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10 Oct 2011, 8:22 am
The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has released two reports on two important aspects of corporate governance that can influence long-term value creation. [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]
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]
1 Nov 2011, 2:11 pm
More than half of the largest 100 U.S. public companies now disclose their direct political spending and have adopted board oversight mechanisms, according to a new report from the Center for Public Accountability (CPA), a Washington-based group that coordinates shareholder proposals that seek more disclosure.On Friday, CPA released its report and a new index that ranks companies based on their political spending disclosure on their public Web sites. [read post]
13 Mar 2012, 1:06 pm
Earlier today, New York City’s pension funds announced they had filed a proxy access proposal at Chesapeake Energy. [read post]
24 Jun 2010, 9:19 am
Investor advocates said today that U.S. [read post]
4 Nov 2011, 11:29 am
While no investors have publicly announced the filing of a proxy access proposal so far, governance observers expect that activists will submit at least a half dozen resolutions on this topic in 2012.Many observers expect to see proposals that are modeled on the SEC’s universal access rule, Rule 14a-11. [read post]
25 Jul 2011, 11:38 am
The Securities and Exchange Commission announced today that it has delayed consideration of final proxy vote disclosure rules for institutions that are Form 13F filers. [read post]
28 Dec 2011, 8:22 am
The U.S. [read post]
10 Apr 2012, 6:34 am
On Monday, the U.S. [read post]
11 Oct 2007, 11:43 am
During a hearing this week, most members of the U.S. [read post]
8 Sep 2011, 12:30 pm
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]
30 Nov 2011, 6:24 am
Submitted by Ali Saribas, U.K. [read post]
23 Feb 2012, 12:46 pm
The staff of the U.S. [read post]
4 Mar 2008, 8:11 am
On Feb. 29, U.S. [read post]
29 Jul 2010, 2:12 pm
Earlier today, the House Financial Services Committee approved a bill that would require companies to obtain investor approval before spending more than $50,000 per year in general corporate funds on political activities. [read post]
22 Mar 2011, 1:02 pm
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]
25 Apr 2011, 10:51 am
Last week, two more U.S. companies, Stanley Black & Decker and Umpqua Holdings Corp. failed to get majority support for their pay practices. [read post]
26 Sep 2011, 12:45 pm
Earlier today, ISS released the results of its 2011-12 Policy Survey. [read post]
15 Jul 2009, 6:51 am
During a House of Representatives hearing on Tuesday, SEC chair Mary Schapiro said she would support legislation that would confirm the authority of the commission to issue a proxy access rule. [read post]
