RiskMetrics lengthens CEO evaluation period
By Barry B. Burr November 20, 2009RiskMetrics Group’s proxy-voting policies will now consider the long-term relationship between a U.S. company CEO’s total compensation and total shareholder return over a period of at...
CII backs draft bill's provisions
By Barry B. Burr November 18, 2009Council of Institutional Investors endorsed key provisions in the discussion draft of the Senate's Restoring American Financial Stability Act.A letter sent today to Sen. Christopher J. Dodd, D-...
Mercer sees performance benefits of ESG investing
By Timothy Inklebarger November 17, 2009Incorporating environmental, social and corporate governance investing principles into portfolio management can improve performance, according to a Mercer study.The report, “Shedding Light...
Report makes case for SEC proxy access proposal
By Barry B. Burr November 16, 2009Shareholders at some 40% of U.S. corporations would be effectively kept from winning proxy access through their own proposal initiatives unless the SEC allows shareholders use of corporate proxy...
Possible unexpected costs of proxy access
November 16, 2009Shareholders should be careful what they wish for in terms of proxy access.
Proxy access reinforces the capitalist way
By Mark Anson November 16, 2009If the third time is a charm, investors might luck into proxy access.
Hold line on exec pay, NAPF tells top U.K. firms
By Drew Carter November 13, 2009The U.K.'s National Association of Pension Funds has urged Britain's top 350 companies to restrain executive pay and align compensation with long-term shareholder interests.“The objective...
Cisco shareholders back say-on-pay advisory vote
By Barry B. Burr November 13, 2009Cisco Systems shareholders voted 51.4% to 48.6% in favor of a proposal for an annual shareholder advisory vote on the compensation of its top executives, according to a company statement today....
Cisco say-on-pay vote too close to call
By Barry B. Burr November 12, 2009Cisco Systems proxy-voting results “are too close” to call on a proposal for an annual shareholder advisory vote on the compensation of its top executives, the company said in a statement ...
Pay-performance link works, study finds
By Barry B. Burr November 12, 2009The value of CEOs’ stock ownership in their own companies and their outstanding equity awards and bonus payouts fell 42% on average in 2008, larger than the median 34% decline experienced by a...
Say-on-pay proposal on Cisco’s agenda
By Barry B. Burr November 11, 2009Cisco Systems shareholders on Nov. 12 will vote on a proposal to require an advisory say-on-pay vote each year, introduced by Christian Brothers Investment Services and supported by CalPERS and the...
Corporations asked: Does U.S. Chamber speak for you on health care?
By Barry B. Burr November 10, 2009Bristol-Myers Squibb, Target and 34 other major corporations are the focus of a campaign on health-care reform by the AFL-CIO Office of Investment, Walden Asset Management and a group of 62 other...
Schapiro: SEC to target proxy voting accuracy
By Doug Halonen November 4, 2009The SEC's review of the corporate proxy process includes an examination of the accuracy of proxy voting tabulations, Chairwoman Mary Schapiro said today. “We want to ensure that the U.S....
RiskMetrics nets KLD Research
By Barry B. Burr November 3, 2009RiskMetrics Group acquired KLD Research & Analytics for about $10 million in cash, according to Sarah Cohn, RiskMetrics spokeswoman.KLD is a provider of environmental, social and governance...
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