Commentary & Opinion

May 30, 2008 Accountability -- and A Powerful Investor’s Perspective

Source:Eleanor Bloxham

The issue of whether to separate the Chair and CEO jobs, a particularly US conundrum, causes wonderment and bewilderment from those in the UK and elsewhere, where separation of the roles is common. Currently, however, only 12.6%...[more]

December 3, 2007 Proxy Access: Was Long Island Care a Deception?

December 3, 2007 By Jim McRichie During his testimony before the Senate Banking Committee on Nov. 14, Cox said the AFSCME v AIG decision “applies only in one of the 12 judicial circuits in America. And it has created...[more]

October 17, 2007 SEC Proxy Access - Is The Boardroom A Democracy Or A Republic?

Source:Boardroom Insider

Shareholder access to the corporate proxy ballot was a hot item during proxy season 2007, and now the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has taken up the issue with plans to change how shareholders submit proposals and...[more]