Can layoffs harm shareholder returns?
In many notable bellwether companies, particularly in the technology, retail and financial services industries, this is taking the form of layoffs...
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Indra Nooyi steps down as PepsiCo CEO
Her resignation marks the end of a 12 year stint of leading the food and beverage giant...
Shareholder activism gained momentum and geographic breadth in 2016
According to FTI Consulting, nearly 350 activist campaigns occurred outside the United States in 2016, compared to 70 in 2010 February 16, 2017: FTI Consulting, Inc. (NYSE:FCN) published an update to its interactive Global Shareholder Activism Map, which shows that shareholder activism gained momentum and geographic breadth in 2016. To measure the potential risk in...
Swiss bank loses Singapore banking licence
But Falcon Private Bank welcomes end of 1MDB investigation that caused a political scandal in Malaysia October 11, 2016: Falcon Private Bank, a Swiss private banking boutique with 50 years of expertise in wealth management, has lost its banking licence in Singapore as a fall-out of the 1MDB case. The Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority...
SoftBank to sell Alibaba shares, raise $7.9 billion
But will continue to be the largest shareholder of the ecommerce giant June 3, 2016: Japan’s SoftBank announced that it will sell at least $7.9 billion in shares of China-based ecommerce giant Alibaba to raise capital. Softbank is Alibaba’s largest shareholder. It owns about 32 percent of the shares. The transactions will bring the figure...