Essays about: "Shareholder Meetings"

Found 5 essays containing the words Shareholder Meetings.

1. 1. International shareholder activism in Sweden : A study of BlackRocks’s influence in their Swedish holdings

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Mary Chan; Malin Pettersson; [2022]
   Keywords : Corporate Governance; Nomination Committee; Shareholder Activism; BlackRock; Institutional Investor.;

   Abstract : The objective of this study was to gain increased knowledge regarding BlackRock’s ability to influence their Swedish owned companies. The scope of this thesis has been to study eight companies where BlackRock have holdings. READ MORE

3. 2. Bootleggers and Baptists in American Fuel Economy Regulation – A qualitative content analysis of American automakers’ attitudes towards CAFE-standards

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Philip Rehnberg; [2021]
   Keywords : Corporate Average Fuel Economy standards; CAFE-standards; fuel economy regulation; bootleggers and Baptists; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : The thesis aims to explain the American automaker’s drastic shift in opinion regarding Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE)-standards. After years of lobbying for weaker standards, the automakers suddenly dropped their support for President Trump’s deregulatory attempts and sided with California, the state Trump had an ongoing legal fight with over fuel economy regulation. READ MORE

4. 3. Non-financial reporting: What about the internal interest? : A quantitative study on commission in the private sector

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

   Author : Pernilla Danielsson; Sandra Ek; [2020]
   Keywords : Sustainability reporting; GRI; Non-financial report; Stakeholders; Employees; Internal interest;

   Abstract : The topic of sustainability has never been as relevant as it is today. Most recently, we have been following climate activists strike worldwide, the U.S. withdraw from the Paris Agreement and we have seen the world elite leave climate meetings without agreements. READ MORE

5. 4. The Market Value of Corporate Votes Based on Option Prices - Evidence from Central and Southern Europe

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

   Author : Laura Fruhmann; Malte Jonas; [2017]
   Keywords : Voting Premium; Control Rights; Private Benefits of Control; Corporate Governance; Shareholder Meetings;

   Abstract : We investigate the value of the right to vote (voting premium) by means of an option-based methodology in Central and Southern Europe on the basis of observations from Germany, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, Italy, France and Spain between 2006 and 2008. We find the mean annualized voting premium on an aggregate country basis to be 1. READ MORE

6. 5. Swedish Banks and Socially Responsible Investments - A qualitative study of strategies and communication

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Carolinne Kaufmann Hellqvist; Hanna Hultman; [2013-07-05]
   Keywords : Banks and SRI; SRI; Socially responsible investments; Sustainable investments; Sustainability funds; Responsible investments; Communicating SRI; Negative screening; Positive screening; Norms-based screening; Active ownership; Shareholder activism;

   Abstract : Purpose: To describe what strategies Swedish banks use when investing socially responsible and how these are communicated. Limitations: The study is limited to investigate five big banks on the Swedish market who invest in funds and stocks. Method: To answer the research questions, a qualitative method is used. READ MORE