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Do Activists Beat the Market?

Harvard Corporate Governance

We measured total shareholder return (TSR) versus the S&P 500 over one week and one year as proxies for short term and long-term excess return generation. individuals, private equity funds, family offices). Our empirical review included campaigns waged between 2018 and H1 2023 at U.S. more…)

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First Look at PvP Disclosure Trends From the 2023 Proxy Season

Harvard Corporate Governance

The goal of the CAP calculation is to capture the change in fair value of previously granted awards to named executive officers (NEOs), painting a clear picture of how much an executive has gained from equity awards over time. more…)

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Total Shareholder Return: What Is It And Why Does It Matter?

Quantive

Business owners raise funds by inviting venture capital and private equity investments. […]

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2024 Proxy Season Review: Compensation-Related Matters

Harvard Corporate Governance

Support for management say-on-pay proposals remained high The number of failed say-on-pay votes reached a ten-year low across both the S&P 500 and the Russell 3000 Overall shareholder support averaged 90% among the S&P 500 and 91% among the Russell 3000 in H1 2024 (vs.

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SEC Pay Versus Performance Disclosure Requirements: Initial Observations

Harvard Corporate Governance

Compensation “actually paid” includes certain considerations for changes in pension value, above-market or preferential earnings on non-qualified deferred compensation, and changes in the value of equity awards throughout the year. the change in value of previously granted awards that vested during the year. Measuring the Performance Element.

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Ex-NYSE Regulatory Chief Labovitz On Launching Green Stock Market

Global Finance

Conversations with exchanges and broker-dealers in Europe and Africa” about potentially bringing equity-linked products, i.e., American Depositary Receipts and exchange-traded funds, from those regions to the US markets via GIX are taking place, he explained. We’re still in the early stages of those discussions.”

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ESG Valuation Considerations – Top Down or Bottom Up?

Value Scope

How do you justify making substantial investments and fundamental changes to corporate structures and culture without empirical evidence that it will make a direct impact on shareholder value, total shareholder return, net present value, and individual rates of return? What about stock price? Sources: [1] [link].