Why does Alliance Trust exist? | Lex

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Alliance Trust has agreed a compromise with activist hedge-fund investor Elliott Advisors that adds two independent directors to its board. Lex's Robert Armstrong and Alan Livsey discuss whether this can improve Alliance's performance enough to justify its existence.

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