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12 Jan 2009, 7:55 am
The staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission has ruled that SunTrust Banks may omit a labor proposal that seeks stricter executive pay limits than imposed by the federal Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP). [read post]
23 Mar 2009, 6:42 am
Amid the political backlash against American International Group's $165 million in "retention" payments, it's worth remembering that AIG shareholders--and the firm's federal trustees--will get to vote on the insurance giant's compensation practices. [read post]
25 Mar 2011, 7:09 am
On March 30, the U.S. [read post]
1 Sep 2010, 1:44 pm
The Council of Institutional Investors (CII), which represents public, labor, and corporate pension funds, has released a new white paper on the issue of client-directed voting (CDV), which is being considered by the SEC during its review of proxy voting mechanics. [read post]
30 Mar 2011, 12:01 pm
The U.S. [read post]
19 Oct 2011, 9:39 am
On Tuesday, the Securities and Exchange Commission issued a long-awaited guidance on shareholder proposals that tightens proof-of-ownership requirements, while giving investors more leeway to submit revised proposals. [read post]
23 Feb 2012, 2:03 pm
In response to investor demands, Apple told shareholders at the company’s annual meeting today that the board has agreed to adopt majority voting in director elections, according to news reports.The technology company originally opposed a majority voting resolution filed by the California Public Employees’ Retirement System. [read post]
14 Dec 2009, 2:54 pm
In a move that surprised some observers, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced Dec. 14 that it would reopen the comment period on its controversial proxy access rule. [read post]
22 Jun 2010, 10:34 am
As negotiations resumed today on U.S. financial reform legislation, the two lead negotiators--Rep. [read post]
28 Sep 2011, 11:02 am
Given the time and cost involved for institutional investors to cast proxy votes at thousands of companies each year, should states allow issuers to hold shareholder meetings less frequently? [read post]
30 Nov 2010, 8:01 am
The Council of Institutional Investors (CII) released a new report today that concludes that Wall Street’s executive compensation practices have improved somewhat since the global financial crisis, but warns that major banks still are not tying pay to long-term gains in performance. [read post]
6 Apr 2011, 12:30 pm
On Thursday, the U.S. [read post]
24 Aug 2011, 2:25 pm
The Council of Institutional Investors (CII), which represents public, labor, and corporate pension funds, has urged the Securities and Exchange Commission to seek additional judicial reconsideration of the federal appeals court decision that struck down the SEC's proxy access rule. [read post]
3 Aug 2010, 10:18 am
The California State Teachers’ Retirement System (CalSTRS) and Relational Investors are threatening to wage a proxy fight at Occidental Petroleum over the oil company’s compensation practices and the board’s failure to abide by its retirement policy or announce a succession plan for its long-serving chief executive and chairman. [read post]
23 Feb 2012, 12:46 pm
The staff of the U.S. [read post]
16 Mar 2011, 1:21 pm
As required by the Dodd-Frank Act, this year’s corporate proxy statements include a “say when” vote that asks investors to express their views on whether advisory votes on compensation should be held every year, every two years, or every three years. [read post]
29 Mar 2012, 7:34 am
Earlier today, ISS announced that it has established a new Feedback Review Board, setting a new high water mark for transparency, openness, and responsiveness.The new Feedback Review Board (FRB) is designed to serve as a conduit for investors, issuers, and various market constituents to communicate with ISS. [read post]
19 May 2009, 10:31 am
In another high-profile protest over executive pay, Royal Dutch Shell shareholders rejected the company's remuneration report at today's annual meeting by a 59.4 percent to a 40.6 percent margin. [read post]
16 Dec 2010, 6:01 pm
In a notable no-action ruling, the staff of the SEC's Corporation Finance Division has allowed Navistar International to omit a proposal that seeks a shareholder vote on future executive severance benefits.In a Dec. 8 ruling, the SEC staff agreed with Navistar's argument that it had "substantially implemented" the proposal because it planned to disclose executive severance agreements in its 2011 proxy statement and those agreements would be part of the company's required… [read post]
18 Nov 2011, 1:32 pm
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]
