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Activist investors are more powerful than ever. Here’s what that means for the economy
They buy a stake in large companies such as Nestle and P&G, and set about enforcing their own goals. But is this pushy new breed of shareholder good or bad for business?
Are you prepared for shareholder activism?
Activist shareholders are deploying capital globally. They can affect businesses across sectors and geographies, and no company can feel immune from press
Why Passive Investing Increases Corporate Activism
Common wisdom says mutual funds have no real incentive to improve corporate governance. But new Wharton research shows that the opposite is true.
Why Would the SEC Try to Limit Activism?
The relationship between corporate management and shareholders is a principal-agent problem.
Why Are Investment Advisers Favoring Activism Over Good ROI?
A worker whose retirement is managed through a pension fund, particularly a public sector one, cannot easily move his funds elsewhere, and even if it were possible, it is not easy to discern which fund managers resist untoward advice from proxy advisers that may harm long-term returns.
Shareholder Activists Are Targeting My Company. How Bad Can It Get?
Ask the Expert: Shareholder activists are targeting my board, how much disruption can they cause?
Commentary: Why CEOs Need to Think Like Activist Investors
It’s hard to look objectively at your own performance.
Why an Activist Investor Must CRUSH Bed Bath Beyond Management
On the surface, all would appear well at Bed Bath Beyond, but in digging beneath the surface one can easily see a host of red flags.
Does Salesforce Need A Hedge Fund Activist to Shake Up the Stock?
Three activist hedge funds just bought a large chunk of Salesforce.
How Cognizant's digital evolution was derailed by an activist investment firm
By constricting Cognizant's growth-first strategy during a time of re-invention and acquisitions, critics say that activist firm Elliot Management undermined the firm's pioneering efforts in the digital space in order to make some quick cash.
