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7 Dec 2010, 1:19 pm
Activist investors are hailing the departure of Massey Energy Chairman and CEO Donald Blankenship, and point out that their efforts helped prod Massey’s board to make a leadership change. [read post]
6 Dec 2010, 1:35 pm
The first U.S. proxy statements with a mandatory “say on pay” vote and a separate vote on the frequency of future votes were filed on Monday and provide an early look at how companies will address “say when on pay” votes during the 2011 proxy season.Under the Dodd-Frank Act, companies must hold an advisory vote on compensation at their first shareholder meeting on or after Jan. 21, 2011, and ask investors to indicate whether they prefer annual, biennial, or triennial votes. [read post]
2 Dec 2010, 9:12 am
The Business Roundtable and the U.S. [read post]
2 Dec 2010, 2:14 am
Ted Allen notes in the RiskMetrics Governance Insight blog: 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]
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]
28 Nov 2010, 3:44 pm
One day Chairman Ted Kennedy (D-MA) and Ranking Minority Member Strom Thurmond (R-SC) independently called to be co-sponsors. [read post]
16 Nov 2010, 8:44 am
New York City’s pension funds have filed a new shareholder proposal at Bank of America, Citigroup, JPMorgan Chase, and Wells Fargo & Co. that ask each bank’s audit committee to conduct an independent review of mortgage servicing practices. [read post]
11 Nov 2010, 8:41 am
ESG investors have renewed their efforts to persuade the U.S. [read post]
5 Nov 2010, 1:04 pm
While the Republican Party captured the U.S. [read post]
2 Nov 2010, 4:55 pm
John Kasich (R, B) ousts Ted Strickland (D, A+). [read post]
29 Oct 2010, 12:04 pm
ISS has opened the annual comment period for its 2011 proxy voting policies.The comment period, part of ISS’ policy development process, offers institutional investors, corporate issuers, and industry constituents the opportunity to provide feedback on ISS draft policy updates.The comment period runs through Nov. 11 and solicits feedback on 11 updates to ISS’ proxy voting policy guidelines in markets worldwide. [read post]
29 Oct 2010, 8:39 am
- Since this is looking increasingly certain of happening on Tuesday, Ted Allen discusses possible changes that could come to Dodd-Frank, say-on-pay, SEC funding and more if the elephants storm the House. [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]
25 Oct 2010, 5:48 am
’s Jones School of Law falls to Greg Jones of Beasley Allen [BA press release] Lockyer pushes divestment of firms for taking wrong stance on ballot controversy [Coyote] “Patent marking” suits continue to proliferate as Reps. [read post]
22 Oct 2010, 4:19 am
Winn-Dixie Fails to Exclude Annual "Say-on-Pay" Proposal Here is news from Ted Allen of ISS: The SEC staff has rejected a no-action request by Winn-Dixie Stores to omit a proposal from Schultze Asset Management that seeks an annual "say on pay" vote. [read post]
19 Oct 2010, 12:40 pm
Mary Schapiro, chairman of the U.S. [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]
13 Oct 2010, 12:40 pm
Three activist investors filed shareholder proposals this week at Valero Energy, Tesoro, and Occidental Petroleum that seek an independent board review of their policies on political expenditures. [read post]
5 Oct 2010, 1:55 pm
In response to complaints from investors, Symantec said it would hold a hybrid annual meeting next year that would allow investors to attend in person or participate electronically, according to the Reuters news service. [read post]
4 Oct 2010, 1:13 pm
In an unexpected move, the U.S. [read post]
