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Sodali's APAC lead takes on new global role

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 8 JAN 2026
... shareholder advisory, Americas at UBS. Prior to that as global head of activism and defense at UBS, she built the shareholder activism and defense practice for the investment bank globally. Liz Micci has also joined Sodali as chief client officer and ...

New shareholder, governance services firm enters market

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 10 OCT 2024
... sets us apart in the market." Stanghieri expertise spans across proxy solicitation, governance advisory, shareholder activism and registry analysis and vote forecasting.

Future Group joins campaign to ban gambling ads

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 AUG 2024
... start-up has a small but growing base of 300 trading accounts dedicated towards combining ethical investing with shareholder activism. At present, the platform only features 12 ASX-listed companies, which are the subject of its initial campaigns. It ...

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 ...
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