Investor Activism: Safety for minority shareholder
The financial crisis has renewed calls for a better system to protect the shareholders' interests. Whether it is the retail or the minority institutional shareholders, an adequate representation at AGMs is always a concern. Be it the famous DLF case in 2006 or the very recent Lehman fiasco, which was at least partially brought to light by constant investor activism, the minority interests could have been protected better. However, what is this investor activism?
