Keyword: Shareholder rights plans

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A new report suggests that shareholder democracy in Canada is in poor shape. Will a national regulator fix the problem?

Thinking of investing in a potential hostile takeover target? Take note that poison pills may or may not “work,” depending on where the target company is located

Ratification vote set for May 13

  • By: IE Staff
  • March 11, 2009 March 11, 2009
  • 14:50

The big banks are the canaries in the coal mine of Canadian corporate governance. As a result of the shareholder proposals they receive, the banks are often among the first public companies to detect the hot issues of the day. This year, the canaries are facing a variety of new activist emissions, including initiatives to […]

FTSE and Yasaar using a conservative approach to Shariah

Says adoption of the shareholders rights plan could have undermined the predictability of the take-over bid process