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TRANSFER AGENCY SEARCHES SEEM TO BE BOILING UP: OUR LIST OF TRAPS FOR THE UNWARY T-A COMPARISON SHOPPER

Suddenly, the U.S. Transfer Agency business is stirring up on a number of fronts, with more new entrants than we’ve seen in many years banging on corporate doors, as many public companies seem to be putting their business up for bids and/or negotiating renewals of old...

VOTES “IN PERSON” vs. “VOTES BY PROXY”

With the rise of Virtual and Hybrid Annual Meetings, differing views have emerged among issuers, service providers, and counsel to the various parties involved regarding what constitutes a “Vote in Person” versus a “Vote by Proxy,” and how those votes should be...

MORE ON THE ESSENTIAL BALLOT OF THE APPOINTED PROXIES… AND HOW TO FILL IT OUT

Many publicly traded companies—and often their counsel as well—overlook the requirement to execute the Ballot of the Appointed Proxies, sometimes referred to. for short, as the “Master Ballot.” Please note that the term “Master Ballot” is something of a misnomer, in...

The Top Two VSMs – One Middlin’ One – And One “Most In Need Of Improvement” Of The 2024 VSMs We Monitored

The Top-Two 2024 VMs – A Two-Way Tie Between Citi And Verizon AT CITIGROUP – A WELL-RUN, HIGHLY ENGAGING AND INFORMATIVE EXPERIENCE…We were especially anxious to tune in the Citigroup VSM this year because we are huge fans of CEO Jane Fraser and continue to bet that...

Keane Takes The Lead In Helping Companies Navigate The Delaware Voluntary Disclosure Agreement

2012, 2012 Supplement, Abandoned Property, Compliance & Ethics, Issues

A new voluntary Disclosure Agreement (VDA) initiative established by Delaware Governor Jack Markell has been a hot topic for companies with unclaimed property reporting obligations to the state of Delaware.

Updates On The State Of Abandoned Property With Fresh Information On ‘The Protectors Becoming Predators’

2012, 2012 Supplement, Abandoned Property, Compliance & Ethics, Issues

From Bob Irvine: President, and Jennfer Borden: Executive Vice President/General Counsel of UPRR

Wells Fargo Shareowner Services

2012, 2012 Supplement, Interviews, Issues, Transfer Agents

Interviews With Two Long-Term Clients Of Wells Fargo Shareowner Services

Drips Alive, And Mostly Well Despite Rumors Of The Death Of Retail Investing…

2012, 2012 Supplement, Dividend Reinvestment Plans, Interviews, Issues

An interview with Chuck Carlson, Editor of the DRIP Investor magazine

Really Reaching Out To Individual Investors…

2012, 2012 Supplement, Interviews, Investor Relations, Issues

The Game Really Is Worth The Candle, As Our Panel Of Expert Practitioners And Innovators Will Prove

Verbatim Global Compliance…The “Single Source Of Truth” For Information About Your Corporate Subsidiaries

2012, 2012 Supplement, Entity & Subsidiary Management, Interviews, Issues, Technology

An Interview With Seth McNary, Verbatim’s CEO

Risk mitigation is a hot topic these days…

2012, 2012 Supplement, Issues, Technology

Interview With Ellen Philip And Cal Donly Of Ellen Philip Associates

We have been making a huge effort to engage small and mid-cap companies

2012, Activist Investors, Corporate Governance, Interviews, Issues

An Interview With Janice Hester-Amey, Portfolio Manager, Corporate Governance, California State Teachers’ Retirement System (CalSTRS)

Inspectors Of Election: Some Questions And Answers On “The Basics”

2011, 2011 Supplement, Annual Meetings, Inspectors of Election, Issues

Business codes typically call for publicly traded companies to have one, two or three – or sometimes more – Inspector(s) of Election to oversee and certify the vote – whenever there is an Annual or Special Meeting of Shareholders.

Protests, Market Dips, Unemployment And Uncertainty In European Banks—Oh My!

2011, 2011 Supplement, Annual Meetings, Issues

by Rhoda Anderson, founder of Rhoda Anderson Associates and EZOnline Documents

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Podcast Alert: Annual Meeting Season 2026 — Expert Advice from Carl & Peder Hagberg

Carl and Peder Hagberg of The Shareholder Service OPTIMIZER join Meredith Ervine from TheCorporateCounsel.net to discuss proxy season risks, virtual meetings, and shareholder engagement for 2026.

Listen to hear their insights on this year’s annual meeting season.