2014 research debates

10 February 2014:  Globalisation of Ownership: causes and consequences, part 1

Speakers: Mats Isaksson (OECD), Andrew Smithers (Chairman, Smithers and Co) and Simon Wong (Visiting Fellow, LSE).

This was the first in a series of seminars about the globalisation of ownership.

There is no paper available.

11 March 2014: Globalisation of Ownership: causes and consequences, part 2

Title: Companies and their owners: how boards of directors respond to changing shareholder demands

Speakers: Nigel Keen (chairman of Laird Group), John O’Higgins (chief executive of Spectris), Ian Gilham (former chief executive of Axis-Shield, now chairman of Multiplicom), and Bob Cowell (chairman of Makinson Cowell).

Overview: This seminar discussed how companies handle their relationship with shareholders.

There is no paper available.