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Tag: activist investors

A Bubble on the floor

Could SEC’s Beneficial Ownership Proposal Kill Off Activist Investing?

A Bubble on the floor

How long should investors be allowed to wait before alerting the market that they have taken significant equity stakes in publicly traded companies? According to the Securities and Exchange Commission, the current grace period of 10 days is...

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ESG-Focused Activist Investors to Get Even More Active in 2022

An ocean wave in black and white

Not so long ago, the term “activist investor” conjured up images of famed corporate raiders like Carl Icahn. It didn’t matter if corporations were receptive to their involvement or not. They bought significant stakes in companies, put the s...

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Influential Investors Speak Up About ESG Laggards

Black and white sloth on branch

The world’s largest owner of publicly traded stocks has issued a dire warning for companies that aren’t up to speed with their environmental, social and governance programs. In a recent interview with Bloomberg, executives at Norges Bank In...

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