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The UK’s High Court has granted an injunction prohibiting the Director of the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) from taking any further steps in its plea bargain settlement with BAE Systems. SFO has been investigating alleged bribery and corruption in BAE’s arms deals since 2004 in several countries (including Chile, Czech Republic, Qatar, Romania, Saudi Arabia, A recent article from The Economist has highlighted another real-world connection between firm performance and governance structures. Commenting on the massive accelerator safety recall and how the Toyota management has handled itself, the Economist points out that the problems it faces: “highlight broader failings in Japanese corporate governance that make large companies particularly vulnerable to mishandling a The preliminary proxy statement filed by Verizon Communications ahead of their AGM on 6 May has revealed that the former President and Chief Operating Officer, Dennis Strigl, who retired from the company effective 31 December 2009, will receive a separation payment of some $18.5m, to be paid in July 2010. The origin of the Following the December 2009 announcement MAN SE’s acceptance of the two administrative orders issued imposing fines on certain subsidiaries, and the closure of the internal investigations into the matter, attention now turns to the Group’s AGM on 1 April. The meeting documents note that: Based on the status of the special investigation commissioned by the Ball Corp, an Indiana-incorporated company, has faced shareholder proposals in four of the past five years (2005, 2006, 2008 and 2009) to declassify its board. In each year, despite board opposition, the proposal received majority support from shareholders voting for and against. Despite the message from shareholders, the board took no action to address Leading UK pension investors Hermes and Universities Superannuation Scheme have asked the Dutch Enterprise Chamber to intervene in the Canon-Océ takeover deal. The funds, which collectively own 5.1% of the company have called for an investigation into the negotiations between Canon and Océ about the tender offer for Océ shares and subsequent events. As part of There has been much press comment regarding the pay package of Marc Bolland, the new Marks & Spencer (M&S) CEO. M&S has been no stranger to press and investor attention in recent times. In particular, the decision to combine the roles of Chairman and CEO in 2008 attracted criticism for the failure to The report of the High Court Inspector into the affairs of DCC plc, S&L Investments Limited and Lotus Green Limited was published by order of the Court this week. The main events (previously covered in Manifest’s Agenda newsletter) preceding the initiation of this High Court Inquiry were as follows: August 1995: DCC and S&L entered Two US pension funds, the City of Westland Police & Fire Retirement System and the Massachusetts Bricklayers and Masons pension fund have filed a class action lawsuit against Alcon, Novartis and Nestlé, alleging that Novartis’ recent offer for Alcon discriminates against minority shareholders. The complaint against the three Swiss-based companies and several Alcon Changes in the Executive Suite Lead to Expensive Consulting Deals Widely seen by analysts as one of the weaker performers in the U.S. meat sector, Tyson Foods, Inc. has its third CEO in as many years. In early 2009, Richard Bond quit after less than three years on the job, and was replaced by |
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