Shareholder Activism by Government of Malaysia and Government-Linked Investment Companies: Some Case Studies

This dissertation focuses on the relationship between shareholder activism and institutional investors in Malaysia since there is little literature on this topic with regard to Malaysian scenario. Therefore, the purpose of this dissertation is to explore how Malaysian institutional investors engage...

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Main Author: Ellias, Ahmad Fazil
Format: Dissertation (University of Nottingham only)
Language:English
Published: 2007
Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/24238/
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description This dissertation focuses on the relationship between shareholder activism and institutional investors in Malaysia since there is little literature on this topic with regard to Malaysian scenario. Therefore, the purpose of this dissertation is to explore how Malaysian institutional investors engage in shareholder activism by examining the roles assumed by the Malaysian Government-linked Investment Companies (GLICs). Specifically, the research seeks to explore four main areas of shareholder activism: To explore the forms of activism by the Government of Malaysia and Governmentlinked Investment companies (GLICs); To identify the factors that influences this form of shareholder activism; To identify the emerging Institutional investors in Malaysia; and To investigate the relationship between shareholders’ activism (by GLICs) and company’s performance. This dissertation tries to explore the new type of institutional investor as well as the new form of activism through case studies on the Malaysian Government-linked Investment Companies (GLICs). The findings show that the shareholder activism in Malaysia is a unique case because it has been led by the Malaysian Governmentlinked Investment Companies (GLICs). It also show that the GLICs’ shareholder activism have improved the financial performance of their investee companies. In addition, the study has managed to explore the new forms of activism among the GLICs namely Policy Guidelines and Macro-manage.
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spelling nottingham-242382018-01-19T00:18:50Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/24238/ Shareholder Activism by Government of Malaysia and Government-Linked Investment Companies: Some Case Studies Ellias, Ahmad Fazil This dissertation focuses on the relationship between shareholder activism and institutional investors in Malaysia since there is little literature on this topic with regard to Malaysian scenario. Therefore, the purpose of this dissertation is to explore how Malaysian institutional investors engage in shareholder activism by examining the roles assumed by the Malaysian Government-linked Investment Companies (GLICs). Specifically, the research seeks to explore four main areas of shareholder activism: To explore the forms of activism by the Government of Malaysia and Governmentlinked Investment companies (GLICs); To identify the factors that influences this form of shareholder activism; To identify the emerging Institutional investors in Malaysia; and To investigate the relationship between shareholders’ activism (by GLICs) and company’s performance. This dissertation tries to explore the new type of institutional investor as well as the new form of activism through case studies on the Malaysian Government-linked Investment Companies (GLICs). The findings show that the shareholder activism in Malaysia is a unique case because it has been led by the Malaysian Governmentlinked Investment Companies (GLICs). It also show that the GLICs’ shareholder activism have improved the financial performance of their investee companies. In addition, the study has managed to explore the new forms of activism among the GLICs namely Policy Guidelines and Macro-manage. 2007 Dissertation (University of Nottingham only) NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/24238/1/ahmadfaziellias.pdf Ellias, Ahmad Fazil (2007) Shareholder Activism by Government of Malaysia and Government-Linked Investment Companies: Some Case Studies. [Dissertation (University of Nottingham only)] (Unpublished)
spellingShingle Ellias, Ahmad Fazil
Shareholder Activism by Government of Malaysia and Government-Linked Investment Companies: Some Case Studies
title Shareholder Activism by Government of Malaysia and Government-Linked Investment Companies: Some Case Studies
title_full Shareholder Activism by Government of Malaysia and Government-Linked Investment Companies: Some Case Studies
title_fullStr Shareholder Activism by Government of Malaysia and Government-Linked Investment Companies: Some Case Studies
title_full_unstemmed Shareholder Activism by Government of Malaysia and Government-Linked Investment Companies: Some Case Studies
title_short Shareholder Activism by Government of Malaysia and Government-Linked Investment Companies: Some Case Studies
title_sort shareholder activism by government of malaysia and government-linked investment companies: some case studies
url https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/24238/