Hedge Funds
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Toward a Mission Statement for Mutual Funds in Shareholder Litigation
Mutual funds own approximately 30 percent of the U.S.
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Index Funds and Corporate Governance: Let Shareholders be Shareholders
Index funds and indexed ETFs managed by the “Big Three” – BlackRock, Vanguard and State Street – have grown to be the largest investors i
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Active Short Selling By Hedge Funds
Short sellers have been cast as villains throughout history.
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Activism Pressure and the Market for Corporate Assets
The intense and sustained presence of hedge fund activists in many industries and markets makes it likely that activism produces effects
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Long-Term Economic Consequences of Hedge Fund Activist Interventions
Over the past 20 years, hedge fund activism has become a powerful mechanism for influencing companies.
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Activism and Empire Building
The growing influence of activists in today’s corporate landscape has prompted financial economists to investigate the drivers of shareho
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Governance under the Gun: Spillover Effects of Hedge Fund Activism
Hedge fund activism has become pervasive in today’s corporate landscape.
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Unexpected Corporate Outcomes from Hedge Fund Activism in Japan
Hedge fund activism is essentially a search by funds for investment returns by putting pressure on target firms to change their 
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