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Commentary & OpinionCommentary & OpinionSeptember 17, 2007 Letter from US Chamber of Commerce To SEC On Shareholder AccessBy: Thomas J. Donohue We understand from recent news reports that the AFL-CIO, through its pension funds and other union pension funds that follow its proxy guidelines, plans to file non-binding proxy proposals in the upcoming year calling for... September 13, 2007 Non-Access ProposalBy: James McRitchie Those reviewing the SEC's proposal to close proxy access [S7-17-07 Shareholder Proposals Relating to the Election of Directors (comments)] would do well to read J. Robert Brown's series of posts at theRacetotheBottom.org. With... September 10, 2007 Comments on the SEC Competing Proxy Proposals From the Strategic Governance™ Point of ViewBy: Mark W. Sickles In reviewing the articles on SEC competing proxy proposals, I was reminded how Vince Lombardi began an emergency meeting with the Green Bay Packers when mired in one of their rare losing streaks: “Gentlemen, THIS is a football.” September 7, 2007 Tell the SEC That Shareholder Resolutions MatterBy: Domini Funds Investors have real power to change corporate behavior for the better. On issues from climate change to sweatshops, from toxic chemicals to CEO compensation, Domini and our fund investors have used that power to tell the... September 6, 2007 Shareholder Resolutions Challenged By SECBy: Tim Smith Actions by the SEC have put the shareholder resolution process in jeopardy. Investors are playing an important role in efforts to preserve essential shareholder rights. September 6, 2007 Shareholder Activists Turn Up Heat on the SECBy: Social Funds by Anne Moore Odell The Social Investment Forum and the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility launch a website as part of a campaign to garner support against SEC's proposals limiting shareholder rights. September 4, 2007 Opposing the SEC Attack on Shareholder RightsBy: CorpGov.net Social Investment Forum (SIF) Board Chair and Senior Vice-President of Walden Asset Management Tim Smith, Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR) Executive Director Laura Berry, and Chris Fox, director of investor... August 31, 2007 SEC Proposes Two Alternatives on Shareholder Access to Director Nominations in Company Proxy StatementsBy: Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz Revisiting a long-running controversy, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) late last month issued two alternative proposals on shareholder access to company proxy statements for director nominations. Each proposal was... August 30, 2007 Shareholder Activists Lobby Against Proposed Rule ChangesBy: Institutional Shareholder Services Two socially focused investor organizations are calling for the Securities and Exchange Commission to take no action on proposed rule changes affecting proxy access and non-binding shareholder proposals, arguing to do so may... August 30, 2007 Organizations Launch Website to Oppose SEC's Proxy Access Rule ProposalsBy: Securities Law Prof Blog The Social Investment Forum and Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility have jointly sponsored a website, Save Shareholder Rights!, to mount opposition to the SEC's competing versions of amendments to Rule 14a-8(i)(8) that... Displaying results 11 to 20 out of 26 |
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