Activist Investors Hit the Banks

Activist investors like Nelson Peltz, Carl Icahn and Bill Ackman are known for their strong-arm tactics to get companies to change their ways, whether its splitting up, throwing out a faltering CEO or selling More...

BNY Mellon gives activist investor Trian Fund a board seat

–   Bank of New York Mellon said it elected Ed Garden, a founding partner of activist investor Trian Fund Management LP, to its board. The investment firm, founded by Nelson Peltz, Peter May More...

George Soros et al Suing Bank of NY Mellon over Argentinian Debt

Bank of New York Mellon is in the middle of the ongoing Argentine debt crisis, along with bondholders after the Argentine government denied the bank’s right to operate in the country. BNY has been an More...