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Shareholders wanting to work together on “ad-hoc governance strategies” are unlikely to fall foul of the UK’s Financial Services Authority (FSA).
In a “safe harbour” letter to the Institutional Shareholders’ Committee, the FSA’s Sally Dewar sets out how its rules …
Read MoreAs previously reported, the SEC is proposing that US proxy voting results should be published within 4 days rather than waiting for the next quarterly return to be lodged, which is the majority practice at the moment.
In many parts …
Read MoreBaron Myners, of Truro in the County of Cornwall is allegedly on holiday in his home county. Not that you would think so given the stream of proposals that have been attributed to the City Minister over the past two …
Read MoreThe FSA this week introduced a new code for remuneration practices at large banks, building societies and broker dealers in the UK. Not surprisingly, the FSA’s main objectives are to ensure that boards keep a tighter rein on the link …
Read MoreUK companies risk falling foul of anti-bribery and corruption rules, according to a new report by KPMG Forensic.
Two thirds of companies believe that there are countries in the world where it is not possible to do business without being …
Read MoreCompanies and financial institutions around the world have express strong levels of support for many of the key components of financial regulation reform proposed by governments in the United States and Europe, according to new research published this week by …
Read MoreJust to illustrate the impact of the reformed broker voting rules in the USA, it’s interesting to look at Bank of America’s proxy votes results which were released to the SEC on Friday, 7th August.
Last month, the SEC voted …
Read MoreFortisEffect, the group of dissident shareholders opposed to the break-up and nationalisation of Fortis, has lost its attempt to stop the break-up of the company. The commercial court in Amsterdam earlier this week ruled that it could not freeze the …
Read MoreJudging by this week’s crop of enforcement stories, the US securities regulator, The Securities & Exchange Commission appears to be relaunching itself with renewed vigour. The week of August 3rd to 7th is probably going to go down in history …
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