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25 Jan 2011, 1:40 pm
In the first "say when" vote at an S&P 500 issuer, Monsanto investors overwhelmingly defied management's triennial recommendation and voted for an annual advisory vote on executive compensation at the agricultural company's annual meeting today. [read post]
22 Feb 2010, 12:30 pm
The Council of Institutional Investors (CII) is asking its members to lobby Senate Banking Committee members to keep proxy access and majority voting provisions in the financial reform legislation that is now before the panel.Senator Christopher Dodd, who chairs the committee, is expected to release a revised draft of legislation, the “Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2009,” later this week, according to CII. [read post]
12 Jul 2010, 1:01 pm
Earlier today, Senator Scott Brown, a Republican from Massachusetts, said he would support the latest version of the financial regulatory reform bill. [read post]
22 May 2007, 9:22 am
A close director vote at CVS/Caremark is fueling investor demands for the Securities and Exchange Commission to approve a New York Stock Exchange rule change to bar brokers from casting uninstructed investor votes in board elections. [read post]
26 Apr 2011, 6:39 pm
On Tuesday, Navigant Consulting reported that it received just 44.8 percent support during its advisory vote on compensation. [read post]
7 May 2012, 3:18 pm
Four additional firms--Mylan, Tower Group, Sterling Bancorp., and Manitowoc Co. [read post]
Investor Group Opposes “Private Ordering” Alternative to AccessSubmitted by: Ted Allen, Publications
30 Dec 2009, 7:46 am
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]
10 Jun 2009, 1:23 pm
The Obama administration said today it would support legislation to require an annual advisory vote on executive compensation at all U.S. public companies. [read post]
8 Dec 2011, 7:57 am
ISS has named Yovanka Bylander as its new Head of Securities Class Action Services. [read post]
12 Apr 2011, 7:11 am
The American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) announced Monday that the union pension fund will urge other investors to vote against the executive compensation practices at Johnson & Johnson and Pfizer. [read post]
18 May 2010, 7:33 am
Three Massey Energy directors were narrowly reelected at the coal-mining company’s annual meeting today amid a “vote no” campaign by labor and public pension funds over Massey’s safety record and corporate governance.After the meeting, Massey reported that the board members received support ranging from 55.1 to 57.8 percent, but the Richmond, Va. [read post]
11 Nov 2010, 8:41 am
ESG investors have renewed their efforts to persuade the U.S. [read post]
23 Jul 2010, 8:23 am
This week, the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) and Shareowners.org released a report on how 25 large mutual fund families voted on compensation issues during the 2009 proxy season. [read post]
9 Mar 2009, 6:35 am
The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) has reissued a proposal to ban discretionary broker voting in uncontested board elections, prompting speculation among governance observers that the Securities and Exchange Commission may approve the rule change soon. [read post]
29 Jun 2007, 10:04 am
Chairman Christopher Cox of the Securities and Exchange Commission told lawmakers this week that the agency plans to issue proposed proxy rule changes by late July, in an effort to have final rules in place before the 2008 U.S. proxy season. [read post]
12 Nov 2007, 7:42 am
RiskMetrics Group will host a webcast on trends in mergers and acquisitions on Nov. 14. [read post]
9 Apr 2009, 7:22 am
In a symbolic protest, the British government joined many other investors in voting against the Royal Bank of Scotland's past remuneration practices on April 3. [read post]
25 Jul 2008, 5:06 pm
Citigroup announced this week that it had appointed new chairs of three board committees: audit and risk, nomination and governance, and personnel and compensation. [read post]
24 Feb 2010, 12:44 pm
CVS Caremark and Wells Fargo this week joined the growing list of U.S. issuers that plan to hold advisory votes on executive compensation.CVS Caremark, the largest U.S. pharmacy chain, agreed to conduct an advisory vote after a “say on pay” proposal filed by the Connecticut Retirement Plans and Trust Funds earned 61.6 percent support in 2009. [read post]
1 Feb 2011, 8:27 am
Investors at two more S&P 500 firms--Costco Wholesale and Johnson Controls--have defied management and backed annual advisory votes on compensation.At Costco’s Jan. 27 annual meeting, there was a 52.8 percent support for an annual advisory vote, outpacing the 43.5 percent vote for management’s choice of a triennial frequency. [read post]
