Academic says the revised code requires “mandatory legal or regulatory impositions” if it is to remain relevant.

Stock price falls have put some companies in a vulnerable position, while boards distracted by Covid-19 may not be prepared for activist intervention.

Relying on shareholders to make corporations more accountable is misguided. There are far more direct and effective measures available.

Research reveals climate change is now rated the most important engagement topic by institutional investors, eclipsing corporate strategy.

Statistical analysis of the impact of active institutional investors shows that firms respond to changes in investment strategy by enhancing corporate governance.

Chief investment officer at Aviva Investors calls on institutional shareholders to hold leadership teams to account, and for boards to “defend themselves” against private equity acquisitions.

Investors are increasingly concerned that the workforces in which they invest are properly supported. A new initiative will provide them with vital information to help ensure they are.

UK companies are much more likely to face investor activism than their European counterparts, according to Alvarez & Marsal.

Cheap debt and institutional investors looking for high-yield investments has led to a glut of company takeovers, rivalling the value of European IPOs.

Institutional investors await the outcome of consultation on the role of non-voting stock in determining membership of FTSE Russell indices, following SNAP’s decision to float without a single voting share.