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The intense and sustained presence of hedge fund activists in many industries and markets makes it likely that activism produces effects

Shareholder voting has become one of the main avenues through which shareholders participate in corporate governance, and it is frequentl

For decades, the public company has played a dominant role in the American economy.

Data standardization – the process of developing and implementing rules for how data are described and recorded – offers significant bene

Accounting scandals have sprung up everywhere over the last two years: the U.S., Europe, South Africa -- and, most of all, the U.K.

At a time when dual class share structures have come under regular attack by investors, the concept of loyalty shares, popularised in Fra

A big corporate governance debate today is on the so-called short-termism of publicly held companies.

Corporate Governance as the Enabler of Sustainable Growth

In this paper we study mutual funds offered for sale in Europe that charge so-called performance fees.  These are fees charged on to