Shareholders & activism Responding to investor activism May 07, 2013 By Adam Piore 10 min read The growing activism of shareholders across the globe, along with a number of high-profile revolts, is prompting many companies to... Read More
Shareholders & activism ISS backs call to split chairman and CEO roles at JPMorgan May 06, 2013 By Adam Brown 3 min read JPMorgan shareholders should vote against the renomination of three directors and force Jamie Dimon to give up his dual role as... Read More
Shareholders & activism Irani ouster at Occidental opens path for reforms May 05, 2013 By David Bogoslaw 5 min read In a bold step forward for shareholder activism, long-time executive chairman Ray Irani was removed from his seat on Occidental... Read More
Shareholders & activism Canadian proxy outlook 2013 Apr 11, 2013 By Matthew Scott 10 min read As Canada enters its 2013 proxy season, there are a number of new realities that companies will have to prepare for. Significant... Read More
Shareholders & activism 2013 proxy season outlook Mar 20, 2013 By Adam Piore 12 min read For the past two proxy seasons, public companies reporting a public float below $75 million have watched from the sidelines as... Read More
Shareholders & activism Proxy Preview Sees Climate-Related Resolutions Expanding Mar 11, 2013 By David Bogoslaw 4 min read There has been an intensified effort by investors to push for changes in corporate policy on climate change in the wake of... Read More
Shareholders & activism Disney shareholders reject call to split chairman and CEO roles Mar 06, 2013 By Adam Brown 3 min read Shareholders of Walt Disney have voted against the advice of proxy advisers and pension funds and rejected proposals that would... Read More
Shareholders & activism S&P 500 moving towards declassification, annual board elections Feb 28, 2013 By Ted Knutson 2 min read A majority of S& P 500 companies that had boards elected by holders of different classifications of stock at the beginning of 2012... Read More
Shareholders & activism Lessons from proxy season 2012 Jan 23, 2013 By Matthew Scott 12 min read There are a number of lessons companies should have learned from the 2012 proxy season, when pressure from shareholder activists... Read More
Shareholders & activism Why activists are winning proxy fights Jan 16, 2013 By Matthew Scott 6 min read Issuers need to take note because when it comes to proxy fights, the activists are winning. Activist shareholders seeking... Read More