shareholder activism

The week in investor relations: Fake Fink letter writer strikes again, Trump Spac shares jump and WeWork finally goes public

Oct 22, 2021

– ‘The team behind 2019’s fake letter from BlackRock chief executive officer Larry Fink has struck again,’ said Institutional...Read more

Activism

Shareholder activism down at half year mark

Jul 29, 2021

Ben Ashwell

The number of companies targeted by an activist during the first half of the year was at its lowest level in more than six years,...Read more

Activism

Issuers exploring ‘other avenues’ of communication in activism defense, advisers say

Jun 03, 2021

Ben Ashwell

Issuers exploring ‘other avenues’ of communication in activism defense, advisers say

As activist activity shows signs of picking up relative to last year, there’s scope for issuers to learn lessons from the forced...Read more

Case studies

‘CEOs need a new breed of skilled investor relations officer,’ says former Vanguard CEO

May 25, 2021

Ben Ashwell

‘CEOs need a new breed of skilled investor relations officer,’ says former Vanguard CEO

Bill McNabb, the former chair and CEO of Vanguard and current board director at IBM and UnitedHealthcare, says public companies need a...Read more

Case studies

The week in investor relations: ETF inclusion hurts performance, investors back late-cycle stocks and climate rebellions mount

May 21, 2021

Tim Human

The week in investor relations: ETF inclusion hurts performance, investors back late-cycle stocks and climate rebellions mount

– US large-cap stocks commonly held by ETFs underperform compared with companies that have lower ETF ownership, according to the ...Read more

Activism

Proxy campaign outlook: What’s in the activists’ playbook for 2021?

Jan 06, 2021

Alexandra Higgins

Bruce Goldfarb

Proxy campaign outlook: What’s in the activists’ playbook for 2021?

Looking 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, 2020

Tim Human

‘You need the trust of management’: AVI’s activist approach in Japan

How has your firm’s approach to Japan evolved? We have been investing in Japan for two decades now. Until about 2017...Read more

Activism

The threat of employee shareholder activism

Aug 07, 2020

Ben Ashwell

Boardrooms across the country are increasingly discussing human capital management issues, as investors bring subjects like diversity...Read more

Activism

Two thirds of investors open to working with activists

Jun 24, 2020

Ben Ashwell

Two thirds of investors open to working with activists

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

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shareholder activism

The week in investor relations: Fake Fink letter writer strikes again, Trump Spac shares jump and WeWork finally goes public

Shareholder activism down at half year mark

Issuers exploring ‘other avenues’ of communication in activism defense, advisers say

‘CEOs need a new breed of skilled investor relations officer,’ says former Vanguard CEO

The week in investor relations: ETF inclusion hurts performance, investors back late-cycle stocks and climate rebellions mount

Proxy campaign outlook: What’s in the activists’ playbook for 2021?

‘You need the trust of management’: AVI’s activist approach in Japan

The threat of employee shareholder activism

Two thirds of investors open to working with activists

Activist appetite grows for small caps

The week in investor relations: Fake Fink letter writer strikes again, Trump Spac shares jump and WeWork finally goes public

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