Investors seeking to profit from rising shareholder activism and improving corporate governance in Japan should open a position in Nippon Active Value Fund (NAVF).An activist fund floated on the London Stock Exchange before the onset of Covid in 2020, the investment trust's one year share price total return of 22.1% makes it comfortably the best performer in the Association of Investment...

Managed data centres and hosting supplier Iomart (IOM:AIM) 'remains an obvious target for takeover,' according to industry insiders. That's the view of Kate Hanaghan, analyst at respected technology website TechMarketViews. With the share price stubbornly remaining miles off previous highs of over 300p, the company may be forced to take drastic action. This could spark a change of tack in...