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31 Jul 2009, 6:05 am
The House of Representatives is scheduled to vote today on legislation that would require U.S. companies to hold annual advisory votes on executive compensation. [read post]
14 Sep 2011, 9:44 am
An international coalition of 14 pension funds with more than $2 trillion in assets under management has called on the U.S. [read post]
23 Sep 2008, 7:20 pm
As Congress debates the proposed $700 billion bailout of the financial industry, House Democrats are pushing for the U.S. government to require financial firms that receive assistance to hold annual "say on pay" votes on executive compensation, curb severance payouts, and provide for proxy access. [read post]
6 Apr 2009, 10:02 am
Mary Schapiro, chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission, said the SEC will propose several proxy access alternatives in May to allow shareholders to nominate director candidates to appear on management proxy statements. [read post]
13 Apr 2011, 3:16 pm
Kinetic Concepts, a Texas-based medical technology company, plans to omit a shareholder proposal on eligibility grounds even though the SEC turned down its no-action request.In January, Kinetic Concepts asked the SEC's Corporation Finance Division staff for permission to omit a declassification proposal filed by California shareholder activist John Chevedden, who is part of a retail investor network that files more than 100 resolutions each year. [read post]
30 Nov 2011, 6:24 am
Submitted by Ali Saribas, U.K. [read post]
8 Feb 2012, 1:58 pm
While say-on-pay votes are non-binding in the United States, they are prodding some companies to make significant improvements to their executive pay practices. [read post]
5 Apr 2012, 7:29 am
In the first no-action decision on this topic, the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission has denied a request by Roper Industries to exclude a shareholder proposal that seeks to repeal the company’s exclusive forum bylaw. [read post]
10 Apr 2012, 6:34 am
On Monday, the U.S. [read post]
5 Oct 2011, 1:45 pm
It's been more than 14 months since the signing of the Dodd-Frank Act, which directed the Securities and Exchange Commission to establish a new Investor Advisory Committee.So far, the SEC has not publicly announced a timetable for creating this panel, and Commissioner Luis Aguilar and some investors are asking why. [read post]
20 Jan 2011, 1:02 pm
Apple is facing criticism from investors again after CEO Steve Jobs took another leave of absence for health reasons. [read post]
24 Feb 2012, 11:41 am
At a conference in Washington today, SEC Commissioner Luis Aguilar urged the commission to adopt rules to require companies to disclose their political spending. [read post]
10 Jul 2007, 8:08 am
In a partial victory for companies, the U.S. [read post]
1 Sep 2011, 11:33 am
More than 10 months after draft rules were proposed, institutional investors that are Form 13F filers still are waiting for the U.S. [read post]
14 Oct 2011, 9:03 am
With the shareholder-proposal filing season for 2012 corporate meetings under way, U.S. companies have begun submitting no-action requests with the Securities and Exchange Commission to exclude those resolutions.One of the first companies to seek such relief is Deere & Co., which has filed six no-action requests so far, according to the SEC's Web site. [read post]
25 Oct 2011, 8:36 am
ISS invites you to join us for a webinar today at 2 p.m. [read post]
20 Dec 2011, 7:14 am
Earlier today, ISS released a white paper, "Evaluating Pay for Performance Alignment: ISS’ Quantitative and Qualitative Approach," to accompany our new pay-for-performance proxy voting policy. [read post]
16 Feb 2012, 11:39 am
Please join ISS on Thursday, Feb. 23, for a webinar that previews the spring 2012 proxy season in the United States and Canada. [read post]
9 Jun 2010, 10:18 am
U.S. lawmakers are to meet Thursday to start negotiating over the differences between the House and Senate bills on financial reform. [read post]
24 Jun 2010, 7:46 am
During negotiations today on financial reform legislation, House lawmakers formally rejected a Senate proposal to impose a 5 percent ownership threshold and a two-year holding period on investors who seek to use a proposed SEC proxy access rule to nominate board candidates.Instead, House lawmakers proposed to insert instructions in the bill to direct the SEC to consider the need for a holding period and a minimum ownership stake. [read post]
