Sentences with phrase «using shareholder power»

«Nobody doubts that Stephen Hester has done some important things at RBS, but what this award shows is David Cameron's promises about reining - in excessive bonuses at state - owned banks or using shareholder power have proved to be utterly worthless.»

Not exact matches

Known for his steely determination in business, Khodorkovsky bought up floundering state companies for a pittance, turned them around and used his resulting power to squeeze out rivals and minority shareholders.

Although Warren did not herself use legislation or official congressional power to get Wells Fargo to claw back $ 60 million from executives, her public shaming and the Facebook post that followed fanned the public opinion fires so vigorously that the bank's board had to do something to quell shareholders and an angry public.

«With their own sizable investment portfolios, most public companies could use their power as shareholders to urge public companies and asset managers to take a relentlessly long - term focus... That may mean using performance benchmarks over three -, five - and even 10 - year periods, in addition to shorter period benchmarks.»

«We are glad to note that within the last one year also, Lagos State has been able to join the Oodua Investment Group as part shareholders of that economic vehicle that we will use to power the economic integration of the Southwestern states.

But DiNapoli, the sole trustee of the $ 192 billion state pension system with a voice in corporate shareholder governance and other matters, said he will use that power to press companies to «seek out sustainable investments and changes in corporate behavior» to keep the Paris accord alive.

Amazon is using their marketplace power to advance their shareholder interests at my expense as both a customer, and as (ultimately) a supplier of their core product.

It is time to remove the many devices that managements use to entrench their power, and give shareholders real power.

Public and private enterprises would no longer be granted equal treatment if the State were to use the prerogatives of public power for the benefit of the enterprises in which it is a shareholder.»

Accordingly, it follows from all of the foregoing that, in view of the objectives underlying Article [107 (1) TFEU] and the private investor test, an economic advantage must — even where it has been granted through fiscal means — be assessed inter alia in the light of the private investor test, if, on conclusion of the global assessment that may be required, it appears that, notwithstanding the fact that the means used were instruments of State power, the Member State concerned conferred that advantage in its capacity as shareholder of the undertaking belonging to it.»

This document can also provide a more equal distribution of power, so that if you are a minority shareholder, you can use an Investors Agreement to help protect your best interests.

This situation can be reversed through the use of a unanimous shareholder agreement («USA»), which restricts the power of the directors to manage the corporation and instead transfers additional authority to the shareholders.