case studies

Andrew Holt
The week in investor relations: Brexit to benefit UK equity market
Brexit and fears surrounding world trade are undermining UK business investment, according to analysis from EY, reported The Sunday Times . Wall Street saw fresh record highs on Monday as investors...Read more
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

Activism

Andrew Holt
This year becomes year of improving the share price, reveals activist report
An array of trends are revealed in financial advisory firm Lazard’s first-half 2019 Review of Shareholder Activism. These include: – Global shareholder campaign activity is in line with a multi-year pace – An...Read more
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

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