Messin’ With Mary Jo: She and The SEC As A Whole–Face A Firestorm Of Criticism
“I am disappointed that you have not been the strong leader that many had hoped for and that you promised to be” Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA)
The SSA And STA File Joint Amicus Brief With The US Supreme Court RE: State “Takings” of Abandoned Property
Three cheers for the Shareholder Services Association and the Securities Transfer Association for taking the initiative here!
Think That Abandoned Property Is Not A Big Deal For You Or Your Company? Think Again
In March of this year, plaintiffs JLI INVEST S.A., and LIN INVEST S.A., filed suit in Massachussetts against Computershare Trust Company and related subsids, Idenix Pharmaceuticals, Merck and Co. and a Merck subsid…
Plains All American Pipeline Sues Delaware Over Abandoned Property Audit
Plains, a Delaware limited partnership, has filed a lawsuit seeking a declaratory judgment and injunctive relief from the state-initiated unclaimed property audit.
Warning: State Abandoned Property “Auditors” Are Running Rampant And Creating Big Risks For Public Companies…
Your editor went to the annual meeting of the Midwest Securities Transfer Association a few months ago, where he was stunned to learn that third-party abandoned property “auditors” were suddenly propagating like flies on a big, fat, abandoned pie…
Shareholder Services Association to Ring Closing Bell at the New York Stock Exchange
The Board of the Shareholder Services Association (the “SSA”) will have the honor of ringing the iconic New York Stock Exchange closing bell at the end of trading on Wednesday, May 18, 2016, in celebration of the SSA’s 70th anniversary.
Simplify Financial Reporting
An Interview with Erwin Groenendal of Brooklyn-Based Tangelo Software
Have You Carelessly “Stratified-Out” Your Most Loyal Voters?
Long-term readers will recall, we hope, our many articles on “The Best and Worst Annual Meeting Materials to Cross Our Desk” each year – many of which inspired readers to do better, we were told – many of which engendered hearty belly-laughs – and some of which inspired pure pity, for the poor fools who’d fouled up badly.
The Chairman’s “Briefing Book”: Time For A New Look
Corporate Secretaries, meeting planners, IRO folks andothergovernanceprofessionalsaskabout Annual Meeting Briefing-Book practices at virtually every conference on such matters we’ve ever attended.
Here’s Another Sea-Change Re: “Social” And “Sustainability” Proposals: It’s Not “Just About The Nuns” Anymore
In late March, your editor attended a dinner meeting where a very, very lively discussion of the newest and “hottest topics” that attendees feel are out there on the Annual Meeting front super- charged the entire evening.
