Author Archives: Sarah Wilson

Could shareholders accelerate the pace of regulatory reform at US companies by taking matters into their own hands? Probably not says the Council of Institutional Investors and Shareowners.org.

According to a new report commissioned by the leading US investor body, …

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The FRC has published its Fourth Progress Report on the implementation of the MPG recommendations on promoting choice in the UK audit market. In October 2007, the MPG published 15 recommendations intended to allow the audit market to work
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Ken Rushton, former head of the listings review at UK regulator the Financial Services Authority, has challenged Malaysia’s corporate governance regime. Speaking at the Corporate Governance Summit 2009 he outlined his concerns about the discrepancies between the regulatory principles and …

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Allie Monaco, Research Manager of Manifest’s US partners, Proxy Governance takes a look at the hot issues of the US proxy for the coming two weeks:…

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The iSoft conspiracy case has moved on another step with the announcement by the Financial Reporting Council that its Accountancy and Actuarial Discipline Board has called a disciplinary hearing to investigate a formal complaint against a member of the Institute …

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In a move highlighting the changing landscape of shareholder-company relations in Germany, two DAX 30 constituents are meeting with investors in advance of the first shareholder votes on executive pay. Top executives from Siemens AG and Thyssen-Krupp AG — which …

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Manifest is pleased to announce the release of its latest publications:

The Executive Director Total Remuneration Survey

Unlike many other pay surveys, the Total Remuneration Survey takes into account the changing mix of compensation from just salary and bonus to …

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The Walker Review has ignited something of a bonfire under the UK’s current “Guidelines” based approach to corporate governance monitoring and enforcement. Leaving the politics of the debate aside for a moment, there is a genuine practical consideration for adopting …

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The Iraqi Stock Exchange (ISX) is making preparations to launch a corporate governance project and to create an online trading presence, the executive director of the stock market has announced. “A corporate governance project will be carried out through appropriate …

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A shareholder resolution tabled at BP’s AGM calling for more financial, environmental and social information on the implications of extracting oil sands has managed to achieve 6% of votes in favour. Taking abstentions or votes positively witheld, the company was …

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