activists

Activists are getting increasingly activist, according to an Activistmonitor report. Data compiled by this platform, which comprises “predictive intelligence and behavioral data on shareholder activism,” showed that the top 20 shareholder activists* in North America have been increasing...

The relatively new activist hedge fund Hudson Executive Capital, ran by former JPMorgan executives, has filed its 13F, revealing its holdings. Aware investors knew about a couple, like Heartware International Inc (NASDAQ: HTWR) and CIT Group Inc (NYSE: CIT), but others are interestingly new....

The banking industry avoided the attention of activists, for the most part, as the industry was still recovering from the financial crisis and the regulatory outlook was very uncertain. Buyers were unwilling to step up to the plate, absent some clarity of what the future would like from a...

The bank stress test results are in; later this week, the review of capital plans will be released by the Fed as well. This will tell which of the big banks will be able to go ahead with their planned dividend increases and share buybacks. With 20 of the 30 biggest banks passing the rather tough...