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Dear readers of GermanBoardNews, in the economic war between democracies and dictatorships, are companies now being targeted? The attack by Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund Temasek on Bayer Management Board member Werner Baumann makes me wonder. There are good reasons for Bayer’s criticism; I, too, am skeptical about some of its activities. But the timing raises serious questions (see our current analysis). Shareholder advocates have, in my view, rightly criticized the …

At Deutsche Bank’s Annual General Meeting on May 19, the long-time head of the Norwegian sovereign wealth fund will stand for election to the Supervisory Board: Yngve Slyngstad is to replace former Google security chief Gerhard Eschelbeck, who is stepping down after five years. The 59-year-old Norwegian led the world’s largest sovereign wealth fund for 13 years, where he focused on high ESG standards at an early stage. His nomination …