The rise of sovereign wealth funds signals a shift in the balance of economic and financial power in the world, with fast-rising powers creating sovereign wealth funds to invest billions in relatively new-found wealth. Discussions and analyses of sovereign wealth thus tend to focus on...

The period from 2003 to 2013 shows a remarkable shift in the use and effectiveness of shareholder proposals. Shareholders pursued many different types of proposals over the decade, eight of which are identified in this article as most important to corporate governance. The article then provides...