MSCI

M&A Market Guts Shareholder Value in Second Quarter

Shares of deal-making companies worldwide underperform MSCI stock indices for a record seventh consecutive quarter.

CFOs on the Move: Week Ending March 8

Disney Television, National Geographic Partners, Iconix Brand Group, Sonoco, Vology, Jones Lang LaSalle, Delek US Holdings, Trinseo, Gateway Mortgage Group

M&A Didn’t Add Value in 2018. How About 2019?

While acquiring companies have underperformed stock indexes for the past two years, the outlook for M&A may be brightening.

CFOs on the Move: Week Ending May 6

Anthem, Groupon, Kellogg, Sunoco, MSCI, Arrow Electronics, Vantiv, Stratus Technologies, DDR, AMAG Pharmaceuticals

CFOs on the Move: Week Ending Jan. 29

VMware, Juniper Networks, WSFS, Stryker, Adaptive Insights, Nasdaq, Visteon, SevOne, Ryerson, Phoenix Cos., Johnny Rockets, MSCI, Land's End

Socially Responsible Companies Pay Lower Taxes

A new study debunks the common notion that companies with high CSR ratings do not practice aggressive tax avoidance.

ISS Targets Hedging, Pledging of Company Stock

The shareholder advisory service now considers some strategies executives use to realize or lock in value from company stock to be risk-oversight failures.