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22 Oct 2009, 3:20 am
That blog included statistics from the past proxy season regarding the growing support for ESG shareholder proposals, courtesy of RiskMetrics. [read post]
20 Oct 2009, 4:54 am
" RiskMetrics Publishes '09 Postseason Report Always popular, RiskMetrics has posted its final '09 Postseason Report. [read post]
19 Oct 2009, 1:18 pm
RiskMetrics Group has published its 2009 Postseason Report, which reviews the issues and trends of the 2009 proxy season, including proxy access, broker voting and executive compensation. [read post]
12 Oct 2009, 6:01 am
Here is the RiskMetrics '09 postseason review: Environmental Proposals Maintain Support - by Carolyn Mathiasen of RiskMetrics' Sustainability Solutions Group During the 2009 proxy season, there was greater support for some types of climate change proposals while investor backing for resolutions on sustainability and political contributions remained strong. [read post]
6 Oct 2009, 6:01 am
Overall, the majority of key constituencies agree on a minimum 5% threshold (up to 10% for groups), regardless of a company's size, with the ability to aggregate or group shares as the proposal allows. [read post]
2 Oct 2009, 7:14 am
So far this year, 93 directors at 50 U.S. companies have received majority dissent, almost three times the 32 board members at 17 firms who failed to earn majority support in all of 2008, according to RiskMetrics Group data as of Sept. 23, which includes vote results on 12,052 directors at Russell 3,000 and S&P 500 firms. [read post]
1 Oct 2009, 4:03 am
- Governance service providers/activists - 15 letters, letters submitted by RiskMetrics, Glass Lewis, The Corporate Library, CtW Investment Group and similar service providers supported the proposed rules - while Computershare/Georgeson and the Altman Group each submitted a letter recommending that the SEC first reform the shareholder communications process by eliminating the NOBO/OBO distinction [read post]
25 Sep 2009, 6:23 am
It is generally advisable to have an understanding of the RiskMetrics Group (RMG) policy on uncontested director elections. [read post]
21 Sep 2009, 10:50 am
Two dozen U.S. companies, including Intel and Occidental Petroleum, have agreed to hold annual votes on compensation, according to RiskMetrics Group data. [read post]
1 Sep 2009, 11:14 am
So far this year, shareholder proposals seeking that reform have averaged 36.7 percent support across 30 firms, up from 29.3 percent in 2008, according to RiskMetrics Group data. [read post]
25 Aug 2009, 12:29 pm
The Calvert Group disagreed, arguing that a "first-in" approach would be fairer. [read post]
18 Aug 2009, 11:14 am
In an open letter to TSX-listed companies released in July, RiskMetrics Group criticizes the slate ballot system for director elections and warns listed companies that beginning in 2010, "a vote recommendation to withhold from the entire slate of directors may be issued solely on the basis of the bundled election format. [read post]
10 Aug 2009, 6:32 am
So far this year, there have been 20 majority votes for "say on pay" proposals, according to RiskMetrics Group data. [read post]
24 Jul 2009, 6:54 am
" So far, the group has met with the compensation committees at 11 large issuers, including most of Canada's major banks. [read post]
19 Jul 2009, 10:50 am
Congress, it is a high-priority issue for corporate governance activists and is likely to be embraced by the proxy advisory firms such as RiskMetrics. [read post]
15 Jul 2009, 6:38 am
According to RiskMetrics Group, approximately 80 percent of investors own their shares through brokers, and only one-third of retail voters vote their shares. [read post]
14 Jul 2009, 12:43 pm
The RiskMetrics Group reports that the bill would also restrict language that requires investors to use binding mandatory arbitration to resolve disputes. [read post]
2 Jul 2009, 9:16 am
In 2008, 32 directors at U.S. companies had majority opposition, while another 200 received more than 35 percent "withhold" or "against" votes, according to RiskMetrics Group's Voting Analytics data. [read post]
26 Jun 2009, 10:57 am
The vote at the company's June 25 annual meeting is the 19th majority result for a "say on pay" proposal at a U.S. company this year, according to RiskMetrics Group data. [read post]
25 Jun 2009, 7:48 am
” “Across the board the company is tight-lipped and tends to hold information close to its vest,” said Patrick McGurn, special counsel at RiskMetrics Group, a New York advisor to large investors on governance issues. [read post]
