Shareholder activism
Management booted out as Japan’s shareholders flex their muscles in AGMs
[TOKYO] Japan’s annual general meetings in June saw a CEO voted out and an entire board of directors replaced in a sign shareholders are increasingly holding management to account and providing impetu...
Data is changing shareholder capitalism
Corporations should still strive to maximise investor returns, but in some cases, other values should take precedence
‘Very clever’; ‘lost confidence’: Shareholders react to OCBC’s latest exit offer for Great Eastern
The independent financial adviser has deemed the deal to be ‘fair and reasonable’
GEH, OCBC’s proposals a victory of sorts for minorities who have held out, endured suspension
Exit offer is ‘fair and reasonable’ but less than what some GEH minorities believe their shares are worth; lifting of GEH’s trading suspension may only be a temporary reprieve
DEI may not survive. But shareholder activism will
The death of Robert Monks, the godfather of shareholder activism, reminds us how much it has reinvigorated the corporate world
Australian stock exchange operator to reassess M&A rules amid James Hardie backlash
THE Australian stock exchange operator ASX said on Sunday that it had initiated a process for its rules regarding shareholder approvals for mergers and acquisitions.
The real prize in minority investor action at UOI could well be Haw Par Corp
UOI’s high capital ratios and concentrated position in Haw Par shares are probably not an accident; UOB is itself a holder of 17.4 million such shares
Minority shareholders request UOI to distribute Haw Par shares, unlock shareholder value
All shareholder requests and questions will be addressed at the insurer’s upcoming AGM, says UOI CEO
BP faces pivotal moment as activist investor Elliott enters fray
The intervention comes after BP has stumbled through a series of missteps over the past 15 years
UK activist investor Palliser takes protest against Great Eastern takeover to MAS, SGX
FT report cites Palliser criticising OCBC offer as ‘gravely unfair’ to shareholders
