Fund Activist Activity Rises While Assets Fall

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Rupert Hargreaves
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Fund Activist Activity continues its 2016 momentum 2016 was a busy year for activists according to the Harvard Law School Forum shareholder study posted by Josh Black, Editor-in-Chief, Activist Insight. As markets around the world trended higher following Brexit and Trump’s election, activists continued to find targets with a surge in one-off campaigns, governance -related proposals and remuneration crackdowns. In total 758 companies around the world found themselves the targets of activists during the year, up 13% year-on-year. 104 companies from the S&P 500 were targets of activists. Asset Management Fees Face A New Headwind As Asset Management Industry Grows…

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Sign up now and get our in-depth FREE e-books on famous investors like Klarman, Dalio, Schloss, Munger Rupert is a committed value investor and regularly writes and invests following the principles set out by Benjamin Graham. He is the editor and co-owner of Hidden Value Stocks, a quarterly investment newsletter aimed at institutional investors. Rupert owns shares in Berkshire Hathaway. Rupert holds qualifications from the Chartered Institute For Securities & Investment and the CFA Society of the UK. Rupert covers everything value investing for ValueWalk