Considerations for Public Company Directors in the 2012 Proxy …
Considerations for Public Company Directors in the 2012 Proxy Season - The Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance and Financial Regulation - A law and economics blog from the Harvard Law School ... Read the rest of this entry »
Ideological Proxy Wars and the US Debt – Tucson Citizen
Ideological Proxy Wars and the US DebtTucson CitizenThis debt discussion is a symptom of what I like to call an ideological proxy war. Krugman himself has done an about face on the debt issue as described here: My point isn't to say that Krugman wa... Read the rest of this entry »
Caution Urged for Mutant H5N1 Avian Flu Work – Scientific American
Los Angeles TimesCaution Urged for Mutant H5N1 Avian Flu WorkScientific AmericanSo, work on the viruses is unlikely to offer significant, immediate public-health benefits, some say By Declan Butler of Nature magazine Why would scientists deliberately c... Read the rest of this entry »
Carlyle Curbing Shareholder Rights Irritates Lawmakers Who See Precedent – Bloomberg
BloombergCarlyle Curbing Shareholder Rights Irritates Lawmakers Who See PrecedentBloombergThe US Securities and Exchange Commission, which blocked an initial public offering with a less-restrictive arbitration clause more than 20 years ago, must decide... Read the rest of this entry »
Illumina Adopts Stockholder Rights Agreement – MarketWatch (press release)
Illumina Adopts Stockholder Rights AgreementMarketWatch (press release)In addition, Illumina may file a proxy statement with the SEC. Any definitive proxy statement will be mailed to stockholders of Illumina. INVESTORS AND SECURITY HOLDERS OF ILLUMINA ... Read the rest of this entry »
Jacobs Engineering Hoping for Say-on-Pay Support – Wall Street Journal (blog)
Jacobs Engineering Hoping for Say-on-Pay SupportWall Street Journal (blog)The advisory say-on-pay vote, required at large public companies by the Dodd-Frank reform law for the first time last year, has been criticized as toothless, but proxy experts sa... Read the rest of this entry »
Launch of Boudicca Proxy Consultants – EON: Enhanced Online News (press release)
Launch of Boudicca Proxy ConsultantsEON: Enhanced Online News (press release)Boudicca goes beyond providing traditional proxy services to issuers on events-based situations with its Execution, Consulting and Training offering that can be employed year-... Read the rest of this entry »
Mormon Church’s Prior Baptism Of Dead Jews Could Raise Concerns For Florida Voters – Huffington Post
Mormon Church's Prior Baptism Of Dead Jews Could Raise Concerns For Florida VotersHuffington PostThe religious rite is proxy baptism for the dead. According to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, or Mormon Church, these posthumous &quo... Read the rest of this entry »
Proxy Advisory Firm Glass Lewis Recommends Shareholders Vote FOR Two of … – MarketWatch (press release)
Proxy Advisory Firm Glass Lewis Recommends Shareholders Vote FOR Two of ...MarketWatch (press release)Octavian Advisors LP ("Octavian"), which through various funds owns approximately 8.3% of the outstanding shares of Balda AG ("Balda&qu... Read the rest of this entry »
CalSTRS Analysis of 2011 Say-on-Pay Proxy Voting Available Online – MarketWatch (press release)
CalSTRS Analysis of 2011 Say-on-Pay Proxy Voting Available OnlineMarketWatch (press release)The California State Teachers' Retirement System, with a portfolio valued at $144.8 billion as of December 31, 2011, is the largest teacher pension fund and... Read the rest of this entry »