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...Lewis said he did not have “any formal involvement” with Morrisons or MFG....
...Oaktree, the credit investor co-founded by Howard Marks and Bruce Karsh, has been on a fundraising push as it looks to compete with larger rivals....
Stock exchange set to ‘name and shame’ companies lacking plans to boost their book value
...In a note ahead of AIG’s annual meeting next month, proxy firm Glass Lewis said the award pushed Zaffino’s annual pay “well above the median of Glass Lewis peers and self-disclosed peers, without sufficient...
...Fellow proxy adviser Glass Lewis also highlighted Botín’s pay rise as a concern in its report seen by the FT, but backed the overall package because of the bank’s strong results....
...But if the M&A deals of the 1980s were a demonstration of Japan Inc’s ambitions to take on the world, corporate executives say today’s overseas rush is driven by the need to find new revenue outside their...
...Chris Rossbach, a fund manager at J Stern & Co, said it had voted in favour of Disney’s board recommendations....
...But we did see one monster move, with the news that Formula One racing driver Lewis Hamilton has signed up with Ferrari from the 2025 season....
...The move was viewed by both as a means of solidifying co-operation on semiconductor supply chains, said people with direct knowledge of the situation....
...Bao has not been seen since February, when the company said he was “co-operating in an investigation”....
Seibu’s flagship store in Tokyo to close for one day in protest at planned sale to US investment fund
Private equity group aims to float Hitachi Kokusai Electric at valuation that would make it Japan’s biggest initial public offering since 2018
...the author Michael Lewis told a friend after meeting Bankman-Fried. The FTX co-founder has pleaded not guilty, but a visionary entrepreneur has once again become a hero only to tumble into disgrace....
...Instead, Musk explained that keeping his attention on Tesla would be for the good of humanity, as it would limit the chance of interference from corporate governance sticklers like Glass Lewis and ISS (“...
...Influential proxy adviser Glass Lewis has urged investors to vote against the reappointment of the chief executive and chair of Illumina, the world’s largest gene sequencing company, saying the pair have...
Long-term US shareholder urges board revamp at Japan’s Seven & i to boost stock price and governance
...Mizuho has agreed to buy boutique investment bank Greenhill & Co in a $550mn deal, betting that the struggling group can help kick-start its ambitions in the US....
...Job moves Private equity firm Clayton, Dubilier & Rice has hired former Tesco boss Sir Dave Lewis as an operating adviser....
...Letter in response to this article: Overseas M&A forms backbone of Japan Inc / From Kiminori Yamaguchi, Tokyo, Japan...
...These days, Deloitte and KPMG are asking some US-based staff to use burner phones when they travel to Hong Kong, DD’s Kaye Wiggins and the FT’s Leo Lewis and Joe Leahy report....
...We are co-operating as appropriate with the Chinese authorities,” it said. “At this time, we have no further comment.”...
...interesting place geopolitically, and it’s not lost on investors that the rule of law is taken seriously and the corporate governance regime is quite favourable to owners of equities,” said Carl Vine, co-head...
...The editorial team can be reached at techasia@nex.nikkei.co.jp...
...Marianne Lake and Jennifer Piepszak, co-CEOs of the bank’s consumer and community banking division and potential successors to Dimon, each earned $17.5mn....
...Glass Lewis is co-owned by Canadian private equity firm Peloton Capital Management and Canadian businessman Stephen Smith. The companies did not immediately respond to requests for comment....
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