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I cant see it happening. Most of the large share holders (largest is 2%) are index funds and EFT's.
by swarnie_ 9y ago
I cant see it happening. Most of the large share holders (largest is 2%) are index funds and EFT's.
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- wbl 9y agoI don't really know, but it isn't impossible to do a takeover when index funds own a lot. If ISS is on the side of the acquirer, the index funds are likely to go with what they say.
- jdmichal 9y agoI'm actually a bit surprised that they don't just abstain, so that their vote doesn't count. I mean, if you're going to be a passive investor, actually be passive. Voting in favor of the management or ISS all the time is not passive.
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- ensignavenger 9y agoI'm just confused at what the International Space Station has to do with it? (Yes, I DDG'd (duck duck go'ed) ISS, guessing it is some trade association or society, but I came up with International Space Station, and a very long list of other possibilities).
- jdmichal 9y agoWikipedia's disambiguation page is typically want you want in scenarios such as this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISS_%28disambiguation%29 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISS_%28disambiguation%29 Near the bottom of the list, you'll find "Institutional Shareholder Services, a proxy advisory firm": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Institutional_Shareholder_Services https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Institutional_Shareholder_Serv...