« Canadian clothing maker Gildan Activewear Inc., GIL-T locked in a fight with dissident investors over its decision to sack its chief executive officer in December, is convening its shareholders in late spring to vote on whether they want a new board. The company says the timeline for the meeting on May 28 will give investors “a […]

Le récent conflit au sein du conseil d’administration de Rogers Communications a mis en évidence le risque de gouvernance associé aux sociétés à double catégorie d’actions, mais des experts affirment que les entreprises dotées de cette structure peuvent être difficiles à éviter pour les investisseurs, car elles génèrent d’importants bénéfices. Les sociétés ayant des structures […]

« Dual-class share structures have drawn the ire of some investors, citing concerns with shareholder rights. For more on this and why he thinks there’s a place for dual-class shares, BNN Bloomberg spoke with Yvan Allaire, executive chair at the Institute for Governance of Private and Public Organizations. » Pour voir l’entrevue, veuillez cliquer ici.

« There is a frenzied rush to get/give a new ‘right” to shareholders, the right to put up their own nominees for board membership. Boards of directors, so goes a dominant opinion, are not to be fully trusted to pick the right kind of people as directors or to shift the membership swiftly as circumstances […]