A regulator’s lot is not a happy one by all accounts. While the UK’s Conservative Party has promised to close the FSA and transfer its duties to the Bank of England if it wins the next election, US regulators at …
Read MoreThe top five executives at the 20 US banks that have accepted the most bailout support averaged $32 million each in personal compensation in the period 2006 -2008, according to a new study published by the Washington-DC based Institute for
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A bizarre proxy fight at US life sciences company CNS Response Inc appears to hinge on the validity of a special meeting, writes Scott Fenn of ProxyGovernance. In one of the stranger US proxy contests witnessed in recent years, Leonard …
Read MoreThe Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has today released a second consultation package on remuneration at financial institutions. This second package comprises a response paper to the submissions, together with revised draft versions of the relevant governance standards and an …
Read MoreYet again Ryanair stands out amongst its peers as being one of Europe’s most shareholder unfriendly companies.
Since the introduction of the 2006 Combined Code recommendations that companies should provide their shareholders with a detailed breakdown of voting results, Ryanair …
Read MorePreliminary data from the 2009 proxy season compiled by Manifest’s US partner, PROXY Governance, show that the number and percentage of votes withheld for director nominees continue to increase — with the percentage of director nominees who had at least …
Read MoreManifest is pleased to announce the appointment of Valerie Callen as Business Development Manager this week. Valerie will be working alongside Paul Hewitt and will be focused primarily on public sector pension funds.
Valerie has been involved with local authority …
Read MorePress reports today suggest that Leo Kirch is likely to participate in mediation talks with Deutsche Bank in an effort to resolve his long-running dispute with the company.
Earlier this week, the Landgericht in Frankfurt (a local court), found …
Read MoreThe UK is well known in European circles for its singular approach to regulatory reform, in particular its tactical use of the “Opt Out”. All the more surprising therefore to see Gordon Brown getting together with Germany’s Angela Merkel and …
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