An activist investor has called for Rio Tinto PLC to give up its primary London quote and therefore also its FTSE 100 listing, like rival BHP did three years ago. London-based Palliser Capital, which has built up less than a 1% stake, has argued Rio's dual Anglo-Aussie corporate structure made it difficult to pull off big acquisitions, the Financial Times reported.
An activist investor has called for Rio Tinto PLC to give up its primary London quote and therefore also its FTSE 100 listing, like rival BHP did three years ago. London-based Palliser Capital, which has built up less than a 1% stake, has argued Rio's dual Anglo-Aussie corporate structure made it difficult to pull off big acquisitions, the Financial Times reported.
A class action against Rio Tinto has been filed in a Papua New Guinea court in relation to a long-shuttered copper mine that it offloaded in 2016.
Rio Tinto has been hit with a downgrade from US bank Citi after a 27% rally over the past year has eroded its deep valuation discount. Citi adds that it still has Chinese macro concerns and despite incentive measures from the government there, there is still little support for steel demand all the property indicators are still in deep contraction.
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