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#ICGN16

#ICGN16: 4, Silicon Valley Exceptionalism

#ICGN16, the annual meeting of the International Corporate Governance Network, was held in San Francisco, June 27-29. #ICGN16 was the hashtag for tweeting at the meeting, so check Twitter for additional posts to #ICGN16. This post is a continuation of a few rough notes from the conference. Read Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3 of #ICGN16. (more…)

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Video Friday: Shareholder Activism Series

Activist Investing: Background, Impact and the Players These videos are dated but still timely. On April 16th, 2012 Stanford’s Arthur and Toni Rembe Rock Center for Corporate Governance kicked off their Shareholder Activism Series with a discussion titled “Activist Investing: Background, Impact and the Players.” (more…)

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Corporate Directors Forum 2013 – Day 1, Part 1

Below are some relatively quick notes I took at the Corporate Directors Forum 2013, held on the beautiful campus of the University of San Diego, January 27-29, 2013. See materials. The program was subject to the Chatham House Rule, so there will be little in the way of attribution below but I hope to provide some sense of the […]

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Shareholder Activism: Stanford Rock – Part 2 of 3

This was the second in a three part overview of shareholder activism, beginning with the history and an overview of the key players in the space; continuing with a behind-the-scenes look at non-contentious shareholder engagement and how its impacting companies and the market; and ending with an overview of proxy fights, PR wars and activist […]

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Edkins Takes Top CorpGov Slot at BlackRock

Michelle Edkins will take over from Abe Friedman as BlackRock’s Global Head of Corporate Governance and Responsible Investment. Friedman, who was a founding partner of proxy firm Glass Lewis, where he was chief policy officer and general counsel, has decided to leave BlackRock. He is believed to be considering launching a new governance focused activist […]

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