The Role of Institutional Shareholders in Corporate Governance is quite controversial. There however appear to be a global consensus that Institutional Shareholders have ability to promote corporate governance in companies they have invested in, because of the following; (1) they normally have...

Some pressure groups propagate that agency costs in companies could be reduced if shareholders would have access to board minutes as the shareholders would have first hand information regarding the affairs of the reporting entity rather than analysing the company through annual reports which...

Share rights issue is one of the viable means by which public limited companies can raise additional cash at relatively low cost to steer growth or sustainably manage their debts. Minority shareholders can effectively increase equity stake in the situations where they can lobby majority...