Keith DalrympleFeb 64 minThe Importance of Sound Governance Practices in Cases of Critical Infrastructure AcquisitionsJohn Dizard AUGUST 30 2019 Brookfield Infrastructure Partners, like other components of the Brookfield Asset Management group, seems to have achieved a state...
victoria3303Aug 19, 20193 minThe SEC Threatens to Go Soft on Internal ControlsA proposal to exempt certain companies from a full audit would encourage fraud and hurt investors. By Arthur Levitt Aug. 18, 2019 4:04 pm ET Sometimes the be...
Keith DalrympleMay 23, 20192 minDual class shares and benevolent dictatorsThe use of dual class shares in the IPO’s of high-flying tech firms has made corporate governance a mainstream topic. While positive, thus f
Keith DalrympleFeb 20, 20191 minCarillion and the stubborn factsHigh-profile bankruptcies and financial calamities are frequently met with retrospective “no one saw it coming” analysis and commentary. While the ready-mad...
Keith DalrympleJan 29, 20192 minTo Swiss or not to swiss - that is the questionOpacity, regulatory hurdles, complexity and market concentration combine to provide excess returns and very outwardly-stable companies, industries or even co...
Keith DalrympleJan 9, 20191 minShareholder, stakeholder, Manager Mandate: the Ft and corporate governance John Plender’s recent article on corporate governance in the FT is notable for its conceptual focus. Most recent governance focused writing has focused on de...
Keith DalrympleDec 12, 20184 minThe Fate of the Russian Tsars and Securities Market RegulationGeorg Friedrich Hegel might have had securities market regulators on his mind when he remarked that “What experience and history teach us is that people and ...
Keith DalrympleSep 19, 20181 minWSJ EditorialThe email below was sent to the Letters to the Editor section after reading an article on the SEC’s recent decision to rescind guidance that allowed fund man...
Keith DalrympleAug 27, 20184 minGGP Investors' Corporate governance issuesFree Candy, Anyone? The Deal A recent article in the Wall Street Journal discussed the revitalization of malls that Brookfield Property Partners BPY ($14B m...
Keith DalrympleAug 13, 20183 minCorporate governance in an age of passive investingProxy service firms have a mandate to promote good corporate governance for the benefit of shareholders. The service is particularly important today given th...