shareholder activism – Benefits Canada.com https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com Canada's most influential pension and benefits publication for decision-makers Thu, 16 Jan 2025 20:41:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 Bâtirente on pace to reach 2025 climate goals https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/strategies/batirente-on-pace-to-reach-2025-climate-goals/ Tue, 02 Nov 2021 13:00:56 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=110642 One year into a five-year plan to reduce its investments in greenhouse gas-emitting companies by 50 per cent, the Bâtirente is on pace to reach its target. Last year, the defined contribution pension fund announced a number of environmental commitments it intended to reach by 2025, including a pledge to reduce its exposure to climate-related […]

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]]> BCI, Chinese energy company clash over position on non-independent board members https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/news/cir-news-news/bci-chinese-energy-company-clash-over-pensions-position-on-non-independent-board-members/ Thu, 26 Aug 2021 15:30:03 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=106326 The British Columbia Investment Management Corp. is once again voting against nine proposals supported by the board of China Gas Holdings Ltd., including the re-election of five corporate directors. During its recent annual general meeting, the Hong Kong-based energy company’s management team had requested that investors vote in favour of the re-election of board members […]

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]]> The case against hedge fund activism https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/the-case-against-hedge-fund-activism/ Tue, 09 Apr 2019 03:23:20 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/the-case-against-hedge-fund-activism/ While shareholder activism is a hot topic among institutional investors, where hedge funds are concerned, it doesn’t seem to have much impact on investee company profitability, according to a paper by J.B. Heaton, an independent financial economics researcher. Hedge fund activism is a great story, one that investors can wrap their heads around, says Heaton. […]

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]]> Proxy Battles in Canada https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/proxy-battles-in-canada/ Wed, 25 Mar 2015 11:24:07 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/proxy-battles-in-canada/ Can shareholder activists be long-term thinkers?

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