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Author Archives: Victoria Sidoti
Is There a Difference Between How US and European Investors Approach Stewardship?
i. Introduction AQTION, a subsidiary of SquareWell Partners, published its inaugural study – ‘Stewardship in AQTION’ – which details how the world’s largest 65 asset managers and owners steward their portfolio companies and how they incorporate extra-financial considerations into their investment decision-making processes.
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Tagged AQTION, Biodiversity, ESG, investments, portfolio companies, SquareWell, Stewardship
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Engaged employees are asking their leaders to take climate action
Employees with strong environmental awareness can play a pivotal role in accelerating corporate sustainability plans, yet Deloitte survey data shows that leaders could be doing more to engage their full workforce around the need for action. Addressing climate change will require both system-level changes and billions of individual ones: from how we get around, to what we […]
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Tagged Activism, Climate, climate action, Climate change, job satisfaction, Sustainability
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Underrepresentation of Women CEOs
Women are underrepresented in the top management of U.S. companies. According to Catalyst’s latest report, women occupied merely 41 or 8.2% of the CEO positions at S&P 500 companies in 2023.
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Tagged Board composition, CEOs, gender, skills, women
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Activism Vulnerability Report
Introduction As 2023 ends, we note that it has been a mixed year for activism and M&A activity. There has been an uptick in the number of campaigns year-to-date despite a rather challenging backdrop for M&A more broadly, as interest rates climbed to levels not seen since early 2001. Interest rate-sensitive sectors experienced heightened attention […]
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Tagged Activism, Biotech companies, Capital markets, Market, Universal Proxy Card
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The Impact of the Duty to Maximize Short-Term Value in Mergers and Acquisitions: An Analysis of Revlon
Approximately four decades ago, in Revlon v. MacAndrews and Forbes, 506 A.2d 173 (Del. 1986), the Delaware Supreme Court required the directors of the target company in change-of-control mergers and acquisitions (M&A) to maximize short-term value – that is, to expose the company to a market canvass and refrain from favoring one bidder over another […]
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Tagged Acquisitions, delaware, Merger, Revlon, Shareholders
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Thoughts for Boards: Key Issues in Corporate Governance for 2024
Over the past year, expectations for directors have continued to evolve, bringing new challenges and responsibilities to the boardroom. The remarkable speed, volume and proliferation of channels through which information travels today continue to place more scrutiny on boards and heighten expectations regarding transparency and accountability. Director reputations that have been carefully built over decades […]
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Tagged AI, board diversity, board effectiveness, Board performance, Cybersecurity, ESG, Executive Compensation, Management
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A Blueprint for University Governance
This is an Enron moment for university governance. In a Blueprint for University Governance (which we recently posted to SSRN: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4661313) we highlight the deficits of university governance and the need for reform. We recognize that universities are different than for-profit corporations. The governance model for corporations should not just be replicated whole-sale onto university […]
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Tagged boards, Enron, Nonprofits, universities, university boards, university governance, university presidents
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2023 CxO Sustainability Report
Climate remains a top priority despite many pressing issues
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Tagged Climate, climate action, Climate change, CxOs, energy use, stakeholder pressure, Sustainability, sustainability investments
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The economic consequences of hedge fund regulation: An analysis of the effect of the Dodd-Frank Act
In response to concerns about excessive risk-taking and misleading valuation practices in the hedge fund industry, Congress enacted the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the “DFA” or “Dodd-Frank”) in July 2010. Dodd-Frank is one of the most significant pieces of legislation ever affecting the financial sector and the hedge fund industry in […]
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Tagged DFA, Dodd-Frank Act, Hedge funds, investor profitability, investors, SEC
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Talent management: an evolving board imperative
Today’s increasingly unpredictable business environment can make management decisions more consequential. Companies face pressure to control costs and innovate amid uncertain economic conditions, a competitive talent landscape and a business environment that likely requires significant digital transformation. Talent management — having the right people in place to make those decisions — is increasingly important. And […]
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Tagged AI, Artificial intelligence, C-suite, dei, strategy, talent, talent management
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