The SEC has three key governance reforms on the agenda for its July 1 “Sunshine Act Meeting” :
Item 1: The Commission will consider whether to propose amendments to the proxy rules under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to …
Read MoreFollowing moves by US government last week to set pay limits at firms that have received TARP assistance, Mats Isaksson, OECD head of corporate affairs has given a public interview outlining the OECD’s view of the role of corporate governance …
Read MoreToday’s climbdown by Marks & Spencer, courtesy of the decision of Steve Sharp and Stuart Rose to waive part of their Performance Share Plan awards, represents a victory for shareholders. However, the root cause of the problem – an over-generous …
Read MoreBreaking news reports from Sky this morning suggested that Sir Fred Goodwin was considering repaying part of his controversial £703,000 per annum pension.
Sky’s Business Editor Jeff Randall said: “I understand that the Government, through UKFI and the Royal Bank …
Read MoreDCC plc have become the first Irish-incorporated company listed on the Irish Stock Exchange to include an advisory say-on-pay resolution on the agenda for the annual general meeting. In proposing the resolution, proposed on a voluntary basis as a management-sponsored …
Read MoreFormer Northern Rock shareholders are challenging the UK government’s nationalisation terms in the British courts claiming that the Treasury’s conditions will result in little or no compensation. The case, which is expected to run for three days, is being brought …
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