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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]
22 Jul 2009, 3:50 am
The suit - the first by a pension fund against a credit rating agency - also alleges that each rating agency played a role in the structuring of the investment vehicles. [read post]
20 Jul 2009, 11:52 am
They unsuccessfully argued that the public which funds their lucrative pensions has no right to know how much they receive. [read post]
20 Jul 2009, 11:52 am
They unsuccessfully argued that the public which funds their lucrative pensions has no right to know how much they receive. [read post]
19 Jul 2009, 8:30 am
Their selection also is consistent with the New York State Common Retirement Funds' recent decision to divest in nine companies, five of which are included in the above list, and the actions taken by numerous other public pension systems. [read post]
18 Jul 2009, 12:39 pm
Is 'Pay-to-Play' Driving Public Pension Fund Activism in Securities Class Actions? [read post]
18 Jul 2009, 7:56 am
For the public finances, an ageing population is a huge headache. [read post]
18 Jul 2009, 7:31 am
Schapiro announced two changes to the enforcement process at the SEC intended to “empower” the staff of the Enforcement Division. [1] First, Chairman Schapiro ended a two-year “pilot” program, implemented by the prior Chairman, which required the Enforcement staff to seek prior approval of the Commission before negotiating a civil money penalty against a public company for alleged securities fraud. [read post]
17 Jul 2009, 10:03 am
Among the players: federal bureaucrats; state legislators; large institutional investors loaded with conflicts of interest; unions wielding the power of their pension funds; the Business Roundtable and other lovers of the status quo; and a few colorful individuals like Carl Icahn and Nell Minow.Like our political democracy, the new shareholder democracy will be subject to capture by the monied and powerful. [read post]
17 Jul 2009, 6:14 am
Treasury Department delivered draft legislation to Congress that would require all public companies to hold an annual advisory vote on compensation. [read post]
17 Jul 2009, 4:00 am
The Governor had threatened to veto a sales tax increase unless this act was passed, along with reforms in the pension system and the the transportation network. [read post]
15 Jul 2009, 6:48 am
Calpers filed a lawsuit against the three biggest credit-ratings agencies, accusing them of issuing "wildly inaccurate and unreasonably high" ratings on structured investment vehicles that saddled the California pension fund with at least hundreds of millions of dollars in losses, reports the WSJ. [read post]
10 Jul 2009, 2:21 pm
BIAA and other stakeholders authored a letter that was circulated today on Capitol Hill urging increased funding for TBI programs. [read post]
9 Jul 2009, 1:01 pm
However, the typical individual investor is investing a relatively small amount when compared to the public pension funds and other large institutions investing and, consequently, he/she has relatively little bargaining power. [read post]
9 Jul 2009, 2:19 am
Utah) has asked the SEC to investigate whether plaintiffs’ law firms are making campaign contributions to public officials that oversee government pension funds in the hope of later being able to represent the funds in securities class action litigation. [read post]
7 Jul 2009, 1:35 pm
We believe that the Chesapeake case warrants support by other public pension funds concerned with corporate governance reforms, either by direct intervention or a letter to the court. [read post]
6 Jul 2009, 5:35 am
The special resolution has been brought by the Local Authority Pension Fund Forum (LAPFF), which represents 48 local authority schemes with £95bn in assets. [read post]
3 Jul 2009, 12:40 pm
The Pension Protection Act of 2006 subjected payments made by private foundations to excise taxes under IRC sections 4942, 4945, and 4966 if the grants are made to certain public charities exempt as supporting organizations. [read post]
3 Jul 2009, 5:12 am
A group of five public pension funds have won the right to lead a class action lawsuit against Bank of America for its acquisition of Merrill Lynch. [read post]
3 Jul 2009, 5:12 am
A group of five public pension funds have won the right to lead a class action lawsuit against Bank of America for its acquisition of Merrill Lynch. [read post]
