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The Shareholder Spring: Investor revolts in 2012

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The past few months has seen an unprecedented wave of shareholder action against listed companies, including financial institutions such as investment banks and fund managers. Here we look at some of the bigger examples of shareholder activism in action.

Nasdaq OMX chief executive provides pessimistic outlook for US equity trading volumes – which fell to their lowest levels since 2007 – as the US exchange operator reported its first-quarter results

One month after Muppetgate and – perhaps more crucially – the appointment of a new head of corporate communications, normally press-shy Lloyd Blankfein took to the airwaves today with two back-to-back interviews on US television

UBS appoints real estate managing director

Standard Life Investments flows down in first quarter

Drop in fund sales contrasts with a more upbeat tone from some industry analysts

Buyout staff cuts fail to enhance efficiency

Recent academic research finds that making redundancies upon acquisition by private equity fails to help a company improve profits

Continued weakness in M&A activity shows that corporate executives remain firmly in the camp of doubters over the recent strength of the recovery

SEC alleges Egan-Jones Ratings misrepresented its expertise

The allegations threaten to cripple the ratings agency within months of its controversial call on Jefferies

The most important jobs in...asset management

Financial News is this week looking at some of the roles that have taken on the most importance in each corner of the financial services industry

BofA Merrill hits back with senior UBS hire

US investment bank fills position left open by Andrea Orcel defection to UBS with the appointment of a top executive from the Swiss bank

Exchange operator presses ahead with shareholder dividend payout

Why Bank of Canada's man will stay in Ottawa

Reports linking Mark Carney to the governorship of the Bank of England should be treated with scepticism

Macquarie Private Wealth appoints Toronto head

Aberdeen Asset Management hires non-exec director

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The Shareholder Spring: Investor revolts in 2012

Greifeld downbeat on US trading volumes

Blankfein takes to the airwaves

UBS appoints real estate managing director

bfinance makes senior hires

HSBC plans UK job cuts