Governance: What's Ahead
Tags: CORPORATE governance; PROXY statements; DIRECTORS of corporations; STOCKHOLDERS
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- Advocating New Best Practices for Governance. Davis, Stephen; Lukomnik, Jon // Compliance Week;Dec2009, Vol. 6 Issue 71, p52
The article discusses the idea of advocating new best practices for corporate governance in the U.S. It highlights the issues about majority voting in corporate boards, the end of broker-dealer voting in elections of directors and shareholder proxy access. The idea for market parties to author a...
- Access denied! Kaback, Hoffer // Directors & Boards;Summer2003, Vol. 27 Issue 4, p8
Examines whether shareholders have the right to compel inclusion in the company's proxy statement of their own slate of director candidates. Giving common shareholders the right to make nominations for the board; U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's proposed changes on the proxy issue;...
- Time to Rev Up Shareholder Outreach. Thompson Jr., Louis // Compliance Week;Feb2011, Vol. 8 Issue 85, p48
The article discusses the importance for business companies to hear the complaints of their shareholders in response to the stiff compliance regulations in the U.S. Corporate governance expert Martin Lipton anticipates that more public and union pension funds shareholders will request their...
- A majority of one. Kaback, Hoffer // Directors & Boards;2006 First Quarter, Vol. 30 Issue 2, p8
The article suggests changes in the corporate electoral process. The author proposes that proxy statement shall contain a short essay from each board candidate explaining why he added value to and would be a good director for that particular board. He also indicates that public companies shall...
- MONEY MATTERS: The Power of the Proxy. Scheer, Roddy // E: The Environmental Magazine;Jul/Aug2006, Vol. 17 Issue 4, p46
The article focuses on the proxy votings in the corporate sector. Stock market investors are becoming increasingly aware of the power of voting their proxies to help steer corporate decision-making. Anyone who owns a single share of stock in a publicly traded company can weigh in on a variety of...
- ConocoPhillips opposes SEC proxy access proposal. Burr, Barry B. // Pensions & Investments;10/27/2003, Vol. 31 Issue 22, p4
The article reports that officials at ConocoPhillips Inc. are urging the Securities and Exchange Commission to reject a proposal to allow shareholder access to the corporate proxy to nominate directors. Meanwhile, two shareholder activists complain the rule as proposed would be too weak to have...
- The 2006 Proxy Season. DeWied, Warren; Richter, Philip // NACD Directorship;Sep2006, Vol. 32 Issue 8, p34
The article offers news briefs related to corporate governance in the U.S. During the 2006 proxy season, shareholder proposals seeking the adoption of majority vote dominated the governance agenda. There has been a 40 percent increase in proxy contests in the same year. Activist investors...
- Preparing For Proxy Season 2011. Berick, Robert G.; Posner, Rachel L. // Corporate Board;Jan/Feb2011, Vol. 32 Issue 186, p6
The article offers steps on how to prepare statements for the 2011 proxy season in the U.S. These include the assurance of comprehensive and updated investor communications policy, placement of information systems and communication programs, and proxy material review. It suggests to know the...
- The Corporate Governance Industry. Rose, Paul // Journal of Corporation Law;Summer2007, Vol. 32 Issue 4, p887
The article focuses on the impact of the corporate governance industry on the creation of governance policies and the fortunes of several companies in the U.S. The author contends that potential conflicts of interest within some governance companies bring doubt on the reliability of their proxy...
