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23 Feb 2010, 6:49 am
On Monday, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced several measures that seek to improve the rate of proxy voting by individual investors.The SEC finalized amendments to its so-called “e-proxy rules,” under which companies may send a notice about the online availability of proxy materials, instead of bearing the expense of mailing a full set of proxy materials to every investor. [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]
22 Feb 2010, 7:42 am
In response to shareholder proposals, Bristol-Myers Squibb has agreed to hold a "say on pay" advisory vote on executive compensation in 2011, while Windstream plans to hold an advisory vote in May. [read post]
16 Feb 2010, 4:31 am
Showdown Over Special Meetings Below is some recent commentary from RiskMetrics' Ted Allen: More than a dozen U.S. companies plan to offer management proposals this year to give shareholders the right to call special meetings. [read post]
4 Feb 2010, 11:38 am
Bank of America has agreed to pay a $150 million fine and adopt governance reforms, including an annual advisory vote on compensation, to resolve the U.S. [read post]
4 Feb 2010, 11:38 am
Bank of America has agreed to pay a $150 million fine and adopt governance reforms, including an annual advisory vote on compensation, to resolve the U.S. [read post]
2 Feb 2010, 11:25 am
Those who took the time and made the effort to nominate their personal recommendations for Blawg Review of the Year 2009 know how daunting a task it is to single out a half dozen outstanding presentations of Blawg Review in 2009. [read post]
2 Feb 2010, 11:25 am
Those who took the time and made the effort to nominate their personal recommendations for Blawg Review of the Year 2009 know how daunting a task it is to single out a half dozen outstanding presentations of Blawg Review in 2009. [read post]
28 Jan 2010, 3:03 pm
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]
28 Jan 2010, 3:03 pm
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]
26 Jan 2010, 6:41 am
General Motors announced Monday that Chairman Edward E. [read post]
20 Jan 2010, 10:36 am
More than a dozen U.S. companies plan to offer management proposals this year to give shareholders the right to call special meetings. [read post]
19 Jan 2010, 10:24 am
The battle between some issuers and shareholder activist John Chevedden rose to a new level recently when Apache Corp. filed suit against Chevedden in order to exclude his proposal asking the company to drop its supermajority voting hurdles in favor of a majority-of-votes cast standard. [read post]
13 Jan 2010, 11:55 am
To help investors and companies prepare for the upcoming U.S. proxy season, RiskMetrics Group has posted its 2010 Proxy Season Watchlist on pending shareholder proposals. [read post]
12 Jan 2010, 3:14 pm
Every once in a while, I read an opinion that is so surprising that I have to stop and say, "Where's Allen Funt?! [read post]
12 Jan 2010, 4:49 am
RiskMetrics' Ted Allen recently weighed in with enlightening analysis of where we stand on regulatory reform and the possible impact of Senator Dodd's retirement announcement (here is the Washington Post's take on the same topic): Capitol Hill and governance observers have varying views on what U.S. [read post]
6 Jan 2010, 12:39 pm
Allen Stanford. [read post]
4 Jan 2010, 8:29 am
In response to various inquiries from companies and their advisers, the U.S. [read post]
3 Jan 2010, 4:26 pm
-Allen Chan, Sino-Forest Corp. $5.3 million. [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]
