shareholder activism

Two thirds of investors open to working with activists

Jun 24, 2020

Almost 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 cap

Activist appetite grows for small caps

May 28, 2020

Zsuzsanna Szabo

Small-cap IROs faced a growing number of shareholder campaigns last year, according to the IR Magazine Shareholder Activism report ...Read more

Shareholder targeting & ID

The week in investor relations: Dividend cuts, retail investors and warning shots

May 01, 2020

Tim Human

The week in investor relations: Dividend cuts, retail investors and warning shots

– 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

Activism

Activists see value amid stock price crashes, with issuers encouraged to settle

Mar 17, 2020

Ben Ashwell

Activists see value amid stock price crashes, with issuers encouraged to settle

With the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite Index falling around 12 percent on March 16, activist investors are seeing the opportunity...Read more

Activism

Fed updates rule on activists taking stakes in banks

Feb 13, 2020

John Popeo

Fed updates rule on activists taking stakes in banks

On January 30, the Fed finalized a rule that relaxes requirements to allow activist investors to take larger ownership interests in...Read more

Activism

Canadian shareholder activism increases in scope, says Laurel Hill

Nov 07, 2019

Mike Schnitzel

Canadian shareholder activism increases in scope, says Laurel Hill

Shareholder activism in Canada is evolving and becoming more sophisticated. While down in terms of volume, it has ‘grown in prominence...Read more

Corporate access

Tabling change in 2019: Five big trends impacting IROs everywhere

Aug 15, 2019

Staff Writers

Tabling change in 2019: Five big trends impacting IROs everywhere

Sponsored content Hosted atop London’s iconic Gherkin building, in association with IR Magazine , Q4’s latest...Read more

Activism

Active managers ‘overwhelmingly’ support shareholder activism

Jul 09, 2019

Garnet Roach

Almost nine in 10 active managers (87 percent) say shareholder activism is a useful force in the market, according to a new study from...Read more

Activism