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March 16, 2010 6 key points of the financial regulation legislation

Source:Washington Post

Dodd's second draft of financial reform legislation tracks closer to the bill that passed the House in December, eliminating several of the bold reforms he proposed last fall. But Republicans remain opposed, despite Dodd's...

March 16, 2010 CalPERS Seeks Majority Vote Standard at Top Publicly Traded Companies

Source:CalPERS

SACRAMENTO, CA – The California Public Employees’ Retirement System today announced plans to ask 58 of the top U.S. companies in its global equity portfolio to voluntarily adopt the majority vote standard in uncontested elections...[more]

March 16, 2010 Pay czar limits exec pay at still-struggling GMAC

Source:AP

WASHINGTON — The Obama administration's pay czar is limiting 2010 compensation for top executives at GMAC Inc. because the auto finance giant continues to lose money and can't yet repay its $16.3 billion taxpayer bailout,...

March 16, 2010 Dodd’s Financial Rules Bill Dilutes Obama Plan to Seek Support

Source:BusinessWeek

Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher Dodd’s plan for the biggest Wall Street regulatory overhaul since the 1930s drops provisions he sought in November and dilutes others as he seeks bipartisan support.

March 16, 2010 Coming Era of Water Scarcity Will Prompt Global Industrial Transformation, According to Survey of International Experts

Source:Circle of Blue

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Population growth, urban development, farm production, and climate change is increasing competition for fresh water and producing shortages so acute that virtually every industry in the world anticipates...

March 15, 2010 Defining Corporate Citizenship

Source:Triple Pundit

How much of a role should business play in tackling global questions such as climate change, unemployment, restoring trust in the aftermath of the financial crisis and distributing international aid? What is the nature and...

March 15, 2010 AIG Said to Cut Bonuses by $21 Million to Meet Feinberg Mandate

Source:BusinessWeek

American International Group Inc., the bailed-out insurer, cut retention bonuses to be delivered to former employees today by about $21 million to meet a target imposed by U.S. paymaster Kenneth Feinberg, said a person briefed on...

March 12, 2010 Top ESG Issues for 2010 Proxy Season: Climate Change, Toxics and the Impact of Natural Gas 'Fracking' on the Water Supply

Source:RiskMetrics

Environmental questions are receiving a lot of attention from shareholders during the spring US proxy season, including 39 resolutions about global climate change. Other prominent shareholder concerns include the impact of...

March 12, 2010 Calpers May Challenge Companies on Board Elections

Source:BusinessWeek

-- The California Public Employees’ Retirement System, the biggest state-run U.S. public pension, may use its financial clout to force BlackRock Inc., News Corp, and other companies where it has large holdings to change the way...

March 12, 2010 CRD Analytics and Trucost Expand Partnership

Source:CRD

New York, NY —CRD Analytics (CRDA), LLC and Trucost PLC announced the signing of a new partnership agreement that will enhance and expand the SmartViewTM platform and provide greater transparency of environmental impact on...[more]

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