in Europe and Latin America, where several governments are large shareholders in a variety of public firms. In a sense …, the subprime crisis induced these governments to behave as active large shareholders. This paper uses a sample of public … firms in Brazil to show that government activism lowers the value of minority shareholders' voting rights. While the …

of associations have no major impact on shareholders' engagements. Corporate performance and other governance mechanisms … debate of shareholder empowerment. The agenda and hence the role of shareholders should be restructured. The AGM should be …

of shareholders' value maximisation strategies. Neither shareholders nor their representatives will voluntarily adopt …

breaks out, shareholders wield immense influence. These contests tend to have significant benefits for the corporation … uncontested director elections, shareholders' decisions to vote for or withhold their vote reflect the company's performance. The … suggests that shareholders seriously scrutinize management proposals, instead of blindly following management. ISS and …