Tag: Glass Lewis
Fresenius hands over power to dialysis subsidiary FMC
Fresenius Medical Care On Friday, the Extraordinary General Meeting will decide on the demerger of the dialysis group from the parent Fresenius. (Photo: imago images/Alexander Pohl) Frankfurt On Friday of…
Activist investor fails at Brenntag: Now there is a risk of litigation
Dusseldorf The activist investor Primestone has failed in the election of the new supervisory board members of the chemicals dealer Brenntag. On Thursday, the majority of shareholders elected the two…
German funds oppose activist investors
Dusseldorf Shortly before the hard-fought supervisory board election at the Dax group Brenntag, German funds are behind the company. The investment companies Union, Deka and DWS each told the Handelsblatt…
Big investors want to vote against compensation report
DWS building in Frankfurt The fund subsidiary of Deutsche Bank is facing a restless general meeting. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt The fund company DWS is facing a restless general meeting. According…
How activist investors want to hijack Brenntag
Brenntag headquarters in Essen The Dax group is threatened with a leadership crisis. (Photo: IMAGO/imagebroker) Dusseldorf At the general meeting of the Dax group Brenntag next Thursday, there will be…
Influential shareholder advisors criticize the severance package for ex-DWS boss Asoka Wöhrmann
Asoka Woehrmann The former DWS CEO received a severance payment of 8.15 million euros. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt The fund company DWS is threatened with new trouble at the general meeting.…
Dax group Brenntag threatens defeat in the supervisory board election in June
burning day The chemical trader wants to reorganize its supervisory board. (Photo: IMAGO/imagebroker) Dusseldorf A conflict broke out between the shareholders over the election of the new supervisory board of…
Dax group Brenntag threatens defeat in the supervisory board election in June
burning day The chemical trader wants to reorganize its supervisory board. (Photo: IMAGO/imagebroker) Dusseldorf The chemicals dealer Brenntag is coming under increasing pressure from its shareholders. At the upcoming general…
Bayer board of directors receives bonus despite high glyphosate costs – shareholders express clear criticism
Bayer CEO Werner Baumann: Dusseldorf The remuneration of Bayer’s board of management has met with ongoing criticism from investors and proxy advisors. Reason: In 2022, Bayer also had to deal…
The new chairman of the supervisory board of Deutsche Bank
Alexander Wynaendts, the designated chairman of the supervisory board of Deutsche Bank The Dutchman hasn’t been elected yet, but he already has to defend himself against criticism. (Photo: Aegon) Frankfurt…
Major shareholder Union Investment on course for confrontation
Deutsche Bank in Frankfort In a week, the money house invites its shareholders to the general meeting. (Photo: Bloomberg) Frankfurt A week before the general meeting of Deutsche Bank, the…
Major shareholder Union Investment on course for confrontation
Deutsche Bank in Frankfort In a week, the money house invites its shareholders to the general meeting. Frankfurt A week before the general meeting of Deutsche Bank, the fund company…
Commerzbank Annual General Meeting: boss fears more bankruptcies
Frankfurt Commerzbank boss Manfred Knof is preparing for a strong headwind because of the consequences of the Ukraine war. “The energy supply in Germany is at risk, supply chains are…
Shareholder advisor ISS supports Deutsche Bank and criticizes Commerzbank’s remuneration
The Frankfurt banking skyline Do Commerzbank CEO Manfred Knof and Deutsche Bank CEO Christian Sewing earn too much? This question worries the shareholders before the general meetings. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt…
Dax climbs above the 14,000 point mark again
Dax curve The leading German index is in a downward trend this year. (Photo: Bloomberg Creative/Getty Images [M]) Dusseldorf The third attempt to end the downward trend since the beginning…
Dax starts the new week with losses
Dusseldorf At the start of the week, the Dax slipped back below the 14,000 point mark. The Dax closed Monday trading 1.1 percent lower at 13,939 points. There was an…
Deutsche Bank: Shareholder Advisor Rejects Management Board Compensation
Deutsche Bank boss Christian Sewing The shareholder advisor Glass Lewis is bothered by the high fixed salary of the CEO of Deutsche Bank. (Photo: REUTERS) Frankfurt The American voting rights…
Defeat for Bayer: Shareholders vote against board pay
Bayer The defeat of the board was already apparent. (Photo: imago images/Ralph Peters) Dusseldorf At Bayer’s Annual General Meeting, Bayer shareholders once again expressed their displeasure at the legal burdens…
Defeat for Bayer Board of Management: Shareholders vote against remuneration practice
Bayer The defeat of the board was already apparent. (Photo: imago images/Ralph Peters) Frankfurt The shareholders reject the Bayer board of directors’ payment for the past year. At the general…
Credit Suisse President wants to win back customers’ trust
CreditSuisse The major Swiss bank has recently come under criticism. (Photo: Reuters) Zurich Setback for the Credit Suisse leadership: The shareholders of the major Swiss bank refuse to discharge the…