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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]
19 Oct 2011, 9:39 am
On Tuesday, the Securities and Exchange Commission issued a long-awaited guidance on shareholder proposals that tightens proof-of-ownership requirements, while giving investors more leeway to submit revised proposals. [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 Aug 2011, 8:40 am
The International Corporate Governance Network (ICGN) has joined the investors and academics who are asking the U.S. [read post]
6 Oct 2011, 6:13 am
ISS will host a webinar at 11 a.m. [read post]
24 Aug 2011, 2:25 pm
The Council of Institutional Investors (CII), which represents public, labor, and corporate pension funds, has urged the Securities and Exchange Commission to seek additional judicial reconsideration of the federal appeals court decision that struck down the SEC's proxy access rule. [read post]
16 Dec 2011, 7:25 am
Retail investor activist Jim McRitchie has filed a shareholder proposal at Apple that calls for an annual non-binding vote on outside director compensation at the technology company. [read post]
26 Jan 2012, 8:23 am
The New York Stock Exchange has taken a new position on “broker votes” that will make it more difficult for some U.S. companies to get shareholder approval for management proposals to declassify their boards or to repeal supermajority rules. [read post]
24 Sep 2008, 6:48 pm
As the global credit crisis continues, several European pension funds have temporarily stopped lending shares of financial companies to discourage short selling, while two U.S. mutual fund groups have halted any new share loans. [read post]
14 Dec 2010, 10:47 am
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]
8 Jun 2011, 3:11 pm
BioMed Realty Trust, Cadiz Inc., and Tutor Perini are among the latest Russell 3000 companies that have failed to receive majority support for their executive compensation practices.At all three companies, it appears that investors had concerns over the linkage between executive pay and corporate stock performance. [read post]
2 Nov 2011, 1:58 pm
The American Bar Association's (ABA) Corporate Laws Committee has declined a request from the Council of Institutional Investors (CII) to revise the Model Business Corporation Act (MBCA) to make majority voting the default legal standard for uncontested director elections.In an Oct. 25 letter, A. [read post]
1 Feb 2012, 1:54 pm
The California State Teachers' Retirement System (CalSTRS), the second-largest U.S. public pension fund, has released a report, "Lessons Learned: the Inaugural Year of Say-on-Pay," that details its experience during the first year of marketwide U.S. advisory votes in 2011. [read post]
27 Jan 2012, 6:49 am
“Private ordering” continues to prompt change. [read post]
27 Feb 2012, 7:17 am
On Friday, SEC officials said they expect to rule on the 11 no-action requests by companies to omit shareholder proxy access proposals "in the near future,” likely within the next two weeks. [read post]
7 Jul 2009, 6:45 am
The U.S. government intends to take a neutral stance on non-binding shareholder proposals at Citigroup, General Motors, and other companies where it has a voting stake, according to Bloomberg News. [read post]
6 Apr 2011, 12:30 pm
On Thursday, the U.S. [read post]
5 Apr 2011, 5:31 am
A federal judge in Texas ruled Monday that KBR may omit a board declassification proposal filed by California shareholder activist John Chevedden after concluding that he failed to provide sufficient proof of ownership. [read post]
1 Sep 2010, 1:44 pm
The Council of Institutional Investors (CII), which represents public, labor, and corporate pension funds, has released a new white paper on the issue of client-directed voting (CDV), which is being considered by the SEC during its review of proxy voting mechanics. [read post]
14 Nov 2011, 6:02 pm
A retail shareholder activist has filed a proxy access proposal at MEMC Electronic Materials, according to the U.S. [read post]
