Advanced Earnings-Call Research
Really Righting The Governance Balance
A Few “Housekeeping Issues” To Add To Your Annual Meeting Planning Agenda
…Or To Tick Off Your List Before The Big Day Looms…
A Little Primer On Annual Meeting Etiquette
Our Top Ten Tips On Meeting Manners – Plus One To Think On
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
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
QR Code Primer From EZOnlineDocuments
EZOnlineDocuments’ CTO, Rich Andrews, recently participated as a panelist in a webinar that discussed the topic of Quick Response (QR) codes. The following primer provides information on QR codes and why companies should consider using them in their documents and voting materials.
Proxypulse Reveals Shareholder Voting Trends
Trends To Watch by Charles V. Callan and Michelle Jackson
The SSA Value Proposition
Since 1946, the Shareholder Services Association (SSA), a national, nonprofit; professional association, has delivered on its core mission to support and educate corporate issuers in effectively meeting their responsibilities for shareholder recordkeeping and service.
Cut Cost And Reduce Risks: Too Good To Be True?
Our Top-Two Mega-Money-Saving/Risk Reduction Tips For 2014… Both Of Them Easy To Implement To Boot!
2014 Predictions On New Shareholder Proposals
Straws In The Wind: Our Predictions On ‘Big New Things’ Coming Soon On The Shareholder Proposal Scene
Rewarding Long-Term Stock Ownership
We hate it when the European Union seems to forge far ahead of us on governance issues…so we did a double take when we read in the Financial Times that “Loyal shareholders in European companies would gain extra voting rights and a bigger slice of dividends under a...Stock Splits: With So Many Stocks At Or Near Record Levels, Why So Few In Recent Years?
We mentioned in our last issue that we were overdue in covering stock splits – or, more precisely, the notable dearth of splits there’s been over the last few years – even while more and more seemingly split-worthy stocks are at or near record price levels…So here’s our promised update:
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.
Computershare: Looking Ahead
An Interview With Jay McHale, President US Equity Services, Computershare
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
Top Things To Watch At ISS
Interview With Pat Mcgurn, Special Counsel To ISS
A New Rat – Or Two – Or Maybe Three – In Proxy-Land
Whistleblower Rats Out Leaks Of Confidential Voting Info From ISS To A Perk-Loaded Proxy Solicitor
Two Seminal Proxy Cases: Hooray For Our Side:
WA Judge Rules That The Delivery Of Proxies And Proxy Tabulations “Did Not Legally Constitute
Supreme Court In British Columbia Swats Down “Mosquito”; Sets Aside Meeting Results And Orders Company To Call A New Meeting
In a landmark case that will, no doubt, influence proxy voting procedures here in the U.S. as well, a British Columbia judge ruled in favor of the Petitioner – International Energy and Mineral Resources Investment Ltd. —a Hong Kong company that was seeking to oust directors of Mosquito Consolidated Gold Mines Limited
Annual Meeting Seaon 2013
A List Of Practical Tips And Resources To Bone Up On
Proxy Fights And Activists
What Every Public Company Needs To Know—And Do—If Activists “Reach Out” To Them…With A Cudgel
An Early Look At The 2013 Annual Meeting Season
Our top – two predictions: (1) More investors will demand more face – time with CEOs than ever before—before, during and after the shareholder meeting…and (2) Low voting support for management positions will turn into much higher drama than ever before—at shareholder meetings—and at board meetings too.
2012 Transfer Agents
Our Top Tips And A List Of Resources For Issuers Looking To Make Sense Of Industry Turmoil
5 Strategic Questions To Ask Your Transfer Agent Before Renewal
by Peter Breen,General Manager, Broadridge Corporate Issuer Solutions
