“Shadow” or ex-officio director roles are often  established between institutional investors and their investee companies, whether intentional or unintentional,  with these roles having the same fiduciary responsibilities as actual directors.  We explain how these roles are sometimes establis...

In a world of spiralling government deficits, stubbornly high inflation, bank failures, fractured politics and gruesome wars wreaking economic as well as humanitarian havoc, it is little surprise that investors of all types have been seeking refuge in gold. The gold price has risen 19% in the last y...