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BusinessWeek
March 15, 2004
David Henry |
A Wake-Up Call From Investors CEOs are being grilled like never before in conference calls run for shareholders.   |
The Motley Fool
April 14, 2004
Bill Mann |
Dual-Class Shares, Second-Class Investors There is a separate, non-traded class of stock that receives 10 votes for each common stock. This means that the non-traded stock shareholders, including the CEO, can dictate terms at the company far in excess of their financial stake. |
BusinessWeek
March 15, 2004
Grover & Lowry |
Now It's Time To Say Goodbye How Disney's board can move beyond the Eisner era |
BusinessWeek
August 9, 2004
Amy Borrus |
At The SEC, The Agony Of Compromise Chairman Donaldson is finding a deal on proxy reform elusive in an election year. Yet, despite competing pressures, his resolve shows no sign of waning. |
BusinessWeek
March 8, 2004
Grover & Lowry |
Get Mickey II: The Plot Thickens Comcast may well make a fresh bid for Walt Disney -- and throw in some cash. |
BusinessWeek
November 17, 2003
David Henry |
Mutual Funds: Tossing Out The Rubber Stamp A new SEC rule that takes effect next year will require mutual funds to disclose how they vote on proxies for the stocks they own. The rule is intended to keep funds from siding with management to gain 401(k) business. How will this affect corporate governance? |
BusinessWeek
April 23, 2007
Jon Fine |
These Are Troubled Times Is The New York Times' stock structure in danger? |
BusinessWeek
March 22, 2004
Ronald Grover |
Can Michael Eisner Hold The Fort? Having fired the first volley, Disney stockholders are in no mood to back off |
CFO
September 1, 2004
John Goff |
Who's the Boss? Spurred by a slew of portfolio-punishing accounting scandals and angered by decades of corporate indifference to their requests, shareholder activists want more say in how American companies are run. |
BusinessWeek
May 31, 2004
Emily Thornton |
Corporate Control Freaks Investors, beware: Google and others are out to sidestep governance reforms. |
The Motley Fool
April 25, 2007
David Lee Smith |
Times Duels With Shareholders Shareholders, displeased with flagging earnings and shares, withhold votes at Times' annual meeting. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
October 11, 2011
Alyce Lomax |
Ditch the Murdochs! Shareholders could send a powerful message to News Corp. and others like it. |
The Motley Fool
November 16, 2009
Jennifer Schonberger |
Why You Should Care About Corporate Governance Why executive compensation should be your first criterion, and more from Nell Minow, the founder of The Corporate Library. |
HBS Working Knowledge
July 5, 2006
Joseph Hinsey |
Corporate Governance Activists are Headed in the Wrong Direction Corporate governance reformers are pushing the idea of majority voting for directors. But that solution won't produce the desired outcome. The answer? Keep CEOs and board chairs separate. |
BusinessWeek
January 15, 2007
Jena McGregor |
This Proxy Season, Expect A Brawl Add up shareholder anger over the backdating scandal, a slate of new rules on executive pay disclosure, increasing pressure from activist hedge funds, and more companies requiring directors to be elected by a majority shareholder vote, and a tempestuous proxy period lies ahead. |
The Motley Fool
February 20, 2007
Dan Caplinger |
Get Out and Vote! Proxy voting lets your shareholder voice be heard. |
InternetNews
February 17, 2004
Roy Mark |
Disney Rejects Comcast's Takeover Bid Board leaves door open for higher bid from the cable ISP player. |
The Motley Fool
October 22, 2007
Ron Vlieger |
Shareholder to New York Times: Bye-Bye! Despite its troubles, The New York Times is still one of the strongest brands on earth. It recently raised its dividend, and it's one of the few remaining newspapers with national circulation in the United States. |
CFO
August 1, 2006
Roy Harris |
Delaware Rules Heated debates over Disney's governance, director independence, and executive pay will likely be resolved in Delaware's Chancery Court. |
The Motley Fool
April 27, 2006
Philip Durell |
Accent on Accenture's Shares Dual-class shares and share buybacks have both been a source of value creation for Accenture investors. |
BusinessWeek
June 11, 2007
Jena McGregor |
Activist Investors Get More Respect Boards are listening, and shareholder proposals are making headway. |
BusinessWeek
January 31, 2005
Louis Lavelle |
A Simple Way To Make Boards Behave Requiring directors to win a majority of votes would give shareholders more say. Investors at as many as 100 companies will vote on nonbinding shareholder resolutions urging those companies to adopt majority voting. |
The Motley Fool
March 29, 2004
Eliot Cohen |
Lies, Half-Truths, and Hubris Help the SEC make the right choice about fairer elections for boards of directors. Corporate insiders are spouting lies, half-truths, and hubris to prevent investors from getting a whiff of fairer elections for boards of directors. |
The Motley Fool
February 11, 2004
Bill Mann |
Comcast's Hostile Tango Comcast has approached Disney, putting in a $66 billion takeover bid. Disney CEO Michael Eisner may be opposed, but the company's board may find Comcast a perfect harbor from the storm that's swirling around the House of Mouse. |
The Motley Fool
March 25, 2004
Bill Mann |
Comcast Shows Discipline Disney shareholders either expected Comcast to raise its bid, or they expected another company to come in and outbid. Disney's board rejected the Comcast offer as being insufficient, and no other suitors have stepped forward. |
The Motley Fool
January 26, 2004
Bill Mann |
The Hollinger Hypocrite You want to know what some executives really think of shareholders? Ousted Hollinger chairman Conrad Black calls his shareholders "a bunch of self-righteous hypocrites and ingrates who give us no credit." |
CFO
June 1, 2004
Lori Calabro |
Letting Down Your Guard With takeover defenses being increasingly dismantled, will a rise in hostile acquisitions be the result? |
BusinessWeek
March 6, 2006
Amy Borrus |
Should Directors Be Nervous? Activists are pushing majority-vote rules as a weapon against unresponsive boards. |
BusinessWeek
June 14, 2004
Louis Lavelle |
Governance: Backlash In The Executive Suite Many in America's business community say reform is going too far, as activists dig in. |
The Motley Fool
March 4, 2004
Aaron Byrd |
Disney: Notes From the Front Line Even after Disney shareholders voiced their lack of confidence in staggering numbers, the board installed an existing member as the new chairman. |
InternetNews
February 12, 2004
Colin Haley |
Comcast: New Technologies Can Spur Disney Deal Comcast execs say streaming media, video-on-demand and personal video recording services will maximize Disney's content; growth markets are online too. |
The Motley Fool
October 2, 2009
Magyer & Moscovitz |
Let's Fix Board Elections Part of an ongoing series about the Shareholder Bill of Rights currently in Congress. In this article, board elections. Whom will you pick to run the ship? |
Inc.
April 1, 2002
Kenneth Klee |
Buy Now, Pay Later Just because you want your company to have an IPO doesn't mean you should invest in someone else's. Unless you do it like this... |
U.S. Banker
May 2007
Karen Krebsbach |
Executive Pay, Still in the Hot Seat Shareholders are trying to gain more influence on executive pay as more resolutions hit the agenda at firms' annual meetings. But passage is proving to be tough. |
The Motley Fool
March 26, 2004
Tim Beyers |
PeopleSoft's People Speak Up Shareholders deliver a wake-up call in voting for expensing options. |
CFO
October 1, 2002
Ronald Fink |
Other People's Money To encourage fund managers to act solely in the interests of shareholders, activists want their proxy votes disclosed. |
The Motley Fool
May 13, 2005
Tim Beyers |
Time to Get Out the Vote A full slate of annual meetings is upcoming. If you're an owner, it's time to crack those proxies and go vote. |
The Motley Fool
June 16, 2010
Alyce Lomax |
Majority Rules! Majority voting standards would let shareholders have their say. |
U.S. Banker
June 2006
Rebecca Sausner |
Corporate Governance: Ready, Aim and Fire: Shareholders Get Armed A fairly new proposal on the ballot at some institutions includes moves to require an advisory shareholder vote on compensation committee pay reports, with Merrill Lynch, Countrywide Financial and U.S. Bancorp facing votes on this issue. |
The Motley Fool
February 27, 2009
Selena Maranjian |
Voting: Not Just for November Anymore It's a very exciting time of year for investors: tax season, annual report season, and proxy voting season. Believe it or not, it's worth your time to sift through the mail and uncover your ballot; your proxy votes carry more power than you think. |
CFO
June 1, 2011
Sarah Johnson |
Giving Shareholders More Say Proactive communication can help companies deal more effectively with restive shareholders. |
HBS Working Knowledge
August 9, 2004
Lucian A. Bebchuk |
Bring Shareholders into the Board Room How can we improve board performance? One way is by reducing the extent to which boards are insulated from, and unaccountable to, shareholders. |
The Motley Fool
November 14, 2005
Seth Jayson |
Who Financed Martha's Flop? With Martha's Apprentice apparently over and done, it's time to reexamine who will pay the price for this dud. Let's simplify it: Martha and Mark Burnett created a failure. Shareholders paid them for it anyway. |
The Motley Fool
February 17, 2004
Jeff Hwang |
Disney Ends Round 1 With its original offer shot down, will Comcast increase its bid? |
CFO
March 1, 2012
Sarah Johnson |
Dismay on Pay Why say on pay won't be any easier the second time around. |
BusinessWeek
February 23, 2004
Lowry et al. |
Mega Media Mergers: How Dangerous? If Comcast wins Disney, a few behemoths will dominate news, entertainment, and distribution |
The Motley Fool
July 22, 2011
Alyce Lomax |
Shareholder Majorities Win Major Victories Policies that encourage better boards have gained traction in 2011. |
The Motley Fool
March 16, 2007
David Lee Smith |
Tribune, Heal Thyself For a host of reasons, this once-thriving business -- one still represented by a number of grand old names -- continues to struggle. As in the past, investors are urged not to be lured into including shares of newspaper publishers in their portfolios. |
The Motley Fool
February 11, 2004
Jeff Hwang |
Disney Puts Up The company releases strong earnings early as if in rebuttal to Comcast's surprise bid. |
BusinessWeek
November 10, 2003
Joseph Weber |
Mark Mays: "An Enormous Amount of Trust" Clear Channel Communications' president talks about how he, his brother, and his father work together running the radio giant |
