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29 Mar 2012, 7:34 am by Ted Allen
Earlier today, ISS announced that it has established a new Feedback Review Board, setting a new high water mark for transparency, openness, and responsiveness.The new Feedback Review Board (FRB) is designed to serve as a conduit for investors, issuers, and various market constituents to communicate with ISS. [read post]
9 Dec 2010, 7:19 am by Ted Allen
As required by the Dodd-Frank Act, the Securities and Exchange Commission is preparing to propose new disclosure rules that address “conflict minerals,” mine safety, and resource extraction payments. [read post]
5 Jan 2012, 11:13 am by Ted Allen
Textron has filed a no-action request with the SEC to omit a shareholder proposal that seeks a proxy access bylaw. [read post]
12 Oct 2011, 11:45 am by Ted Allen
The Swedish debate on board diversity took an unexpected turn last month when Moderate Party Secretary-General Sofia Arkelsten wrote an editorial in the national business daily Dagens Industri announcing that the party may support board gender quotas. [read post]
9 Feb 2011, 12:24 pm by Ted Allen
At its Feb. 2 annual meeting, Beazer Homes USA received 53.7 percent opposition to its executive compensation practices amid apparent investor concerns over pay for performance. [read post]
22 Mar 2011, 1:02 pm by Ted Allen
The debate over the best frequency for “say on pay” votes has reached a tipping point, as a majority of S&P 500 and Russell 3000 firms have urged their investors to support annual advisory votes on executive compensation. [read post]
5 Apr 2011, 1:49 pm by Ted Allen
The European Commission today released a green paper on corporate governance reforms. [read post]
7 Jul 2011, 2:48 pm by Ted Allen
Four Senate Democrats said they would oppose the repeal of a Dodd-Frank Act provision that would require companies to disclose the ratio between their CEO's total compensation and the median total pay of all other employees. [read post]
27 Apr 2007, 9:56 am
In a ground-breaking development, Comverse Technology has adopted a proxy access bylaw, a move that may encourage other companies to consider creating mechanisms to allow investors to nominate directors to appear on corporate ballots. [read post]
27 Jan 2009, 7:02 am
Occidental Petroleum, which has faced shareholder dissent over its pay practices, has agreed to hold an advisory vote on compensation at its 2010 annual meeting and support federal "say on pay" legislation. [read post]
27 May 2011, 10:11 am by Ted Allen
Constellation Energy Group is the latest S&P 500 firm to have its pay practices rejected by investors, according to news reports. [read post]
25 Jan 2012, 12:54 pm by Ted Allen
In what may be the first failed say-on-pay vote of 2012, Actuant Corp. reported that it did not receive majority support for its executive compensation practices at its Jan. 10 annual meeting. [read post]
27 Sep 2007, 7:42 am
The House Committee on Financial Services plans to hold a hearing on the SEC's proxy access proposals on Sept. 27. [read post]
8 Sep 2011, 12:30 pm by Ted Allen
With the SEC's announcement this week that it won't seek review of a U.S. appeals court decision that blocked Rule 14a-11, companies won't be subject to federal access standards during the 2012 proxy season. [read post]
26 Mar 2007, 11:36 am
The shareholder campaign for advisory votes on executive pay received another boost last week when the Council of Institutional Investors (CII) endorsed the idea. [read post]
8 Dec 2008, 4:21 pm
Some legal experts expect the new Congress--with expanded Democratic majorities in both chambers and a new Democratic president--will take legislative action in 2009 to reverse U.S. [read post]
14 Dec 2010, 10:47 am by Ted Allen
More 2011 U.S. proxy statements with corporate recommendations on the frequency of shareholder votes on executive compensation are trickling in this week. [read post]