Shareholders & activism Prep notes for proxy season Feb 13, 2014 By Matthew Scott 6 min read As companies prepare for the 2014 proxy season, there are a number of rules that may need added attention. This is a brief run... Read More
Shareholders & activism Disclosure reform starts with your proxy statement Feb 12, 2014 By Matthew Scott 6 min read One of the biggest problems with disclosure reform is deciding which disclosures help investors make better decisions and which... Read More
Shareholders & activism Proxy fighter turned cover boy Jan 29, 2014 By Staff writers 1 min read Here’s a heads-up from Kingsdale Shareholder Services in Toronto: founder Wes Hall is the subject of the cover story in the... Read More
Shareholders & activism Icahn pushes eBay for PayPal spinoff, 2 board seats Jan 23, 2014 By David Bogoslaw 4 min read The 2014 proxy season is shaping up as a busy one for Carl Icahn. As if pressuring Apple to expand its planned share repurchase... Read More
Shareholders & activism Webcast: Compensation a key concern for 2014 proxy season Jan 15, 2014 By David Bogoslaw 4 min read From new ways to gauge the independence of compensation committees and their advisors to changing company bylaws, the 2014 proxy... Read More
Shareholders & activism Investor pressure prompts Apple board to diversify Jan 12, 2014 By Laurie Havelock 3 min read Apple has taken its first steps to diversifying its ruling board after facing pressure from its shareholders, moving to avoid a... Read More
Shareholders & activism Improving your proxy statement Jan 09, 2014 By Nicholas Rummell 9 min read Corporate governance can sometimes be a game of inches, where a single poorly worded phrase, confusing line graph or drab font in... Read More
Shareholders & activism CII petitions SEC for universal proxy cards Jan 08, 2014 By David Bogoslaw 4 min read In an age when people rely on the Internet for so many aspects of their daily lives, it seems antiquated to deny flexibility to... Read More
Shareholders & activism Winning over the board at Timken Dec 19, 2013 By David Bogoslaw 3 min read At global steel company Timken’s annual meeting in May, a proposal by pension fund CalSTRS and activist investment fund Relational... Read More
Shareholders & activism Proxy season: What’s in, what’s out Dec 16, 2013 By Matthew Scott 13 min read The 2013 proxy season was noteworthy for a sea change in shareholder engagement by companies. The main catalyst was increased... Read More