The cold war among proxy service companies has been getting a lot hotter lately. Proxy Governance, a proxy service firm based in Vienna, Va., has gone on the offensive by pushing for a "code of ethics" among its group which includes Glass Lewis & Company and Egan...
Executive Compensation Continues to be a Focus for Investors NEW YORK -- RiskMetrics Group, a leading provider of risk management and corporate governance services to the global financial community, today released its 2009 proxy voting policies, culminating an extensive policy formulation and updating process that included outreach to...
- Third Recommendation by Leading Proxy Advisory Firm AGAINST Herrick Foundation Proposal in Past Two Weeks ANN ARBOR, Mich., Nov. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Tecumseh Products Company , a leading global manufacturer of compressors and related products, today announced that PROXY Governance, Inc., a leading proxy and corporate...
CAMP HILL, Pa. -- Rite Aid Corporation (NYSE:RAD) said today that all three of the leading independent proxy advisory firms have recommended stockholders support the Board of Directors' plan for a reverse split of Rite Aid common stock. All three firms have also recommended a vote for the company's plan...
HOUSTON -- Grey Wolf, Inc. (AMEX:GW) today announced that ISS RiskMetrics and Proxy Governance, Inc., two of the nation's leading proxy advisory firms, have recommended that Grey Wolf shareholders vote "FOR" the merger transaction between Grey Wolf and Precision Drilling Trust (NYSE: PDS). In supporting the transaction, ISS...
RiskMetrics Group Supports Current Board of Directors of Tecumseh Products Company ANN ARBOR, Mich., Nov. 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Tecumseh Products Company , a leading global manufacturer of compressors and related products, announced today that RiskMetrics Group formerly ISS, a leading proxy and corporate governance advisory firm, has...
ABINGDON, Va., Nov. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. announced that RiskMetrics Group -- ISS Governance Services and Glass Lewis & Co., two leading independent proxy advisory firms, have both recommended that Alpha stockholders vote "FOR" the adoption of the merger agreement with Cliffs Natural Resources Inc....
ProxySG Appliances Allow BT to Accelerate & Secure Web Traffic for Large Enterprise Clients SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- Blue Coat Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:BCSI), the leader in WAN Application Delivery and Secure Web Gateway, today announced that it will supply BT in providing its Managed Internet Accelerator and Threat Reduction...
ABINGDON, Va., Nov. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. announced that Proxy Governance, Inc. PGI and Egan-Jones Proxy Services, two leading independent proxy advisory firms, have recommended that Alpha Naturals Resources' stockholders vote "FOR" the adoption of the merger agreement with Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. . ...
Glass Lewis Supports the Current Board of Directors of Tecumseh Products Company ANN ARBOR, Mich., Nov. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Tecumseh Products Company , a leading global manufacturer of compressors and related products, announced today that Glass Lewis, a leading proxy advisory service, has recommended the Company's shareholders...
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. & PHOENIX -- Republic Services, Inc. (NYSE: RSG) and Allied Waste Industries, Inc. (NYSE: AW) today announced that RiskMetrics Group formerly Institutional Shareholder Services, Glass Lewis and PROXY Governance, Inc., the three leading independent proxy advisory firms, have all recommended that stockholders vote "FOR" the proposals with...
BOSTON -- MFS Intermediate Income Trust (NYSE: MIN) (the "Fund") announced that on November 4, 2008, the New York Stock Exchange (the "Exchange") deemed the Fund non-compliant with the Exchange's corporate governance listing standards as a result of a failure to hold its 2008 annual meeting of shareholders (the "Annual...
ALAMEDA, Calif. -- Celera (NASDAQ:CRA) today announced the appointment of Scott K. Milsten as Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, effective immediately. Mr. Milsten will report to Kathy OrdoSez, Celera's Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Milsten was most recently Deputy General Counsel for Gen-Probe Incorporated (NASDAQ:GPRO). In this...
New Global Service for Enterprise and Government Organizations Provides Application Acceleration and Web Security Delivered Using Sprint Expertise SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- Blue Coat Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:BCSI), the leader in WAN Application Delivery and Secure Web Gateway, today announced that Sprint Nextel has selected Blue Coat([R]) ProxySG([R])and ProxyAV[TM] appliances,...
Coalition Unveils New Public Policy Website WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- The Shareholder Communications Coalition, a Washington, D.C.-based organization, today announced the creation of a new website, http://www.shareholdercoalition.com/, as a part of a broader effort to inform the general public and Washington policymakers about significant challenges in...
Session at RSA Europe 2008 to Focus on Importance of Inspecting SSL-Encrypted Communications to Expose Concealed Network Threats LONDON -- Netronome Systems, Inc., a leading developer of highly programmable semiconductors that provide intelligent and secure flow processing in network and communications devices, today announced that the company's director...
BELLEVUE, Wash., Oct. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Captaris, Inc. , a leading provider of software products that automate documentEoAeAAEcentric processes, today announced that three leading independent proxy advisory firms, RiskMetrics, Glass Lewis & Co. and PROXY Governance, Inc., have concluded that the proposed merger with Open Text, Inc. is in...
DALLAS, Oct. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Texas Industries, Inc. today announced that RiskMetrics Group formerly known as ISS has reaffirmed its recommendation that Texas Industries' shareholders vote FOR Texas Industries' slate of directors. Texas Industries, Inc. announced last week that PROXY Governance, Inc., another major independent proxy advisory firm,...
Rosseau Asset Management Ltd. ("Rosseau") today announced that RiskMetrics Group/ISS Governance Services ("RiskMetrics") has recommended that shareholders of Noront Resources Ltd. ("Noront") vote for the new slate of directors that Rosseau will be proposing for election at the upcoming annual and special meeting of shareholders of Noront to be held...
TOKYO, Oct. 17 Kyodo Three senior vice ministers, two parliamentary secretaries and one special adviser to Prime Minister Taro Aso were among the 48 lawmakers who paid a group visit to the war-linked Yasukuni Shrine in central Tokyo on Friday to attend the shrine's autumn...
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