The SEC’s proposed rule on proxy access is garnering plenty of comments, both in favor of and against, with more than 300 comments filed on the proposal as of Aug. 18, 2009 writes ProxyGovernance’s Scott Fenn.
Law professors and law …
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The SEC’s proposed rule on proxy access is garnering plenty of comments, both in favor of and against, with more than 300 comments filed on the proposal as of Aug. 18, 2009 writes ProxyGovernance’s Scott Fenn.
Law professors and law …
Read MoreThe Hong Kong Court of Appeal has rejected a request from Richard Li and PCCW to appeal a ruling that blocked the phone company’s HK$15.93 billion privatization.
Justice Anthony Rogers ordered Pacific Century Regional Developments, Li’s Singapore-listed holding company, to …
Read MoreThe AGM of Quintain Estates & Development plc, to be held on 9 September, will again include a separate resolution to approve the report of the Audit Committee. Furthermore, shareholders will be asked to vote on the re-election of the …
Read MoreFollowing a decision by the South African Institute of Directors to abandon a plan to launch a code aimed at encouraging engagement by institutional investors, the Public Investment Corporation (PIC) has pledged to pursue the matter, according to BusinessDay.…
Read MoreThe New South Wales Supreme Court has imposed bans and penalties on former directors and officers of James Hardie following the ruling in April 2009 by Justice Ian Gzell that the ten had breached their duties to the company in …
Read MoreShareholders 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 …
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