Shareholders & activism New ISS policies on CEO pay, overboarding, independent directors Nov 24, 2013 By Adam Brown 2 min read Proxy advisory firm ISS will increase its scrutiny of directors’ response to majority-supported shareholder proposals in the US in... Read More
Shareholders & activism ISS targets new bylaw regarding director qualifications Nov 22, 2013 By David Bogoslaw 5 min read In what could be seen as the opening salvo of proxy season 2014, ISS has recommended that Provident Financial Holdings... Read More
Shareholders & activism Value of shareholder activism debated at Georgetown-Financial Times forum Oct 30, 2013 By David Bogoslaw 4 min read There aren’t enough appropriate activist targets to justify the proliferation of activist funds in recent years, Barry Rosenstein... Read More
Shareholders & activism Icahn’s new megaphone for shareholder activism Oct 24, 2013 By David Bogoslaw 4 min read Is legendary investor activist and corporate raider Carl Icahn trying to claim the moral high ground on corporate governance with... Read More
Shareholders & activism Political disclosures: reaching the tipping point Oct 09, 2013 By Nicholas Rummell 15 min read Activist shareholders have been clamoring for years for greater disclosure on corporate political spending, and the 2013 proxy... Read More
Shareholders & activism Retail investors seen as key to firms struggling on say on pay, says ProxyPulse Oct 03, 2013 By David Bogoslaw 3 min read Equity ownership among institutional investors rose two percentage points from 2012 to 67 percent of street shares, versus 33... Read More
Shareholders & activism Board members more tolerant of shareholder dissent Sep 10, 2013 By Adam Brown 2 min read Corporate directors care less about the level of shareholder support for board members in elections this year as shareholders... Read More
Shareholders & activism Icahn drops bid for control of Dell Sep 09, 2013 By David Bogoslaw 5 min read Carl Icahn has thrown in the towel in his more than year-long campaign to gain control of Dell, just three days before a... Read More
Shareholders & activism ISS hints at 2014 focus on boardrooms Aug 04, 2013 By Adam Brown 2 min read Fresh from a 2013 season laden with controversy over executive pay and proxy access, proxy advisory firm ISS is now turning its... Read More
Shareholders & activism Activist investors targeting larger companies Jul 16, 2013 By David Bogoslaw 5 min read Activist shareholders are setting their sights on larger companies, according to the latest report from Activist Insight, a UK... Read More