Most corporations prefer to have a shareholder structure with more longer-term investors. It usually takes several months to several years to see the initial results of a company’s new strategy or plans. Therefore, long-term investors’ goals are more consistent with that of a company in maximizing long-term shareholder value. In a survey* of more than 1,000 board members and C-suite executives around the world, 86% declared that using a longer time horizon to make business decisions would positively affect corporate performance in a number of ways, including strengthening financial returns and increasing innovation.

Even though the Indian government has yet to announce the final list eligible for the US$10 billion incentive scheme for the semiconductor and display fabs, applicants have started looking for customers.

Pegatron expects its notebook shipments to decline 5-10% sequentially in the second quarter, while shipments of its desktop PCs and motherboards will fall 30-35% on quarter. Non-PC product shipments will also fall sequentially during the quarter.