Greater scheme engagement could have worsened crisis

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Pension funds activism as shareholders was "conspicuous by its absence" during the crisis but more engagement by schemes could have made things worse, an academic claims.

Speaking at the Financial Crisis and Corporate Governance: Cause, Effect or Irrelevant? roundtable held today in London, Cambridge University professor of corporate law Brian Cheffins said it was o...

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