Shareholders & activism archive

Proxy mechanics are coming. If you don't say anything don't complain when they screw it up

Sep 29, 2010

4 min read

Dear readers, Corporate secretaries and board members, this is your call to action. The SEC is in the process of forming its...

Shareholders & activism

New website promotes proxy plumbing changes

Sep 27, 2010

By Neil Stewart

3 min read

Computershare along with four other transfer agents yesterday launched www.reformtheproxysystem.com. The site is designed to fan...

Shareholders & activism

Corporate Secretary Week: Hectic end of year proxy fights give window into shareholder attitudes

Sep 14, 2010

By Brendan Sheehan

3 min read

Dear readers, Worried about what is going to happen during the main proxy season next year? Concerned about shareholder attitudes...

Shareholders & activism

Proxy Governance mulling business shake-up

Sep 07, 2010

By Staff writers

3 min read

The proxy advisory business has been under significant scrutiny recently, with concerns over conflicts of interest and the undue...

Shareholders & activism

2010 proxy season: the calm during the storm

Aug 31, 2010

By Juliette Fairley

12 min read

By almost everyone’s measure, the 2010 proxy season was a surprise. During most of the previous year, the majority of experts were...

Shareholders & activism

Summertime shake-up in the proxy business

Aug 31, 2010

By Neil Stewart

8 min read

The incestuous world of proxy solicitors is undergoing one of its regular paroxysms. As with the last two such occasions in 2003...

Shareholders & activism

SEC adopts proxy access rules

Aug 25, 2010

By Tim Human

3 min read

On Wednesday, the SEC adopted proxy access rules that will allow shareholders to include their own director nominations on company...

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Altman shifts course away from US proxy

Aug 19, 2010

By Neil Stewart

3 min read

The Altman Group, a proxy firm founded by 35-year industry veteran Ken Altman, has revealed it will not accept new corporate proxy...

Shareholders & activism

New lines of communication

Jul 31, 2010

By Betsy Pisik

10 min read

In 1988, sending out news was a simple affair – your chief financial officer would sign off on the quarterly earnings, and the...

Shareholders & activism

How to get noticed when using N&A

Jul 31, 2010

By Brendan Sheehan

4 min read

Companies have long used technology to achieve greater efficiency and reduce costs. While this most commonly applies to...