Activism Archive

On January 30, the Fed finalized a rule that relaxes requirements to allow activist investors to take larger ownership interests in banks and maintain greater board representation without triggering control under federal banking law. Control is a critical concept as investors controlling banks are subject to extensive Fed oversight and stricter regulation.   The Fed’s rule provides greater clarity to investors by outlining the types of non-controlling s...

Issuers in Asia are more likely to seek settlements with activist investors than they were five years ago, due to activists’ increasing success rate in contested meetings across the region, according to data from Activist Insight. Shareholder activists gained 40 board seats from 32 contested meetings in 2019, compared with 25 seats from 10 meetings in 2014, the study finds. Board battles between issuers and activist shareholders have gradually gone up since then, ...

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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 an increase in first-time activists. In 2018 there were 78 activist campaigns in Canada, 57 of which had taken place by July, according to data from Activist Insight. In 2019, 28 companies had been targeted by July – marking a 40 percent year-on-y...