by Dr John Buchanan, Research Associate at the Centre for Business Research Nikkei’s purchase of FT Group for £844 million may have a happy ending for all concerned. Pearson has disposed of an unwanted asset for an unexpectedly good price, … Continued
Professor Simon Deakin, Assistant Director of the Centre for Business Research, is interviewed about his new book, Hedge Fund Activism in Japan: The Limits of Shareholder Primacy, co-authored by John Buchanan and Dominic Heesang Chai, and published by Cambridge University … Continued
By Professor Simon Deakin, Director, Corporate Governance Research Programme, Centre for Business Research, University of Cambridge John Kay’s interim report finds that equity markets are failing in their primary tasks, which he identifies as enhancing the long-term growth of listed … Continued
by Professor Simon Deakin, Assistant Director of the Centre for Business Research 1. Do bonuses and incentive plans work? The real problem is that share options benefit executives in the event that the share price goes up and the Company … Continued