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14 Jan 2016, 5:10 pm
On the public pension fund side, the California Public Employees’ Retirement System, the California State Teachers’ Retirement System (CalSTRS) and the Florida State Board of Administration each support proxy access proposals. [read post]
14 Oct 2015, 9:32 am
In a letter addressed to CalPERS and CalSTRS, California State Treasurer, John Chiang, has called for state legislation to require private equity firms to disclose all fees paid by California public pension funds. [read post]
15 Sep 2015, 7:39 pm
California’s two largest government pension funds, CalPERS and CalSTRS, would liquidate its investments in thermal coal companies by mid-2017 under SB 185, with exceptions for companies transitioning to clean energy and where divestment would be inconsistent with fiduciary responsibilities. [read post]
31 Aug 2015, 3:18 am
Of course, we’ll have representatives from ISS, Glass Lewis, BlackRock, CalSTRS and Capital Research and Management at our upcoming “Proxy Disclosure Conference/Say-on-Pay Workshop” to discuss that and more… Drafting Effective CD&As In this CompensationStandards.com podcast, Sharon Podstupka of Pearl Meyer & Partners provides some insight into how to draft more effective CD&As (here’s the related report findings), including: – What are the… [read post]
13 Jul 2015, 2:50 am
This is an issue that is not going away… Meanwhile, CalSTRS recently issued these “Best Practices in Board Composition“… Tomorrow’s Webcast: “Nasdaq Speaks ’15: Latest Developments and Interpretations” Tune in tomorrow for the webcast – “Nasdaq Speaks ’15: Latest Developments and Interpretations” – to hear senior members of the Nasdaq Staff – Arnold Golub, David Strandberg, William Slattery & Cyndi… [read post]
10 Jul 2015, 12:34 pm
Some of the other “best practices” cited by CalSTRS have similar problems. [read post]
30 Jun 2015, 3:43 am
Our recommended approach, first suggested by the Council of Institutional Investors and endorsed by CalPERS and CalSTRS – non-binding proposals cannot “conflict” with management proposals – would satisfy issuers’ and proponents’ need for clarity and would eliminate any meaningful legal conflicts that “conflicting” proposals may create. [read post]
26 Jun 2015, 5:30 am
First to the Finish: CalSTRS Inaugural Sustainability Report Released Check out the first Sustainability Report of CalSTRS, posted in our “Social Responsibility” Practice Area. [read post]
14 Jun 2015, 6:00 am
The guide, titled “21st Century Engagement: Investor Strategies for Incorporating ESG Considerations into Corporate Interactions,” includes sections written by BlackRock and Ceres as well as AFL-CIO, California Public Employees Retirement System (“CalPERS”), California State Teachers Retirement System (“CalSTRS”), Council of Institutional Investors (“CII”), International Corporate Governance Network (“ICGN”), the Office of New York… [read post]
2 Jun 2015, 4:02 am
CalSTRS is also almost twice as aggressive as the next pension fund on the list identified as least likely to vote for management’s slate – the Illinois State Board of Investment – coming in at 67.4% support. [read post]
13 Apr 2015, 9:07 am
Martin’s description of the original phone call to CalSTRS in which “Welch says she made her phone call and was falsely told she didn’t qualify for benefits. [read post]
25 Feb 2015, 3:14 am
Here’s an excerpt from CalSTRS’ related announcement: “CalSTRS will, in the coming proxy season, support any shareholder proposal that includes a three-and-three group structure,” said Ms. [read post]
11 Feb 2015, 2:45 pm
Senator De León previewed his plans for SB 185 in early December, spurring a backlash from CalPERS and CalSTRS. [read post]
3 Feb 2015, 1:16 pm
In August 2014, Attorney General Harris announced a $300 million settlement with Bank of America over its misrepresentations in residential mortgage-backed securities sold to CalPERS and CalSTRS. [read post]
20 Nov 2014, 4:48 am
“Independent shareholders overwhelmingly supported CalSTRS’ proposal opening the corporate proxy to shareholder candidate nominations for the Oracle Corporation Board of Directors,” said CalSTRS Director of Corporate Governance, Anne Sheehan. [read post]
27 Oct 2014, 3:31 am
Board Gender Diversity: CalSTRS & The Thirty Percent Coalition’s New Campaign As noted in this press release, institutional investors representing more than $3 trillion in assets along with some of the nation’s leading women’s organizations – aka “The Thirty Percent Coalition” – recently sent letters to 100 companies that lack women on their boards. [read post]
25 Jun 2014, 3:16 pm
This blog post is authored by Michael Youril Every employer who has employees covered by the California State Teachers’ Retirement System (“CalSTRS”) is aware of the massive funding gap for the CalSTRS pension fund, and the need to stabilize funding for CalSTRS before the pension fund goes broke. [read post]
21 Nov 2013, 9:24 am
Prominent institutional investors and strategic acquirors have been working with activists both behind the scenes and by partnering in sponsoring an activist attack such as CalSTRS with Relational in attacking Timken, and Ontario Teachers’ Pension Fund with Pershing Square in attacking Canadian Pacific. [read post]
8 Nov 2013, 3:09 am
Here's a recent DealBook column about the latest vote - and some information from CalSTRS about Ellison's pay [read post]
10 Oct 2013, 6:37 am
The following post relates to the CalSTRS Corporate Governance 2013 Annual Report, available here. [read post]
