Loading ...The Irish Stock Exchange is considering whether there should be a stand-alone Irish corporate governance code following revelations of governance shortcomings in the market. According to a new report by accountants Grant Thornton, Ireland has seen a sharp decline in compliance with the Combined Code with just over just over one third (36%) of
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Women are dramatically under-represented in the boardrooms of major corporations in Germany and need state-imposed quotas to achieve parity, according to a recent study by the German Institute for Economic Research (DIW) in Berlin. Although Chancellor Angela Merkel may run the country, when it comes to business women only make up 2.5 percent of Most investment managers are voting proxies without guidance from clients, according to a new survey released this week by the Canadian Shareholder Association for Research and Education. In its annual proxy survey, SHARE reports that 71% of investment managers say that they vote most of their pension fund clients’ proxies at their own An analysis of company-selected compensation peer groups at S&P 500 companies reveals some clear favorites. 3M Co. tops the list, selected as a peer by 11% of the 374 companies that disclosed in their 2009 annual proxy statements a peer group of up to 35 companies. Six other firms – Johnson & Johnson, As the debate about the rights of shareholders to appoint their own nominees to US boards continues, the PROXY Governance (PGI) Hybrid Boards study, sponsored by the IRRC Institute, is appearing with increasing frequency in shareholder comment letters and other governance analyses regarding While shareholder resolutions and countermotions are still relatively rare in Europe, they are a core feature of the US market. Here Allie Monaco of ProxyGovernance has highlighted some of February and March’s more interesting proposals. Despite tumbling stock market valuations the impact of overseas shareholders in the UK stock market is greater than ever. This could have far reaching implications for the UK government’s attempt to beef up corporate governance. According to figures released this week by the Office of National Statistics, non resident shareholders now account for 41.5% of When is an abstention not an abstention? A possible party-time trivia question for lawyers maybe, but a question with real consequences for shareholders which highlights yet again the importance of ensuring local knowledge is applied to voting decisions. Most company law regimes have special provisions for dealing with ‘qualified majority’ issues. They may differ one from As shareholders are asked to get more involved with executive pay monitoring, the problem for many investors is how to judge what is reasonable - traditional bonus plans have resulted in plans which are not aligned with performance. Basing bonuses on stock prices exposes them to external factors, including irrational behaviour that can also influence How much more work should auditors do for quoted companies? How comfortable are shareholders with the potential for further dilution of the independence of the annual audit? We don’t have the answers immediately to hand, but responses to the Federation of European Accountants’ (FEE) latest discussion paper on the potential role of auditor’s assurance in |
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