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Financial services class actions surge

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2024
... corporations should remain vigilant of the class action risks that might follow any regulatory prosecutions or shareholder activism in this space." Finally, potential class actions involving digital asset platforms are an emerging area of risk, Allens ...

SIX launches share platform

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 FEB 2024
... previously the product lead at ASX-listed Whispir. "What we're offering is the ability for anyone to join a shareholder activism campaign to Australia's listed companies," Verwey said. "We are currently running two campaigns on the platform - ...

L1 Capital launches activist fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUN 2021
L1 Capital is launching a new Australian equities fund that seeks to unlock company value via shareholder activism. The Catalyst Fund, which launches on July 1, will be led by James Hawkins, who joined L1 Capital as a partner in March. The high-conviction ...

Shareholder activism on the rise

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2020
... before. That is, according to financial advisory and asset management firm Lazard, and its 2019 review of shareholder activism. The report found that 147 investors launched new campaigns against companies in 2019, including 43 "first timers" with no ...

Companies must clarify purpose: Fink

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JAN 2018
... itself vulnerable to activism and ultimately deliver sub-par returns. A key reason for the recent rise in shareholder activism is companies not being explicit enough as to their long-term strategies, Fink said, adding that activism often carries a short-term ...

Super funds should enforce corporate conduct: ASFA

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2016
... members by improving corporate conduct in listed companies. He noted that "right now there is another wave of shareholder activism, especially at the end of the year while many companies are having their AGMs." In many ways, Minto's comments reflect ...

Half of financial services to divest: EY

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JAN 2016
... approaches were a trigger for recent divestments, up from 25% last year. About 13% listed concerns related to shareholder activism as their most important trigger for divesting. The survey also revealed divestments are increasingly being employed as ...

Standard Life Inv steps up shareholder activism

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAR 2014
... investment manager Standard Life Investments has said it is enjoying the benefits of new regulations which promote shareholder activism. In 2013 regulators around the world introduced new laws and regulations designed to strengthen corporate governance ...

Shareholder activism at the Future Fund

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 22 NOV 2010
The increasingly activist approach of the Future Fund has been further reinforced after it voted against all three resolutions proposed at the Telstra AGM on Friday. The fund's board of governors voted against a proposal to appoint Nora Scheinkestel ...

Open letter to trusted trustees

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAR 2010
... beneficiaries of the massive transfer of wealth away from retail and offshore investors. But sooner or later, lack of shareholder activism on their part will come back to haunt them. "Super investors can't afford to be willfully blind about the unfairness ...
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