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shareholders are not expected to have much influence, my findings show that the activists enhance company value both in the short … the disclosure of substantial shareholders' intention, demand, and proposals on public companies, which would provide …
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This book chapter has reviewed the rights of shareholders to participate in corporate affairs and engage with companies … in Hong Kong. With concentrated ownership, it is unlikely that shareholders can change or influence corporate decisions … through voting or engagement. Retail and minority shareholders rarely vote in general meetings. The promulgation in March 2016 …
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elections give shareholders the power “to turn the board out.” However, in reality, the vast majority of corporate elections are …
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of listed companies and that shareholders make responsible use of their voting rights. Assessments after the financial …
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one hand, the SEC's rejection appears to be a stunning blow to the shareholders' rights campaign because many shareholders … of majority voting and the adoption of the e-proxy rules. Because these developments provide shareholders with … shareholders …
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This article attempts to disentangle the various issues a public company should consider when answering the question: “to go or not to go private?” It provides a review of the literature with an eye towards coverage of the main questions a practitioner would ask. The article explores factors...
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The European Shareholder Rights Directive provides shareholders the right to ask questions related to the items on the … – smaller shareholders. The mean number of questions per meeting is twenty-five, with an underrepresented number of questions of …
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concentrated. The presence of dominant shareholders alters the role of institutional investors by limiting their voting influence … and minority shareholders (when ownership is concentrated); and by creating new potential conflicts of interest when …-reaching measures to empower minority shareholders, we find that: (1) Institutional investors rarely vote against insider …
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based on numerous empirical studies that have found this type of activism to be both wealth enhancing for shareholders and …
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Crowdfunding, a new Internet-based securities market, was recently authorized by federal and state law in order to create a vibrant, diverse, and inclusive system of entrepreneurial finance. But will people really send their money to strangers on the Internet in exchange for unregistered...
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