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9 Jun 2010, 1:43 pm
According to IVA:- BP is the only firm in its peer group to reduce emissions by nearly 25% from 2002 to 2008.- It has improved its anti-corruption and stakeholder management systems in emerging markets.- As noted by other observers, BP has made a relatively strong commitment to alternative energy, though this must be considered in context of the firm’s investment in deepwater drilling as well as Canadian oil sands.BP Already Removed From Global Sustainability Index, Global… [read post]
2 Jul 2008, 3:27 pm
Of 17 proposals relating to reincorporation over the past decade, just three were omitted at the SEC, according to RiskMetrics records. [read post]
19 Jul 2010, 12:44 pm
The third most successful were the 19 proposals seeking majority voting in uncontested board elections.There were 12 majority votes for proposals seeking the right of 10 percent shareholder groups to call special meetings. [read post]
7 May 2010, 7:53 am
The researched firms include Big Yellow, British Land, Great Portland Estates, Hammerson, Land Securities Group, Liberty International, SEGRO, Shaftesbury, and TR Property Investment Trust.There are two main components to our evaluation:1. [read post]
5 Jun 2008, 11:26 am
RiskMetrics' "Explorations in Executive Compensation" Recently, RiskMetrics has put out a draft - and lengthy - set of white papers entitled "Explorations in Executive Compensation. [read post]
20 Feb 2009, 5:00 am
See also The Ryland Group, Inc. [read post]
26 Jun 2008, 5:00 pm
With the Ingersoll Rand and Rackable results, the average support for “say on pay” has reached 43.4 percent over 46 meetings where preliminary or final results are known, according to RiskMetrics Group data. [read post]
10 Dec 2008, 4:48 pm
RiskMetrics Group is tracking 215 governance proposal filings by shareholders as of Dec. 4. [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]
28 May 2010, 11:29 am
And the firm’s environmental, social and governance (ESG) practices have been studied in detail by labor rights groups and other researchers, including the RiskMetrics ESG Analytics team. [read post]
6 Jan 2010, 12:39 pm
While RiskMetrics Group and other research firms count class-action cases differently, they all agree that 2009 filings declined from 2008 levels, primarily because there were fewer credit-crisis claims. [read post]
17 Dec 2008, 4:08 pm
An update to our May 2007 paper Accountability Goes Global, this paper explores recent trends in non-US investor interest in US Securities Class Actions. [read post]
28 Nov 2007, 9:15 am
The SEC's decision to reverse its course on proxy access leaves investors' efforts to enhance boardroom accountability in limbo. [read post]
6 Nov 2007, 11:22 am
And the envelope please Earlier today we released our first-ever Securities Class Action Services (SCAS) 50 Power Rankings Report, which highlights the top 50 plaintiffs law firms by dollar value of securities class action settlements and number of securities class action settlements from 2003 to 2006 in which the law firms served as lead or co-lead counsel. [read post]
22 Oct 2009, 6:02 am
(Editor's Note: This post is based on a Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP memorandum by Amy Goodman and Gillian McPhee.) [read post]
22 Aug 2008, 8:16 pm
"Had the decision gone the other way, it would have introduced a lot of uncertainty to capital markets, particularly at a time when we don't need more uncertainty," Duke University securities law professor James Cox told RiskMetrics Group. [read post]
16 Apr 2009, 10:20 am
In addition, the AFL-CIO has filed 17 proposals this year that seek advisory votes on compensation, investor votes on death benefits, more disclosure on compensation consultants, hold-through retirement rules for equity grants, and other pay reforms, according to RiskMetrics Group data. [read post]
27 Oct 2009, 12:53 pm
” “As evidence continues to mount that issues such as climate change and water scarcity have financial materiality for business, it is critical that investors are able to use shareholder proposals to directly address these risks,” Dalheim told RiskMetrics Group. [read post]
4 Mar 2010, 10:29 am
-based companies have held voluntary “say on pay” votes or have agreed to do so, according to data collected by RiskMetrics Group’s ISS Governance Services unit. [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]
