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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.   |
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April 1, 2009
Kate Plourd |
Stocks Down, Voices Raised Their sights fixed on executive compensation, shareholders seek a say on pay and pay-for-performance policies. |
The Motley Fool
November 12, 2007
Selena Maranjian |
Shareholders Are Winning ... Slowly CEO overcompensation is gradually being challenged in corporate America by shareholders, through resolutions and annual meeting proposals. |
The Motley Fool
November 30, 2011
Alyce Lomax |
Potential Losers in 2012 Several major companies could lose say-on-pay votes next year. |
The Motley Fool
May 10, 2005
Selena Maranjian |
Retire Like a CEO Many CEOs got a 12% raise this year -- didn't you? While you keep an eye on the retirement packages of executives, keep an eye on your own, too. |
The Motley Fool
May 13, 2011
Alyce Lomax |
From Corporate Excess to Excessive Embarrassment Sheer humiliation could be a great tool to push for better corporate behavior from executives at Bank of America. |
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. |
CFO
April 1, 2010
Alix Stuart |
Which Way on Say-on-Pay? How companies plan to hear shareholder opinions on compensation. |
The Motley Fool
April 12, 2007
Rich Duprey |
Goodyear: Management 3, Reform 0 Unions' and shareholders' proposals get torpedoed at the tiremaker's annual meeting. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
April 2, 2007
Alyce Lomax |
The Truth About CEO Compensation While CEOs fulfill very important roles, they should remember that they are employees, too. They must answer to shareholders, instead of their own greed and hubris. |
BusinessWeek
June 11, 2007
Jena McGregor |
Activist Investors Get More Respect Boards are listening, and shareholder proposals are making headway. |
The Motley Fool
May 28, 2008
Selena Maranjian |
CEO Pay: It Just Makes No Sense Let's let the laws of supply and demand work. |
Bank Systems & Technology
June 10, 2009
Maria Bruno-Britz |
Bonuses Still Point of Contention for Obama The President continues to push for restrictions on bonus compensation for financial executives. |
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. |
The Motley Fool
February 2, 2011
Alyce Lomax |
Shareholders Spring Into Action Early signs indicate that an exciting, historical proxy season's heating up. |
CFO
March 1, 2012
Sarah Johnson |
Dismay on Pay Why say on pay won't be any easier the second time around. |
BusinessWeek
June 16, 2011
John Helyar |
Investor 'Say on Pay' Is a Bust Shareholder votes rejected executive pay at less than 2 percent of public companies this year. |
The Motley Fool
April 5, 2005
Alyce Lomax |
Plenty of Options at Yahoo! The Financial Accounting Standards Board has decreed that companies must begin expensing options this June -- a move that will make many of us watch the options-friendly tech giants such as Yahoo!, where there may be some chilling impacts to earnings. |
The Motley Fool
May 2, 2006
Alyce Lomax |
Insane CEO Pay As investors, it can often be sobering to take a hard look at management compensation information in a company's proxy materials. Should shareholders say enough's enough? |
The Motley Fool
April 12, 2004
Rich Smith |
Dominion's Executive Pay Revolt Gas and electric utility Dominion Resources announced last week that it is in the midst of a shareholder revolt over executive compensation. |
The Motley Fool
June 4, 2007
David Lee Smith |
Exxon's Meeting Beats a Haircut ExxonMobil's recent session involved all manner of shareholder demands. |
The Motley Fool
January 12, 2007
Jack Uldrich |
Heckuva Job, Brownie The outgoing CEO of BP deserves praise for his 12-year tenure. |
The Motley Fool
March 29, 2006
Alyce Lomax |
No Bonus at Gap? No Problem Paul Pressler may not have gotten a bonus last year, but there's little reason for sympathy. Many shareholders don't believe a mere slap on the wrist is nearly enough. |
The Motley Fool
October 2, 2009
Alex Dumortier |
Let's Fix "Say on Pay" Here's the Shareholder Bill of Rights take on compensation. |
The Motley Fool
July 29, 2010
Selena Maranjian |
Your Funds Are Failing You Your mutual fund may be voting against your best interests. As investors, we don't have to close our eyes when our mutual funds support ridiculous pay packages. |
The Motley Fool
February 4, 2009
Alex Dumortier |
Will Obama Succeed Where Shareholders Have Failed? Delving beyond the headlines. |
The Motley Fool
January 14, 2011
Alyce Lomax |
Want a Say on Pay? Cast That Ballot! Will shareholders rock the vote at annual meetings this year? |
Knowledge@Wharton
May 21, 2003 |
Do Shareholders Have the Clout to Rein in Excessive Executive Pay? What can/should be done about extravagant pay packages for CEOs and other executives, which sometimes result in huge pay increases even while the stock is falling? |
The Motley Fool
February 4, 2011
Alyce Lomax |
Not-So-Indecent Proposals Watch out for shareholders, especially of Apple Computer, shaking things up at public companies this year. |
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? |
The Motley Fool
July 1, 2010
Selena Maranjian |
How Dare You Own Wal-Mart? There are many good reasons to buy companies you dislike. |
The Motley Fool
April 27, 2011
Alyce Lomax |
Shareowners' Word of the Year: No This tiny word could wield a ton of power over corporate managers' practices. |
The Motley Fool
May 18, 2004
Selena Maranjian |
A Daring but Doomed Proposal What if shareholders decided how companies spent their money? |
The Motley Fool
May 12, 2010
Alyce Lomax |
On CEO Pay, Shareholders Say "Enough!" Shareholders' acknowledgment of pay policy problems, and their vocal outcry when those practices defy common sense, will result in better-built companies, happier investors, and less overall risk. |
The Motley Fool
April 13, 2007
Nathan Parmelee |
Quick Take: CEO Compensation Bill Is a No-Brainer Congressman Frank's proposed, shareholder-friendly bill is nothing that other countries aren't already doing. |
The Motley Fool
January 8, 2007
Rich Duprey |
Is CEO Pay Really Out of Whack? Their companies' performance may be faltering, but CEOs' pay packages sure aren't. Is this a new era of corporate greed? What does it mean to shareholders? |
The Motley Fool
January 7, 2011
Alyce Lomax |
Proxy Season Damage Control Has Begun Companies scramble to reexamine compensation policies before shareholders strike back. |
HBS Working Knowledge
November 2, 2009
Julia Hanna |
Shareholders Need a Say on Pay Here's a look at how the collective involvement of multiple stakeholders could shape the future of executive compensation. |
The Motley Fool
September 14, 2007
Selena Maranjian |
Shareholders Flexing Their Biceps The arena of proxy voting is not only interesting, it's also important. When you receive proxy-voting materials, take time to read through them and then cast your vote. |
The Motley Fool
June 13, 2011
Matt Koppenheffer |
It's the Same Old Story at Chesapeake Chesapeake's annual meeting didn't change much of anything when it comes to the company's awful pay practices. |
BusinessWeek
January 22, 2007
Stanley Reed |
BP Feels The Heat 2006 was a horror, and problems remain. Will BP's CEO John Browne leave early? |
The Motley Fool
May 7, 2009
Liz Peek |
"Say on Pay" a Boon for Advisors, but for Shareholders? Shareholder anger about former excesses, and the demand for say-on-pay, is not likely to disappear anytime soon. |
The Motley Fool
March 25, 2011
Alyce Lomax |
CEO Pay: How Long Can the Pillaging Persist? One way or another, over-compensators need to get the message. |
The Motley Fool
May 4, 2009
Selena Maranjian |
These Fund Companies Are Letting Us Down It's ridiculous, but some fund firms are supporting excessive CEO pay. |
BusinessWeek
March 25, 2010
Silver-Greenberg et al. |
CEO Pay Drops, but...Cash Is King An exclusive first look at the 2009 compensation of chief executives at 81 big companies |
The Motley Fool
October 30, 2009
Brian Orelli |
Pfizer Pfires Up Say on Pay It took six months from when shareholders asked for it, but Pfizer's board has finally given shareholders a voice on executive compensation. |
Bank Director
3rd Quarter 2009 |
Compensation at the Fore In this sampling of bank directors' opinions on the hot topics of the day, we look at issues related to executive compensation. |
The Motley Fool
August 27, 2010
Alyce Lomax |
A Shift Toward Shareholder Rights Shareholder-friendly policies may become an increasing priority in corporate America. |
BusinessWeek
May 14, 2007
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld |
The Real Scandal At BP Forget lifestyle. Lord Browne acted against his professed corporate principles. |
The Motley Fool
July 23, 2010
Alyce Lomax |
Underworked and Overpaid Today, White House pay czar Kenneth Feinberg said that from October 2008 through February 2009, 17 major financial companies that received bailout money from the government subsequently overpaid their executives. |
