State Comptroller Tom Di Napoli is opposing the call for him to divest the state's pension plans from fossil fuel companies, on the grounds that he can be more effective using the state's stock ownership to
do shareholder activism.
Not exact matches
«To
do activism really, really well, you have to be not only smart and persistent, but you have to be willing,» says David Rosewater, who advises companies as the global head of Morgan Stanley's
shareholder activism and corporate defense group, and who has previously represented Elliott as an attorney.
Conversely, if
shareholder activism results in good governance and it doesn't result in greater board diversity, what
does that say about diversity?
Among the topics on the agenda: the evolution of
shareholder activism and research findings about activist funds» returns, the amended Shareholder Rights Directive (EU) 2017/828, litigation and its effectiveness as tool for activist investors, and what can an issuer do to adequately address activists» new
shareholder activism and research findings about activist funds» returns, the amended
Shareholder Rights Directive (EU) 2017/828, litigation and its effectiveness as tool for activist investors, and what can an issuer do to adequately address activists» new
Shareholder Rights Directive (EU) 2017/828, litigation and its effectiveness as tool for activist investors, and what can an issuer
do to adequately address activists» new challenges.
I don't want Vanguard using the fees it charges me to engage in
shareholder activism, especially when it comes to highly contested CSR issues like climate and diversity.
Subject to all the usual qualifiers about empirical work, I note a new study of
shareholder activism that suggests it
does not creat value and can even be value destroying:
The same applies for
shareholder activism... a couple of swallows doesn't necessarily a summer make.
But for the average long - suffering Zamano investor, it
does make the board look arrogant & increasingly out of touch with its owners (i.e.
shareholders)-- so this certainly encourages more (future) investor
activism here, not less!
A group of US investors with more than $ 200 billion in assets have accused 10 companies, including the oil giant ExxonMobil, the financial services group Wells Fargo and the utility TXU, of not
doing enough to respond to global warming and climate change, in a sign of increasing
shareholder activism on environmental issues.
A PwC report on
shareholder activism (PDF) and trends in mining didn't mince words, saying, «The gloves are off.»