Shift Happens
An Interview With James Kristie On Corporate Governance Trends
Think You Hold Irrevocable Proxies?
Think You Hold “Irrevocable Proxies” To Back Up Voting Agreements With Large Investors And/Or Dissidents? Think Again!
Some Early Returns From The 2013 Annual Meeting Season
A True “Sea Change” In Executive Pay Practices, We Say…
Annual Meeting Site Selections
What You Need To Know – And Do
What, Exactly, Should Inspectors Of Election Be Inspecting?
Every Inspector of Election signs basically the same oath before an annual or special meeting of shareholders begins – swearing “to execute the duties of Inspector with strict impartiality and to the best of my abilities.”
Advanced Earnings-Call Research
Really Righting The Governance Balance
A Little Primer On Annual Meeting Etiquette
Our Top Ten Tips On Meeting Manners – Plus One To Think On
Hiring A Consultant To Perform A Governance Audit, Board Evaluation Or Other Governance Study
Kristina Veaco and Cheryl Sorokin of Veaco Group
More Takeaways From The 2013 Annual Meeting Season
Our ”Number-One Thing” Warning Comes True…In Spades, As Does Our Warning Re: “Big Hats/No Cattle”: Things To Think On As You Plan For Next Year
Activist Investors Continue To Step-Up Their Focus On Stewardship Of Corporate Assets – And On Use Of Cash
A Mega Trend Gains Steam
Time For More Proactive MD&A On Sharebuyback Activities? Not To Worry – Activists Are Already On The Case
New Analysis From Fortuna Advisors Reveals Mostly Awful Returns On Investment In Share Buybacks
What Should Your Company Be Doing To Prepare For, And Ideally To Avert, Activist Knocks On Their Doors?
A Checklist Of Our Top-Ten Tips On Things To Do… ASAP
Unclaimed Property Abroad: A New Target For Auditors?
Reflecting our global economy, many shareholders of today’s public corporations live in countries other than the United States.
State Treasurers Give Some New Protections To Shareholders Alleged To Be ‘Lost’… But Many Predatory Practices Continue Unabated
An Interview With Jennifer Borden, Executive Vice President And General Counsel Of UPRR
Proxy Fights And Activists
What Every Public Company Needs To Know—And Do—If Activists “Reach Out” To Them…With A Cudgel
Really Reaching Out To Directors
Board And Director Evaluations Can Lead To More Effective Boards
By Kristina Veaco and Cherie Sorokin
We have been making a huge effort to engage small and mid-cap companies
An Interview With Janice Hester-Amey, Portfolio Manager, Corporate Governance, California State Teachers’ Retirement System (CalSTRS)
Meeting Admission Criteria – One Of This Year’s Hottest Topics
So far this year, we’ve gotten more questions about annual and special meeting admission criteria than about any other topic…except that is, for the perennial question “what’s up with those transfer agents?”
Time To Take A Look At Your Bylaws, We Say… To Make Sure They Do Not Have Conflicting Voting Provisions
And Maybe To Consider Moving To A “Simple Majority Vote” To Pass All But The Most Economically Important Proposals A lot of speculation went on last year and this about the potential effect of the “broker may NOT vote rule”…which turned out to be mainly a non-issue...Laurel Hill Advisory Group
An Interview With Dr. William J. Catacosinos, Chairman Of Laurel Hill Advisory Group, LLC And His Senior Colleagues
