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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]
16 Jun 2010, 9:34 pm by Ted Allen
During joint House-Senate negotiations on Wednesday evening over financial reform legislation, Senator Christopher Dodd, the lead Senate negotiator, said Senate conferees had agreed to drop a provision to require public companies to have a majority voting threshold in uncontested director elections. [read post]
29 Jul 2009, 8:36 am
The House Financial Services Committee approved legislation on Tuesday that would require U.S. companies to hold annual advisory votes on executive compensation. [read post]
20 May 2010, 12:06 pm by Ted Allen
Earlier today, Senate Democrats finally mustered enough votes to limit debate on Senator Christopher Dodd’s sweeping financial reform bill, clearing the way for a final vote on the 1,600-page legislation later this week. [read post]
25 Mar 2008, 8:09 am
The staff of the Corporation Finance Division has allowed Schering-Plough and JP Morgan Chase to omit a new bylaw proposal that seeks an independent lead director after rejecting requests by AT&T and Boeing to exclude the same resolution. [read post]
14 Jan 2011, 7:44 am by Ted Allen
Apple is the among the high-profile U.S. companies that are recommending support for an annual advisory vote on executive compensation.The California-based technology company, which plans to hold its annual meeting on Feb. 23, announced its frequency recommendation in its proxy materials. [read post]
7 Dec 2010, 1:19 pm by Ted Allen
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]
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]
4 Dec 2006, 7:11 am
More European investors are realizing that it makes sense to participate in U.S. securities class-action cases by serving as lead plaintiffs, or by filing claims for their share of billions of dollars in settlements. [read post]
12 Jun 2009, 12:40 pm
The CtW Investment Group has called on the board at Pulte Homes to reverse its decision to seat three directors--Debra J. [read post]
9 Feb 2007, 7:38 am
More South Korean companies are bracing for the possibility of securities class-action lawsuits now that a legal grace period has expired. [read post]
1 Jun 2009, 10:00 am
On May 29, the Amsterdam Court of Appeals gave final approval to a historic $381 million settlement negotiated by a coalition of non-U.S. pension funds that sued Royal Dutch Shell over its oil reserves reporting. [read post]
6 Apr 2012, 7:28 am
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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]
27 Sep 2011, 11:55 am by Ted Allen
The Council of Institutional Investors (CII) released a report today that addresses how institutional investors approached “say on pay” votes during the spring 2011 U.S. proxy season. [read post]
28 Jun 2011, 6:18 am by Ted Allen
During the first year of advisory votes on executive compensation under the Dodd-Frank Act, investors have overwhelmingly endorsed companies' pay programs, providing 91.2 percent support on average (based on "for" and "against" votes). [read post]
12 May 2011, 1:08 pm by Ted Allen
At Bank of America’s annual meeting on Wednesday, investors gave 35.5 percent support (based on votes “for” and “against”) to a new shareholder proposal that seeks to ban reimbursement benefits for relocating executives who lose money on the sale of their homes, according to a company filing.The vote is a solid showing for a first-time proposal. [read post]