ARE YOU PLEASED TO SEE A RETURN IN SHAREHOLDER ACTIVISM?
KEVIN POWELL
XL INSURANCE
No, I think businesses should be left to run themselves. That’s what executives get paid for. If investors don’t approve of the way the company is being run, they can get rid of their shares.
ANDY SWAN
JARDINE LLOYD THOMPSON
Yes – if companies want to be on the stock exchange they have to be accountable. Shareholders should have their voices heard and companies ignore this at their peril.
FILIPE MARTINS
LONDON BUSINESS SCHOOL
I think it’s a good thing. The incentives of management are not always the same as those of investors, and it’s the responsibility of shareholders to get to the issues of the company.