Not for the first time, proof of share ownership is being used to stymie shareholder engagement and activism. This time it’s France where Franco-American Financier and Activist Guy Wyser-Pratte is attempting to bring about changes at Lagardère SCA. With echoes of Apache v Chevedden, following a series of wrangles about two shareholder proposals, the protaganists met […]
Read MoreVoting levels at Asian companies are cause for concern concludes the Asian Corporate Governance Association (ACGA). Talking to the Financial Times earlier this week, Jamie Allen, secretary general of ACGA has said that lack of investor involvement means that voting levels are running at about 30% some 20% shy of the levels of voting in the UK […]
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