| | Morgan Stanley was ranked as the top adviser to companies targeted by activist investors publicly for the third straight year in 2018 while Goldman Sachs vaulted past two competitors to the number No. 2 spot, according to Refinitiv data published on Thursday. | | | The board of French oil and gas major Total has proposed total 2018 compensation for Chief Executive Patrick Pouyanne of 3.1 million euros ($3.55 million), compared with 3.8 million in 2017, company documents showed on Wednesday. | | | Fund managers have named bearish bets in European equities as the "most crowded" trade in Bank of America Merrill Lynch's survey for the first time in its history, suggesting sentiment for one of the world's most shunned markets may rise from here. | | | If you are looking for steady work, it is probably best not to go into show business. Unless you are Peter Krause, that is. | | | Corporate America's biggest shareholders have traditionally been content with sharing their views on a company's strategy privately with management. | | | Investors plowed $14.2 billion into global equity funds this week, the largest amount in a year as investors jumped on to 2019's stock market rally, Bank of America Merrill Lynch said on Friday, citing flow data provider EPFR. | | | Advantage Lithium Corp said on Thursday it has temporarily replaced Chief Executive David Sidoo as he battles U.S. fraud charges connected to a sweeping college admissions scandal. | | | TPG Capital senior executive Bill McGlashan on Thursday left the private equity firm after he was charged in connection with a U.S. college fraud scheme that has ensnared Hollywood celebrities and corporate elite. | | | | |