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Glencore launches shares buyback scheme amid plunging profits and activist attack
Glencore has issued a $1.2 bn share buyback program despite profits dropping by almost 50 percent in the first half of the year...
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The week in IR: US investors could face restrictions on Chinese stock ownership, firms with good ESG scores pollute as much as low-rated rivals and Robinhood shares fall on decline in users
- Reuters reported that a US congressional examination of Chinese stock holdings in BlackRock funds built on MSCI indexes could...
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Boohoo launches coup at Revolution Beauty
Retail group Boohoo has kicked off an activism campaign that seeks to gain control of the board at Revolution Beauty. Boohoo...
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Wagamama owners fend off shareholders as CEO pay rise gets green light
The Restaurant Group (TRG) narrowly escaped a shareholder revolt at its AGM on Tuesday as more investors call for a company-wide...
The post-pandemic evolution of activism
From its hedge fund origins in the 1980s, shareholder activism has changed massively. Today, activists are winning campaigns...
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Best Practice Report: Recognizing and predicting activist shareholders now available
Activist tactics – and activists themselves – have evolved post-pandemic and so too must companies and investor relations...
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Ocado suffers 30 percent revolt over remuneration report
Ocado, the UK-based online grocery company, suffered a shareholder revolt over executive compensation at its AGM this week. Nearly...
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BP on thin ice as shareholders unhappy with ESG blunder
Shareholders at fossil fuel giant BP are disappointed with the company’s alleged backslide on its ESG commitments and have warned...
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Regeneron shareholders to vote on pharma patent proposal
Shareholders in Regeneron Pharmaceuticals will vote at the company’s 2023 AGM on June 9 on a proposal regarding its use of patents...
