'We're trying to shame them': Upstart activist investors target America's underperforming banks

In this articleCOLBBKUMisha Zaitzeff and Vik Ghei, founders of HoldCo Asset Management, at their Fort Lauderdale, Florida, offices.Courtesy: HoldCoAmerican banks have found an unlikely pair of adversaries in Vik Ghei and Misha Zaitzeff.Since July, the nine-person hedge fund they run from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, called HoldCo, has challenged lenders with over $200 billion in combined assets, demanding that they take swift action or face public campaigns to overthrow their boards and fire their CEOs.The fun ...