The Deal, a business unit of TheStreet (NASDAQ:TST), today released a digital handbook titled, "Corporate Governance In the Era of Activism," which defines a first-ever code of conduct for institutions and their boards on how to expand shareholder value before, during and after approaches by disgruntled activist shareholders. According to FactSet, in the first five months of 2016 alone, activist investors launched 72 full-blown proxy contests to elect directors at targeted companies, and from 2009-2015, over 40 percent of companies in...

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The EACC, in partnership with the International Property Tax Institute (IPTI), wants to keep our members up to date with the latest developments in property taxes both in the USA and Europe. IPTI has put together a selection of reports from recent articles contained in IPTI Xtracts. The brief reports below cover New York and the USA, the United Kingdom, Italy, Portugal, Cyprus and Slovenia. USA: New York City Tax Fairness: Recently, we noted the ongoing debate over how and whether to reform...

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Students will be at the forefront of the upcoming United States presidential election with the University of Akron’s International Campaign Fellows (ICF) program, an exciting political science internship available through IIE’s Global Experience and Training (GET) initiative. Political science enthusiasts will learn about running a campaign, from fundraising and security to press coverage and budget management. Participants will attend events, experience grassroots campaigning, collaborate with professionals, and gain an inside perspective on the results of the U.S. election this season. GET...

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