2014 Poison Pill Impetus: Why are U.S. companies adopting poison pills?
In 2014, 57 poison pills were adopted by 54 distinct U.S. incorporated companies.
Evaluate portfolio risk with Axioma's macroeconomic model on FactSet
Axioma's macroeconomic model is now available on FactSet.
Public pension funds striving for proxy access may unsettle company boards
New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer's “Boardroom Accountability Project 2015” takes aim at 75 public companies with issues...
Sleeping giant public pension fund could be valuable ally for activists
As activists seek larger, traditionally passive investors as potential allies for activism campaigns, Norges Bank Investment...
FactSet partners with Wall Street Journal to introduce Activism Scorecard
The Scorecard is a ranking of financial advisers and law firms working on or against activist investors’ public campaigns.
Which retailers in the S&P 500 are projected to see the highest and lowest earnings growth for the fourth quarter?
Sharp Consensus and Standout Estimates now available in one report
Quickly identify companies with broker-level estimates that significantly deviate from its peers or estimates that have been...
The 50 largest hedge funds increased their equity exposure by 3.8% in Q3 2014.
New Proxy Voting Analytics report shows fundamental shift in shareholder resolutions
Published in collaboration with The Conference Board, the Proxy Voting Analytics report uses FactSet Corporate Activism data to...
More S&P companies commenting on oil
More S&P 500 companies (+37%) have commented on “oil” in calls compared to last year.
Industry-level news and research now available within the Industry tab
Quickly access comprehensive industry reports and news on key industry companies under the News & Research category within the...
Commitments of Traders report now available
A new Commitments of Traders report is now available in your FactSet workstation.
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