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This study uses two distinct quasi-natural experiments to examine the effect of institutional shareholders on corporate … reconstitutions improves portfolio firms' CSR performance. We then find that firms have lower CSR ratings when shareholders are … financially material. Furthermore, we show that institutional shareholders influence CSR through CSR-related proposals. Overall …
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the propensity of sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) for shareholder activism and their potential impact on corporate governance.Design/methodology/approach – The study highlights the relationships between SWFs and corporate governance and also...
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We study the role of institutional investors in cross-border mergers and acquisitions (M&As). We find that foreign institutional ownership is positively associated with the intensity of cross-border M&A activity worldwide. Foreign institutional ownership increases the probability that a merger...
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We study the global corporate engagement activities of a large UK-based asset manager from 2006 to 2011. Using proprietary data on these activities, we find that corporate engagements “behind-the-scenes” are frequently used to change corporate behavior. We show that geography is an important...
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directors, shareholders, judges and scholars are on edge. Directors yearn for a certain kind of shareholder, especially one that … own fleetingly. Shareholders want a voice, and that patient-focused cohort has the softest one today, crowded out by … directors and shareholders, while easing the judicial burden and scholarly angst: on corporate matters where stakes run high …
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Shareholder activism has sharply increased over the past decade and spread both across countries and among different types of investors. Today, 50% of all engagements occur outside North America, with non-hedge fund investors accounting for one-third of all engagements. We investigate the...
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We construct a novel data set to show that, between 2003-2020, up to one-fifth of America's largest firms had a non-financial blockholder or insider as their largest shareholder. Blockholders and insiders tend to be less diversified than institutional investors. Measures of "universal" and...
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This paper compares the extent of common ownership in the US and the EU stock markets, with a particular focus on differences in the ap-plicable ownership transparency requirements. Most empirical research on common ownership to date has focused on US issuers, largely relying on ownership data...
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Although a growing number of investors are engaging with sovereign entities on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues, little academic research investigates this new form of investor activism. Applying universal ownership theory and drawing on eleven case studies of policy...
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. We show that, contrary to popular belief based on prior studies, shareholder votes have power and result in negative …
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