Mergers and Acquisitions and the Universal Investor
January 2012 - A new study finds that the impact of corporate takeover announcements on competitor company stock and bondholders tends to be small, and either positive or neutral.
Read the key findings and full report here. Key Performance Indicators for Investors to Assess Labor & Human Rights Risks Faced by Global Corporations in Supply Chains
January 2012 - Nine companies are testing newly developed Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to assess reputational risks and operational shortcomings associated with labor and human rights factors in corporate spending.
Read the key findings and full report here. Corporate Governance of Political Expenditures: 2011 Benchmark Report on S&P 500 Companies
Nov 10, 2011 - A study finds that corporate accountability and disclosure of political expenditures is on the upswing, with the boards of 31 percent of S&P 500 companies now explicitly overseeing such spending.
Read the key findings and full report here. The State of Engagement between U.S. Corporations and Shareholders
Feb 22, 2011 - At a time when engagement is front and center in the public debate about corporate America, this study provides the first?ever benchmarking of the level of engagement between investors and public corporations (issuers) in
Read the key findings and full report here. Identifying the Legal Contours of the Separation of Economic Rights and Voting Rights in Publicly Held Corporations
Oct 19, 2010 - The report provides an analysis of the decoupling phenomenon – also known as empty voting – that occurs when shareholder voting rights substantially exceed economic interest in the company.
Read the key findings and full report here.
