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.
Early Returns From The Annual Meeting Front: Spring-Season Has Just Begun – And Ill-Winds Are Blowing
Pity poor Citi – whose top management team – and board – were taken totally by surprise when the Fed refused to allow Citi to increase the quarterly dividend from a measly penny a share and to buy back shares to prop up the stock – as everyone, including the investor community, was confidently expecting – and where the bombshell dropped just a few weeks before Citi’s annual meeting.
Focusing On Employee, Officer And Director Votes
Getting Out The “Employee Vote”… Including Votes From Officers… And Directors…
Annual Meeting Security
Our Top 10 Tips For A Safe And Orderly Meeting
Broadridge On Retail Voting
A Deciding Factor In Close Elections
Transfer Agent Pays An Extra Nickel To Every Shareholder
Transfer Agent Pays An Extra Five-Cents Per Share To Every Stockholder Of A Major Us Company: 158 Million Nickels Too Many! We are hoping that this headline will grab your attention and impel you to read on, and will maybe give you a jolt of adrenaline, and a feel for...Why Do A Board Assessment: By Mary Denise Kuprionis Of The Governance Solutions Group
How To Get Started, The Process And The Rewards.
Our Top-Three 2014 Annual Meeting Horror Stories
Signs Of The Times, To Note With Care, We Say
The Missing Link: Individual Director Assessment, By Kristina Veaco And Cherie Sorokin Of Veaco Group
The Fast Growing Need To Assess Board Composition, Director Tenure And Individual Director Effectiveness.
Still Another Sea-Change This Season: Four Companies Sue Gadfly John Chevedden After The SEC Refuses To Grant ‘No-Action Letters’… Prompting Fast And Furious Reactions By Activist Investors
More ill-winds seem to be sweeping the streets in the run-up to the spring meeting season: So far this year, four well-known companies have sued gadfly John Chevedden, seeking to block his non-binding proposals from coming to a vote: EMC Corp., Express Scripts Holding Co., Omnicom Group, Inc. and Chipotle Mexican Grill.
Overview Of The 2014 Annual Meeting Season
A Quick Overview Of The Spring 2014 Annual Meeting Season: “The Year Of The Associates”… And Several Scary Instances Of Investors ‘Using The Clock’ To Take Companies By Surprise… And Oops… Hostile Takeover Attempts Are Back
Proxy Fights: Our Top 10 Tips For Coping Effectively
What Every Public Company Need To Know And Do If Activists “Reach Out To Them”.
What To Do When Activists “Knock”
The subject of how to prepare for – and what, exactly to do – if an activist investor knocks on your door – has been a very hot one of late.
Activist Investors, Shareholder Proponents, Gadflies And Other Would-Be Speakers At Shareholder Meetings
Our Top 10 Tips For Dealing With Them
Cybersecurity, Your Vendors And Your Board
Top Of Board Agendas… But None Of The Checklists We’Ve Seen Address The Way Their Key Vendors Guard, Or Maybe Fail To Guard The Security Of Their Most Sensitive Records… Our Tips
Re-Energizing Your Retail Investor Voters
Every year for at least the past five years we have been trying to highlight some of the many cases we see each year – including most of our annual “Horror Stories”
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.