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Tim Human
Bullish investors say inflation only transitory, finds survey
Investors are positioned for ‘permanent growth’ and see the current inflation spike as only temporary, according to a survey of global fund managers by Bank of America (BofA). The research, which polled 207...Read more
Tim Human
The debate over dual-class shares in the UK
The principle of ‘one share, one vote’ is long cherished by the UK investment community. Under current Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) rules, companies cannot be included on the premium segment of the London...Read more
Alexandra Cain
Regnan: A growing impact investor
Tim Crockford is head of equity impact solutions at Regnan, the responsible investment business affiliated with UK-headquartered J O Hambro Capital Management. Crockford leads a four-strong investment team, including Mohsin Ahmad, Maxine Wille...Read more

Case studies

Ben Ashwell
How Square managed guidance and cryptovolatility
On March 17, 2020, San Francisco and the surrounding Bay Area counties went into lockdown – the first in the US. For most of the 7 mn residents of the Bay Area, the...Read more
Ben Ashwell
How Unity used a modified auction to go public
It’s not too long ago that the IPO was the only mainstream route to market for private companies in the US, although, in recent years, direct listings and special purpose acquisition companies have...Read more
Tim Human
Record number of CFOs believe US equity market is overvalued
As the S&P 500 continues to mark new highs, finance chiefs believe valuations are looking increasingly stretched, according to new research. A record 86 percent of finance chiefs polled by Deloitte for its...Read more
Marina Calero
Comment: Companies must see the strategic opportunities offered by IR
I’ve been hosting IRO Coffee Breaks calls – where senior IR professionals come together each week to try to interpret the present and look into the future – for more than a year...Read more

Activism

Melissa Paschall
Comment: Getting your board ready for ESG shareholder activism
Oil majors received stunning climate mandates from their shareholders during the 2021 proxy season, including a historic vote to replace three ExxonMobil board members with individuals from an alternative slate nominated by activist...Read more
Ben Ashwell
Issuers exploring ‘other avenues’ of communication in activism defense, advisers say
As activist activity shows signs of picking up relative to last year, there’s scope for issuers to learn lessons from the forced adoption of one-to-many digital communications, advisers say. In 2020, shareholder activists...Read more
Ben Maiden
Activist nominees elected to ExxonMobil board
ExxonMobil acknowledged that shareholders at its AGM yesterday voted to install two director nominees from activist investor Engine No 1. In a statement available at the time of writing, the company says that...Read more
Garnet Roach
Support for BP climate resolution more than doubles
A ‘significant’ number of shareholders (20.7 percent) voted in support of a proposal calling on BP to set tougher emissions targets at its AGM yesterday. While this is a rejection of the proposal...Read more

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