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Promoting stewardship and fighting short-termism
It’s been five years since the 2008 financial crisis led to an era of finger-pointing and acrimony that highlighted what some saw...
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Active response to shareholder activism
The growing activism of shareholders across the globe, along with a number of high-profile revolts, is prompting many companies to...
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IPO market outlook: 2013
For those still waiting for the global IPO market to revive, 2013 couldn’t arrive soon enough. In 2012 the markets were buffeted...
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Proxy season: hot topics for 2013
Shareholder engagement shows little sign of slowing down in proxy season 2013, with say on pay, proxy access and board...
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Tips for a successful earnings call
Few events offer as great an opportunity for a catastrophic gaffe as company earnings calls. With analysts, investors and the...
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Battle lines drawn in proxy access votes
Shareholders in the United States advocating so-called ‘proxy access’ are virtually certain to continue pressing for the...
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US proxy season's mid-year trends
Proxy season kicked off with a flurry of headlines this spring about investor revolts. Shareholders in the United States loudly...
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Private meetings raise regulatory concerns
It’s no secret US securities regulators have been cracking down on illegal insider trading – since 2009, at least 59 people have...
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Lobbying disclosures shake up proxy season
Activist shareholders are aggressively pushing to get broad new lobbying disclosure initiatives on proxy ballots this year, in an...
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