If Democratic New York Senator Charles ‘Chuck’ E Schumer has his way, shareholders of US-quoted companies can expect to see their ownership rights significantly enhanced. Schumer’s move was flagged in late April but reports are coming in that the Bill …
Read MoreThe Securities and Exchange Commission has charged INTECH Investment Management LLC, a Florida based investment advisor with violating its proxy rules after it was found that it failed to describe its voting policies and procedures as well as failing to …
Read MoreThe Institute of Directors in South Africa has published drafts of the King III Report and King III Code on Corporate Governance.
Shareholders are being offered a chance for a say on pay but it won’t be mandatory. The draft …
Read MoreThe Shareholder Communications Coalition sent a letter to the Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday, April 24, 2009 in response to a recent article in the Wall Street Journal which suggested that the Commission may approve an amendment to New …
Read MoreFairPensions, the UK-based campaign for responsible investment has published its 3rd annual survey of pension funds and their ESG arrangements.
The headline findings are that although major UK pension funds are now acknowledging the potential of ‘non-financial’ issues to affect …
Read MoreThe Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) is urging shareholders to take advantage of the upcoming AGM season to assert their rights and to “not wait until they have been trampled on”.
PSE director and co-chair of the recently established corporate governance …
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