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28 May 2010, 8:11 am by Ted Allen
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]
21 Nov 2006, 7:23 am
Investors and regulators are taking a closer look at companies that miss deadlines for reporting executive stock option grants, in what may be a new phase in the U.S. option-timing scandal. [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]
18 Oct 2010, 3:58 pm by Ted Allen
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 Jan 2010, 3:03 pm by Ted Allen
Thirty activist investors have sent letters to 17 financial institutions urging them to conduct an annual advisory vote on executive pay during the 2010 proxy season. [read post]
25 Jan 2011, 7:39 am by Ted Allen
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]
14 Mar 2012, 2:22 pm by Ted Allen
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]
4 Mar 2010, 10:29 am by Ted Allen
Seven more large-cap firms have agreed to hold advisory votes on executive compensation, according to “say on pay” proponents. [read post]
6 Dec 2010, 1:35 pm by Ted Allen
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]
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]
30 Dec 2009, 7:46 am by RiskMetrics Group Blog Team
The Council of Institutional Investors, which represents public pension funds and other institutions with more than $3 trillion under management, is urging its members to ask the U.S. [read post]
7 Apr 2011, 2:49 pm by Ted Allen
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]
17 Jan 2012, 6:29 am by Ted Allen
With the U.S. presidential primary season underway, the topic of corporate political activities is receiving even greater attention from investors. [read post]
6 Apr 2012, 7:28 am
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