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- Enough on Yahoo Already
- There was Microsoft. Then Carl Ichan. Then the vindication at a shareholders meeting. Isn't it time for Yahoo to get a break? Apparently, not. It now turns out that Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang and chairman Roy Bostock did not get the resounding affirmation rates of of 85.4...
- Blog posts 2008-08-06
- Yahoo: All Over But the Shouting?
- A few days ago, I penned a posting asking that, at the end of the day, do proxy fights matter? I pointed to a new Wharton School of Business report that dumps cold water on the enthusiasm of shareholder activists who have had a field day this...
- Blog posts 2008-08-04
- Are Proxy Battles Worth It?
- At the end of the day, does it matter? That sounds like the kind of existential question my teen-aged daughters might ask, but a new Wharton School of Business report dumps cold water on the enthusiasm of shareholder activists who have had a field day this past...
- Blog posts 2008-08-01
- Attention Dobbs: The Redcoats Are Coming to CSX
- All of you Lou Dobbs fans out there might be curious about what happened to one of the greatest travesties in American economic history -- a proxy fight by an English hedge fund over board seats on CSX, an American railroad. Apparently, The Children's Investment Fund, the...
- Blog posts 2008-07-24
- "Say on Pay" Loses Support at Big Financial Houses
- While gaining among corporations in general, "Say on Pay" support is losing favor among financial companies, according to a new report by The Corporate Library. The shareholder watchdog group notes that "Say on Pay" lost support among eight major financial firms during this proxy season. The list...
- Blog posts 2008-07-23
- Oil and Corporate Responsibility
- Oil companies like to boast that their record-breaking profits are largely invested in infrastructure, exploration for new sources of "Texas tea," and in exploring "green alternatives." But, according to an AP story, the bulk of oil companies' earnings have gone not into exploration, but to stock buybacks...
- Blog posts 2008-07-22
- Conflicts of Interest in Advisory Firms
- BNET columnist Jessica Stillman penned an intriguing post last week calling a new Stanford study noting the dubious claims of shareholder advisory services that they can predict future performance of companies. The report, issued by the Rock Center for Corporate Governance, run jointly by Stanford law and graduate business schools,...
- Blog posts 2008-07-15
- Will Cox Bite the Bullet on Shareholder Proxy Rights?
- It soon will be moment-of-truth time for Christopher Cox, chairman of the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission, regarding one of the most fundamental issues in shareholder rights. So far, Cox has dodged the issue which has been festering for five years. It involves allowing shareholders to propose...
- Blog posts 2008-07-01
- A "Chewable" Poison Pill?
- Remember the scene in the movie "M*A*S*H*" when Painless the dentist decides to commit suicide by downing the poisonous "Black Capsule?" Following a Last Supper-style scene with his cronies and some tender nursing care, however, Painless comes back to life. Well, that's sort of what what Harvard...
- Blog posts 2008-06-25
- Carl Icahn, Comedian
- When you think Carl Icahn, the word-associations that spring to mind probably include "shareholder activist," "corporate raider," "operator," "shark" and perhaps "@%&!-stirrer." But "stand-up comic?" Probably not. In this YouTube video, however, the Scourge of the Stock Price shows his lighter side, getting the big yucks from...
- Blog posts 2008-06-25
- A Primer on "Say on Pay"
- "Say on Pay" is likely to get a lot of traction in coming months with changes in the White House and possibly, in Congress. But what is it, exactly? Here is a brief primer: What is it? "Say on Pay" is a movement in the U.S....
- Blog posts 2008-06-20
- ExxonMobil's Tillerson Prevails But Management Doubts Remain
- The drama is over in Dallas... for now. ExxonMobil management has prevailed in shooting down dissident shareholder resolutions to split the role of CEO and chairman now held by Rex W. Tillerson and other resolutions regarding reducing greenhouse gas emissions and boosting renewable energy. The confrontation had...
- Blog posts 2008-05-28
- Rockefeller vs. ExxonMobile: the New "Dallas"
- Remember "Dallas" the 1970s TV show where the oil-rich heirs launch intrigues and turn on each other? Stayed tuned tomorrow (May 28) because the next episode will be a doozy. Tomorrow, what's turned out to be a highly active proxy season comes to a head in Dallas....
- Blog posts 2008-05-27
- A Very Busy Season for Shareholder Activists
- It is shaping up as a very busy season for shareholder activism, in part because of investor disgust with the lack of management oversight of lending practices that led to the current sub prime and credit crisis. So far this year, shareholders have put forward 1,106 proposals...
- Blog posts 2008-04-25
- Slow-starting E-Proxies Help Governance, Ecology
- Voting via electronic proxies could be be a way to both encourage shareholder democracy and save the environment. The process seems to be off to a slow start, however. This is the first proxy season since the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission put rules into effect last...
- Blog posts 2008-04-23
- No Freedom of Speech for Executives
- Champions of corporate transparency believe that dialog between shareholders, executives and directors is essential. Yet a big hurdle remains. Regulations at the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission strictly regulate not just what can be said, but where and to whom it can be said. Known as Regulation...
- Blog posts 2008-04-21
- Watch Out! Shareholder Lawsuits Are Up
- CEOs, take cover! Shareholders lawsuits are back and are on the rise. According to "Corporate Board Member" magazine, the number of lawsuits in 2007 rose to 166 compared with just 116 for 2006. Some obvious reasons are the stock backdating scandal that burst on...
- Blog posts 2008-04-14
- Countrywide, Bear Stearns: Failures in Governance
- We've now seen two financial firms fail in the subprime mortgage mess--Countrywide Financial and Bear Stearns. What do they share in common? Spectacularly bad corporate governance. There's been a long-running debate among shareholder activists and corporate leaders whether "good governance" equals "good business," or merely consists of...
- Blog posts 2008-03-25
- Corporate Boards Responding More To Shareholders
- Thanks to the Enron-style management lapses and collapses, shareholders suddenly find their collective voices being heard more than ever by boards of directors. For any investor who has ever suffered through an annual meeting, you know that shareholder proposals almost routinely get shot shot down by directors,...
- Blog posts 2008-03-10
- Countrywide's Mozilo Tries To Pull a Fast One on Compensation
- Countrywide Financial Chief Executive Officer Angelo Mozilo seems to have finally obtained some public relations advice--he's announcing that he'll voluntarily give up $37.5 million in severance and consulting pay in connection with Bank of America's takeover of his failed firm. He made this announcement the day before Countrywide reported $422 million...
- Blog posts 2008-01-29
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