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20 Apr 2012, 2:52 pm
The staff of the U.S. [read post]
17 Feb 2011, 4:20 pm
So far, investors at U.S. issuers are supporting annual advisory votes on compensation by a 2-to-1 margin over a triennial frequency, according to ISS data, which includes vote results from 13 S&P 500 and 31 Russell 3000 companies.Pursuant to the Dodd-Frank Act, all large and mid-cap U.S. companies (with meetings after Jan. 21) will have to ask their investors this year to indicate whether they prefer annual, biennial, or triennial votes on compensation. [read post]
7 Apr 2011, 2:49 pm
During oral arguments today, three U.S. appeals court judges questioned the SEC’s assessment of the costs and benefits of its proxy access rule, and asked whether the rule would empower labor and public pension funds at the expense of other investors. [read post]
20 Jun 2011, 2:01 pm
The average investor support for shareholder resolutions on environmental and social (E&S) issues continues to rise. [read post]
9 May 2011, 11:38 am
The American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees and RAM Trust are urging investors to vote against the pay practices of ExxonMobil at the oil giant’s May 25 meeting. [read post]
27 Oct 2011, 6:18 am
ISS is still seeking comments on its 2012 draft proxy voting policies. [read post]
1 Aug 2008, 2:30 pm
In a July 22 speech to the U.S. [read post]
23 Jan 2009, 8:11 am
In the first vote of its kind, a shareholder proposal seeking a vote on executive death benefits received 42 percent support at Johnson Controls, according to preliminary results released by the proponent, the labor-affiliated Amalgamated Bank. [read post]
4 Mar 2009, 6:08 am
The Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC), the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC), and the National Bank of Canada (NBC) all have agreed to hold an annual advisory vote on executive pay in 2010, becoming the first Canadian companies to do so. [read post]
28 May 2010, 8:11 am
Overall, support for shareholder "say on pay" proposals seeking annual advisory votes has remained robust this season, but has declined slightly from last year.As of May 26, pay vote proposals were averaging 44.5 percent support (based on votes "for" and "against") at 32 companies, according to ISS data. [read post]
29 Nov 2011, 6:51 am
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]
25 Jan 2011, 7:39 am
The SEC voted 3-2 today to finalize rules to govern “say on pay” advisory votes on executive compensation, votes on the frequency of future pay votes, and shareholder votes on “golden parachute” agreements. [read post]
23 Mar 2011, 10:31 am
At its annual meeting today, technology giant Hewlett-Packard failed to obtain majority support during an advisory vote on its pay practices, according to Bloomberg News. [read post]
13 Dec 2010, 11:36 am
Four S&P 500 companies have released their 2011 proxy statements with recommendations on the frequency of shareholder votes on executive compensation. [read post]
7 Jul 2010, 9:30 am
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26 Jan 2012, 8:54 am
ISS has partnered with eSecLending to launch a new service called ProxyValue™, which is designed to help institutional investors maximize income generated from the lending of securities while ensuring that proxy voting fiduciary duties are met. [read post]
9 Jul 2007, 8:03 am
Director Roger Headrick retired from CVS/Caremark's board after a labor pension fund called for his ouster and complained that he would not been elected without the help of undirected "broker" votes. [read post]
18 Oct 2010, 3:58 pm
The Securities and Exchange Commission today released a set of proposed rules for the "say on pay" votes that U.S. companies will be required to conduct at their first annual meeting after Jan. 21, 2011.The rules also address the separate votes on advisory vote frequency that will be required at 2011 annual meetings. [read post]
28 Apr 2009, 11:54 am
The CtW Investment Group is calling on Bank of America (BAC) to refrain from counting uninstructed broker votes in board elections at tomorrow's annual meeting in Charlotte, North Carolina. [read post]
14 Mar 2012, 2:22 pm
During the second year of say-on-pay votes, institutional investors and their proxy advisers are prompting more companies to improve their CEO pay practices, according to a new report by the Conference Board, the NASDAQ OMX Group, and Stanford University's Rock Center for Corporate Governance. [read post]
