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1 Dec 2011, 12:31 pm by Ted Allen
Retail activist Ken Steiner has filed low-threshold proxy access resolutions at three more companies--Bank of America, Sprint Nextel, and Ferro Corp. [read post]
30 Nov 2011, 12:24 pm by Michael Markarian
David Rivera, R-25th, Ted Deutch, D-19th, Richard Nugent, R-5th, Vern Buchanan, R-13th, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-20th, and Allen West, R-22nd, urge the White House to stop dragging its feet on a rule to add nine species of deadly snakes, including pythons, anacondas, and boa constrictors, to the list of prohibited “injurious species” under the Lacey Act. [read post]
29 Nov 2011, 6:51 am by Ted Allen
As you prepare for the 2012 proxy season, please join ISS for two informative webinars on December 6 and December 7 on the updates to ISS' benchmark proxy voting policies for Europe and the United States. [read post]
18 Nov 2011, 1:32 pm by Ted Allen
Submitted by Daniel Smith, Australian ResearchTwelve Australian ASX 300 companies have received a first "strike" under the new "two strikes" law in Australia that allows shareholders to oust directors if a company's remuneration report receives 25 percent or more "against" votes for two consecutive years.The controversial rule, which is part of an amendment to the Australian Corporation Act that went into effect July 1, requires companies to put a "spill"… [read post]
17 Nov 2011, 4:21 am by Broc Romanek
By the way, ISS's Ted Allen blogged yesterday that a second proxy access proposal has now been submitted to a company - this time to Textron - by the US Proxy Exchange. [read post]
17 Nov 2011, 4:13 am by Ted Allen
Earlier today, ISS released 2012 updates to its U.S., Canadian, European, and international benchmark proxy voting guidelines.These global updates are the culmination of an extensive consultation process that included outreach to and input from institutional investors and corporate issuers worldwide. [read post]
16 Nov 2011, 1:38 pm by Ted Allen
Retail shareholder activist Ken Steiner has filed a low-threshold proxy access proposal at Textron, according to the U.S. [read post]
15 Nov 2011, 3:57 am by Broc Romanek
Proxy Access Proposal Filed at MEMC Electronics Ted Allen of ISS blogged yesterday: A retail shareholder activist has filed a proxy access proposal at MEMC Electronics, according to the U.S. [read post]
14 Nov 2011, 6:02 pm by Ted Allen
A retail shareholder activist has filed a proxy access proposal at MEMC Electronic Materials, according to the U.S. [read post]
12 Nov 2011, 9:43 am by Lovechilde
  Lou Gehrig, Joe DiMaggio, Mickey Mantle were Yankees, Willie Mays a Giant, Ted Williams was a Red Sox, Sandy Koufax a Dodger, Al Kaline a Tiger, and Brooks Robinson an Oriole. [read post]
10 Nov 2011, 2:07 pm by Ted Allen
Earlier today, ISS named Georgina Marshall as its new Head of European Research. [read post]
9 Nov 2011, 7:06 am by Ted Allen
While many large issuers have improved their governance practices in recent years, the practices at newly public companies--even those that aren’t controlled--have remained mostly unchanged, according to a recent report from the law firm of Davis Polk & Wardwell.The law firm surveyed the governance provisions of the 50 largest new companies (excluding controlled firms, real estate investment trusts, trusts, and blank check companies) that had initial public offerings between Jan. 1,… [read post]
9 Nov 2011, 3:38 am by Broc Romanek
As Ted Allen blogged yesterday, Regis Corporation received more than 71% opposition to its say-on-pay at its annual meeting, which is the greatest dissent seen so far this year. [read post]
8 Nov 2011, 6:13 am by Ted Allen
Regis Corp. received more than 71 percent opposition to its pay practices at its Oct. 27 annual meeting, which is the greatest dissent seen so far during an U.S. advisory vote on compensation, according to ISS data.The S&P 400 mid-cap company received just 28.9 percent support (based on “for” and “against” votes), which eclipses the 33.7 percent vote (or 29.8 percent if abstentions are counted) at Cincinnati Bell. [read post]
7 Nov 2011, 10:59 am by admin
John Allen Muhammed John Allen Muhammed, also known as the D.C. [read post]
7 Nov 2011, 6:16 am by Ted Allen
Today is the final day to comment on ISS' draft benchmark proxy voting policies for the 2012 proxy season. [read post]
4 Nov 2011, 11:29 am by Ted Allen
While no investors have publicly announced the filing of a proxy access proposal so far, governance observers expect that activists will submit at least a half dozen resolutions on this topic in 2012.Many observers expect to see proposals that are modeled on the SEC’s universal access rule, Rule 14a-11. [read post]