One of America's top activist investors is leaving his $16 billion hedge fund to start a socially responsible investment firm — and it represents a broader push toward stakeholder capitalism
Two crossed lines that form an 'X'. It indicates a way to close an interaction, or dismiss a notification.One of the country's top activist investors Jeff Ubben announced he's leaving his $16 billion hedge fund ValueAct, theHe is leaving to start an ESG firm, an investment organization that focuses on a company's environmental, social, and corporate governance performance to determine future profitability.
Ubben said American investors think too much about the short term and that it's time to change the financial model to focus more on the long term. He believes impact-focused activism aimed at older legacy companies can drive bigger profits than traditional activism.
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