Kern McPherson, Glass Lewis discusses the impact of passive and active investor engagement on corporate governance.
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Research yields first-of-its-kind evidence that greater reporting frequency begets corporate myopia.
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David Ryan, Edelman Communications shares his thoughts on the drivers of CEO activism in North America and the risk/reward of stepping forward and taking a stand on social issues.
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Kay Bommer, general manager at German IR association DIRK, talks excessive regulation, the evolution of IR into a strategic role and the importance of never telling a lie.
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Sixty percent of firms hold an investor day every year in Toronto.
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In our recent blog post discussing the publication of the Canadian Securities Administrators' latest continuous disclosure compliance review, available here, we noted that the regulators remain concerned with some reporting issuers' use of social media, particularly as a medium to disclose material information.
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On August 7, Tesla co-founder and CEO Elon Musk tweeted "Am considering taking Tesla private at $420. Funding Secured." Mr. Musk has a wide following on Twitter, and he has already courted controversy as a result of a number of tweets. This particular tweet, however, attracted considerable attention largely because some in the market treated it as, in effect, an announcement of a takeover bid.
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Canadian public companies have been making greater use of rights offerings according to a recent update from the CSA.
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A study conducted by global consultancy firm Alvarez and Marsal (A&M) showed that companies with more women on their boards attract fewer activist investors. In particular, the study, which surveyed 1,854 public groups, revealed that companies not targeted by hedge fund activists had on average 13.4 per cent more women on their boards.
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You’ve got to just love the irony: the SEC's amendments mandating the use of Inline XBRL aren't even effective yet, and experts at an accounting conference have declared XBRL "nearly useless as an investment tool," and "all but unnecessary."
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Companies that may be vulnerable to covenant-default claims by this new breed of debt investor should act swiftly, whether in the markets or in court.
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