ActivismProxy campaign outlook: What’s in the activists’ playbook for 2021? Jan 06, 2021Alexandra Higgins Bruce GoldfarbLooking ahead at 2021, corporate management teams will be facing a very different operating environment from the one that prevailed...Read more
Activism‘You need the trust of management’: AVI’s activist approach in Japan Aug 24, 2020Tim HumanHow has your firm’s approach to Japan evolved? We have been investing in Japan for two decades now. Until about 2017...Read more
ActivismThe threat of employee shareholder activism Aug 07, 2020Ben AshwellBoardrooms across the country are increasingly discussing human capital management issues, as investors bring subjects like diversity...Read more
ActivismTwo thirds of investors open to working with activists Jun 24, 2020Ben AshwellAlmost two thirds of investors say they are open to talking to activist investors about a company they have a position in, according...Read more
Small capActivist appetite grows for small caps May 28, 2020Zsuzsanna SzaboSmall-cap IROs faced a growing number of shareholder campaigns last year, according to the IR Magazine Shareholder Activism report ...Read more
Shareholder targeting & IDThe week in investor relations: Dividend cuts, retail investors and warning shots May 01, 2020Tim Human– Royal Dutch Shell announced it will cut its dividend by two thirds, the first time it has reduced the payout since the 1940s,...Read more
ActivismActivists see value amid stock price crashes, with issuers encouraged to settle Mar 17, 2020Ben AshwellWith the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite Index falling around 12 percent on March 16, activist investors are seeing the opportunity...Read more
ActivismFed updates rule on activists taking stakes in banks Feb 13, 2020John PopeoOn January 30, the Fed finalized a rule that relaxes requirements to allow activist investors to take larger ownership interests in...Read more
ActivismCanadian shareholder activism increases in scope, says Laurel Hill Nov 07, 2019Mike SchnitzelShareholder activism in Canada is evolving and becoming more sophisticated. While down in terms of volume, it has ‘grown in prominence...Read more
Corporate accessTabling change in 2019: Five big trends impacting IROs everywhere Aug 15, 2019Staff WritersSponsored content Hosted atop London’s iconic Gherkin building, in association with IR Magazine , Q4’s latest...Read more