Yonhap Infomax NewsDec 1
Samyang Foods faces investor backlash over its treasury share sale, highlighting persistent governance risks in South Korea’s equity market despite strong growth.
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[From the Field]Samyang Foods and Coca-Cola

Samyang Foods faces investor backlash over its treasury share sale, highlighting persistent governance risks in South Korea’s equity market despite strong growth.

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Yonhap Infomax NewsNov 25
Activist fund Align Partners urges Stick Investment to cut near-100% dividend payouts and reinvest in GP commitments, citing low ROE and global PE standards; also calls for treasury share cancellation to address governance risks.
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'Stick Investment Urged to Reinvest Dividends—Long-Term Shareholder Align Partners Proposes Growth-Focused Strategy'

Activist fund Align Partners urges Stick Investment to cut near-100% dividend payouts and reinvest in GP commitments, citing low ROE and global PE standards; also calls for treasury share cancellation to address governance risks.

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Brian Greenberg Jul 23, 2025

Microsoft quietly told key government partners it's halting the use of China‑based engineers on Department of Defense cloud systems. 🙄 All this comes after a ProPublica piece revealed the “digital escort” model, where U S cleared personnel oversee foreign engineers that left serious security and oversight gaps.

TL;DR
⚠️ Foreign engineers were accessing sensitive DoD systems via U S supervisors 🤬
🔐 Many escorts lacked skills to vet code or detect threats
🛠️ Microsoft has now banned China‑based support for DoD workloads
📌 Pentagon launched a two‑week review and Senator Tom Cotton called for deeper scrutiny

https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/19/microsoft-says-it-will-no-longer-use-engineers-in-china-for-department-of-defense-work/
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Microsoft says it will no longer use engineers in China for Department of Defense work | TechCrunch

Following a Pro Publica report that Microsoft was using engineers in China to help maintain cloud computing systems for the U.S. Department of Defense, the company said it’s made changes to ensure this will no longer happen.

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Coach Pāṇini ®Jan 5, 2023
“That’s not to say that ESG works perfectly. It’s often difficult to measure how companies perform on issues like climate, and scoring systems can miss spotting some risks.” https://www.fastcompany.com/90824901/secret-money-fueling-conservative-anti-esg-push?utm_source=newsletters&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=FastCompanyCompass-Dec%2019,%202022&leadId=599750&mkt_tok=NjEwLUxFRS04NzIAAAGIzvgfaPAC1nGBGoP3ekKF1eMHFbPchGT4e2BSi6IKPOuYtCh48xeejyDDiADrW6b0JKQnhg_IXG7uJh30RsTtmYGFGvT883-lx-ovkSU #ESG #riskmanagement #environmentalrisk #socialrisk #governancerisk #investmentrisk