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2 Oct 2009, 7:14 am
While most directors at U.S. companies continue to receive overwhelming support each year, there was a significant increase in the number of board members who failed to win majority support in uncontested elections during the 2009 proxy season. [read post]
6 Sep 2011, 5:44 pm
The U.S. [read post]
23 Sep 2011, 9:46 am
Hewlett-Packard, which ousted CEO Leo Apotheker on Thursday, already has attracted a 2012 shareholder proposal, and more investor activism appears likely at the company’s next annual meeting. [read post]
24 Aug 2007, 8:04 am
Ten months after the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) first proposed the elimination of discretionary broker voting in board elections, investors are still waiting for the Securities and Exchange Commission to address the issue. [read post]
26 Oct 2011, 9:30 am
On Tuesday, ISS hosted a webinar, “Governance Reforms Through Securities Class Actions. [read post]
18 Aug 2009, 10:03 am
U.S. [read post]
16 Dec 2010, 6:01 pm
In a notable no-action ruling, the staff of the SEC's Corporation Finance Division has allowed Navistar International to omit a proposal that seeks a shareholder vote on future executive severance benefits.In a Dec. 8 ruling, the SEC staff agreed with Navistar's argument that it had "substantially implemented" the proposal because it planned to disclose executive severance agreements in its 2011 proxy statement and those agreements would be part of the company's required… [read post]
25 May 2007, 8:58 am
The Securities and Exchange Commission heard industry panelists raise concerns about the costs of, and suggest potential alternatives to, a proposed New York Stock Exchange rule to bar brokers from voting uninstructed shares in uncontested director elections. [read post]
8 Apr 2011, 2:15 pm
Now that Democratic and Republican lawmakers have tentatively agreed to continue funding the U.S. [read post]
10 Nov 2011, 2:07 pm
Earlier today, ISS named Georgina Marshall as its new Head of European Research. [read post]
10 Jul 2007, 8:08 am
In a partial victory for companies, the U.S. [read post]
7 Jul 2008, 6:14 pm
In a historic move, the Delaware Supreme Court has agreed to rule on the legality of a shareholder bylaw proposal at CA Inc. that would provide reimbursement for expenses incurred by successful dissidents in a short-slate proxy contest. [read post]
16 Aug 2010, 2:28 pm
A Massachusetts pension fund has filed a derivative lawsuit against Hewlett-Packard’s board members and former CEO that seeks an independent board chairman, three shareholder-nominated directors, and other novel governance changes. [read post]
29 Sep 2010, 11:07 am
The U.S. [read post]
5 Oct 2010, 1:55 pm
In response to complaints from investors, Symantec said it would hold a hybrid annual meeting next year that would allow investors to attend in person or participate electronically, according to the Reuters news service. [read post]
4 Apr 2011, 7:30 pm
Ed Durkin, director of corporate governance at the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners, said the union plans to petition the SEC to eliminate withhold votes as part of a new effort to prod U.S. companies to adopt majority voting for uncontested board elections. [read post]
19 Sep 2011, 8:23 am
The Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) is seeking comment on various board election reforms. [read post]
8 Oct 2007, 9:18 am
After two years of below-average filings of securities lawsuits, has that trend reversed? [read post]
17 Nov 2011, 4:13 am
Earlier today, ISS released 2012 updates to its U.S., Canadian, European, and international benchmark proxy voting guidelines.These global updates are the culmination of an extensive consultation process that included outreach to and input from institutional investors and corporate issuers worldwide. [read post]
2 Feb 2012, 9:05 am
Now that Western Union has proposed to adopt proxy access, will other U.S. companies do the same? [read post]
