Corporate Governance Archives

How Short-Term Activists Create Long-Term Value

Activist hedge funds are often seen as the epitome of all that's wrong with capitalism. They cut investment, fire employees, and break contracts to

Proxy advisors are playing an increasingly influential role in corporate governance, by providing investors with guidance on how to vote in director

One of the most fundamental concerns with corporations is that they focus on short-term profit rather than investing for the long-term. This is a

"Myopia [short-termism] is a first-order problem faced by the modern firm. In the last century, firms were predominantly capital-intensive, but

The Importance of Proxy Advisors Proxy advisors play a critical role in corporate governance. One important way in which shareholders exert

China will soon become the largest economy in the world, but many Westerners (myself included) know very little about it. Moreover, the vast majority