The Covid-19 pandemic has caused significant volatility in the equity markets, with companies across different sectors experiencing...Read more
shareholder activism
With the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite Index falling around 12 percent on March 16, activist investors are seeing the opportunity...Read more
Almost half of investors do not proactively engage with the management of companies they invest in or follow, creating a ‘...Read more
On January 30, the Fed finalized a rule that relaxes requirements to allow activist investors to take larger ownership interests in...Read more
Shareholder activism in Canada is evolving and becoming more sophisticated. While down in terms of volume, it has ‘grown in prominence...Read more
Shareholder activism hit record highs in Canada during 2018 and, while the activity has trailed off somewhat this year, speakers at...Read more
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
The number of Canadian firms publicly targeted by activist investors in the first quarter of 2019 is down 43 percent on the same...Read more
When stocks take the kind of nosedive they did in December 2018, market prognosticators tend to pronounce slowdowns in all types of...Read more
US financial services firm HomeStreet has won court backing in its efforts to stop a hedge fund firm putting its own director...Read more
