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24 Jul 2009, 6:54 am
The Canadian Coalition for Good Governance (CCGG), which represents pension funds and other institutional investors, is urging companies to move away from stock awards and to place a greater emphasis on "pay for performance. [read post]
18 Aug 2009, 10:03 am
U.S. [read post]
24 Sep 2008, 6:48 pm
As the global credit crisis continues, several European pension funds have temporarily stopped lending shares of financial companies to discourage short selling, while two U.S. mutual fund groups have halted any new share loans. [read post]
16 Aug 2010, 2:28 pm
A Massachusetts pension fund has filed a derivative lawsuit against Hewlett-Packard’s board members and former CEO that seeks an independent board chairman, three shareholder-nominated directors, and other novel governance changes. [read post]
15 Sep 2009, 8:08 am
During a speech to mark the anniversary of the collapse of Lehman Brothers, President Barack Obama renewed his call for financial regulatory reform and shareholder votes on executive pay. [read post]
28 Oct 2010, 1:12 pm
The SEC and its efforts to implement the Dodd-Frank Act will face more scrutiny if Republicans take control of the U.S. [read post]
18 Apr 2011, 11:25 am
So far this U.S. proxy season, investors and companies have focused on the advisory votes on compensation and pay vote frequency that all large and mid-cap firms are required to hold this year by the Dodd-Frank Act. [read post]
4 May 2011, 3:03 pm
Stewart Information Services has become the 13th U.S. company to fail to win majority support during a "say on pay" vote this year.At the Houston-based company's April 29 annual meeting, there was 47.8 percent support for the firm's pay practices. [read post]
2 Oct 2009, 7:14 am
While most directors at U.S. companies continue to receive overwhelming support each year, there was a significant increase in the number of board members who failed to win majority support in uncontested elections during the 2009 proxy season. [read post]
8 May 2007, 9:17 am
A group of 50 European institutional investors have reached a $352.6 million settlement with Royal Dutch Shell over the petroleum company's statements about its oil and gas reserves. [read post]
5 Dec 2011, 7:48 am
As you prepare for the 2012 proxy season, please join ISS for two informative webinars on Tuesday and Wednesday on the updates to ISS' benchmark proxy voting policies for Europe and the United States. [read post]
20 Apr 2007, 7:39 am
A proxy access proposal filed by the California Public Employees' Retirement System will be on the ballot May 29 at UnitedHealth Group after the pension fund agreed to make it a non-binding resolution. [read post]
19 Dec 2007, 7:00 am
On Nov. 28, the Securities and Exchange Commission missed an opportunity to find a middle ground on proxy access. [read post]
5 Apr 2012, 4:58 pm
Earlier today, President Obama signed into law the "Jump-start Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act," which will exempt newly public companies from say-on-pay votes and other governance and accounting rules.The JOBS Act, which passed with bipartisan support in both chambers of Congress, creates a new category of "emerging growth companies," which will be exempt from votes on executive compensation; golden parachute votes; and various audit, disclosure, and initial offering… [read post]
25 Jun 2009, 7:40 am
The Securities and Exchange Commission plans to address the long-awaited New York Stock Exchange's "broker vote" rule at an open meeting on July 1. [read post]
10 Jun 2011, 2:08 pm
During shareholder meetings this week, investors rejected the executive compensation practices at Nabors Industries and lodged a significant protest vote at Chesapeake Energy. [read post]
6 Sep 2011, 5:44 pm
The U.S. [read post]
6 Oct 2009, 7:34 am
Governor Ted Strickland's statement is here. [read post]
12 Jan 2010, 3:14 pm
Every once in a while, I read an opinion that is so surprising that I have to stop and say, "Where's Allen Funt?! [read post]
29 Jul 2011, 2:00 am
– In this post, Ted Allen discusses the possibilities that are still open for investors under Rule 14a-8. [read post]
