Keith Dalrymple4 days ago1 minPitchbook: pension funds, private equity and underperformancePitchbook recently published an article on push-back pension funds are receiving due to the combination of high fees and low returns with...
Keith DalrympleNov 27, 20201 minNew DF report on BPY and BPYUDalrymple Financed published a quarterly review of BPY and BPYU. The report is based on the firms' quarterly 6-K, in the case of BPY,...
Keith DalrympleSep 14, 20201 minGovernance and InvestingSubstandard corporate governance often leads to poor investment results. In the attached opinion piece, we make the case the Brookfield...
Keith DalrympleFeb 6, 20204 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...
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...
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. ...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
