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Wall Street & Technology
April 14, 2006
Cory Levine |
Logistics of E-Delivery The Internet has become an essential utility for American businesses and homes, but the extent to which individual investors are ready for an all-digital world has fallen into question over a rule proposal from the Securities and Exchange Commission.   |
Wall Street & Technology
March 19, 2007
Cory Levine |
The Proxy Plan: The Future of Shareholder Material Delivery Is Paperless The SEC has laid plans for proxy voting and shareholder materials to be delivered to investors electronically using a notice and access, but questions remain about voter adoption. |
InternetNews
December 15, 2006
Roy Mark |
SEC Brings Proxies Online Shareholders will soon be able to find proxy statements and annual reports online, according to new voluntary rules approved this week by the Securities and Exchange Commission. |
The Motley Fool
August 20, 2010
Alyce Lomax |
Will the SEC Protect Proxy Access? Investors of all stripes should keep an eye on next week's ruling. |
The Motley Fool
October 2, 2009
Robert Brokamp |
Let's Fix the Rules of Enforcement Is the SEC up to the task? |
The Motley Fool
March 26, 2010
Alyce Lomax |
A Pivotal Proxy Season With shareholders more awake and aware than they've been in years, the latest proxy season could begin to fundamentally change managers' attitudes. |
The Motley Fool
December 14, 2011
Alyce Lomax |
Making Corporate Housecleaning Easier in 2012 Proxy access resolutions pile up; could some corporate boards get cleaned up next year? |
The Motley Fool
July 16, 2010
Alyce Lomax |
Can the SEC Instill Confidence? Investors should make sure that the agency's efforts to untangle the proxy process ultimately benefit shareholders more than corporations. |
The Motley Fool
March 30, 2011
Alyce Lomax |
Who's Targeting Your Stock? The Manhattan Institute's Proxy Monitor database is a tool that lets shareholder proposals point you toward real investment risks. |
The Motley Fool
April 30, 2007
Tom Taulli |
Proxy Fights 101 How shareholder skirmishes are transforming Wall Street. It's smart to understand how proxy fights work, but don't assume they're a good system for investing. Proxy battles often target struggling companies with volatile stocks. |
The Motley Fool
July 22, 2011
Alyce Lomax |
Shareholder Majorities Win Major Victories Policies that encourage better boards have gained traction in 2011. |
HBS Working Knowledge
January 19, 2011
Carmen Nobel |
Activist Board Members Increase Firm's Market Value Public company shareholders have long complained that corporate boards don't always act in the best interest of their investors. But does the addition of a shareholder-sponsored board member increase the market value of the firm? |
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
November 12, 2010
Alyce Lomax |
Welcome to Proxy Fight Club Despite their downsides, proxy wars represent an important part of shareholder rights. |
Foundation News & Commentary
Nov/Dec 2005
William F. McCalpin |
Stewardship, Sustainability and Strength Developing proxy voting guidelines at the Rockefeller Brothers Fund became a priority. Here's how and why. |
The Motley Fool
January 11, 2008
Alyce Lomax |
Whole Foods Joins the Moral Majority Whole Foods, the organic grocer, has amended its bylaws to adopt a majority voting standard for its director elections. |
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. |
Financial Advisor
January 2006
Joel Bruckenstein |
Proxy Problems Simplified The Web-based PROXY Governance platform is a a technological solution for financial advisors' proxy-voting woes. |
The Motley Fool
May 20, 2011
Alyce Lomax |
Shareholders Want This Power More and more investors agitate for the right to act by written consent. |
The Motley Fool
April 5, 2010
Jeffrey Morgan |
Corporate America Wants Your Vote Why we should all care about corporate governance. |
The Motley Fool
October 5, 2004
Selena Maranjian |
How Your Funds Are Voting Are your mutual funds doing the right thing? You can find out. |
On Wall Street
October 1, 2009
Thomas O. Gorman |
SEC v. Bank of America: Where to Go From Here? The SEC thought it had completed an investigation, brought an enforcement action and then settled it. |
The Motley Fool
June 16, 2010
Alyce Lomax |
Majority Rules! Majority voting standards would let shareholders have their say. |
IndustryWeek
April 20, 2011 |
Poison Pills Still Offer Protection Properly structured agreements can deter hostile takeovers. |
The Motley Fool
January 24, 2006
S.J. Caplan |
Read Those Proxy Statements in 2006 Shareholder resolutions are an increasingly important vehicle for shareholder activism of all sorts. |
The Motley Fool
June 18, 2010
Yochim & Moscovitz |
Don't Let Washington Kill Shareholder Rights Eleventh-hour backroom deals are unacceptable. |
OCC Bulletin
April 27, 2001 |
Uniform Standards for the Electronic Delivery of Disclosures; Regulations M, Z, B, E and DD Under these rules, financial institutions, creditors, lessors, and others may deliver disclosures electronically if they obtain consumers' consent in accordance with the requirements of the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act... |
CFO
September 1, 2010
Joseph McCafferty |
Who's in Charge Here? Listening to shareholders is easy. Making sense of their concerns is not. |
Financial Advisor
January 2004
Jay Gould |
Washed Up On The Banks Of Denial The SEC has changed its policies regarding anti-fraud consent injunctions. How should investment advisors react? |
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
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
May 5, 2006
Selena Maranjian |
Think Twice Before Agreeing With Management Did you know that companies in which you own stock may be doing things you don't like, and you may be giving them your blessing? Investors, proxy voting probably doesn't work the way you think it does. |
The Motley Fool
October 7, 2008
Alyce Lomax |
The SEC Has Let Us Down Who's the SEC looking out for again? It's not you or I. |
The Motley Fool
March 11, 2011
Alyce Lomax |
When Shareholders Show True Grit Buy-and-hold investors who hold their ground when the market flees, entrepreneurs who doggedly pursue their ambitions, and activist shareholders who won't stop pushing for the right kind of change all deserve our thanks -- and our applause. |
The Motley Fool
November 5, 2010
Alyce Lomax |
On Big Macs and Flak Attacks Controversy and backlash can blindside your stocks when you least expect it, leaving shareholders to pay the price. Just ask McDonald's, which has stumbled into a regulatory slugfest in California. |
U.S. Banker
July 2004
John Adams |
Institutional Custody: Union Bank Corrals E-Ballot Functionality Calls for transparency and more responsible mutual fund investing fuel demand for on-line proxy voting. With technology support, the public gets what it asks for. |
The Motley Fool
March 28, 2005
Selena Maranjian |
Conflicted Mutual Funds There are conflicts of interest afoot in mutual funds. The bottom line if you're interested in seeing shareholder proposals pass at companies in which you've invested is to check out the proxy-voting policies at the funds that own big chunks of the companies. |
The Motley Fool
August 10, 2009
Selena Maranjian |
Shareholders Are Forcing Change You're not as powerless as you might think when it comes to important social issues. |
The Motley Fool
May 12, 2010
Rich Duprey |
Moody's Goes Rogue Ratings agency fails to disclose receipt of SEC investigation notice as CEO dumps stock. |
The Motley Fool
December 22, 2009
Selena Maranjian |
Who Owns Most of the Market? Remember that even though mutual funds hold huge chunks of companies, the real owners of the shares are us. If we don't assert our rights, no one's going to do it for us. |
CFO
March 1, 2008
Kate Plourd |
Pulp Faction Don't write the obituary of the paper proxy statement just yet. |
Financial Planning
July 1, 2007
Jane Worthington |
Compliance Use these rules to help you survive an SEC inspection. |
The Motley Fool
May 25, 2004
Chris Mallon |
A Proxy for Management The proxy statement gives investors an annual glimpse into the minds of management. |
The Motley Fool
July 8, 2009
Toby Shute |
Shareholders 1, Board Bozos 0 Score one for shareholder empowerment. |
BusinessWeek
July 30, 2009
Jena McGregor |
Board Shakeups Made Easier New law gives shareholders more power. Delaware entities will have to put shareholder nominees on the proxy and reimburse successful campaigns. The SEC and the Senate have new regs in store, too. |
The Motley Fool
December 14, 2007
Alyce Lomax |
Don't Forget to Be Outraged The SEC makes a controversial ruling, which will allow companies to block shareholders' attempts to put their own director nominees on proxy ballots. |
The Motley Fool
April 5, 2007
Nathan Parmelee |
SEC Says It Again: Speak English! Executive compensation was supposed to be easier to understand for investors, but it's not quite there yet. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
May/Jun 2009
C. Grant Conness |
TIC Tactic A lesser-known 1031 exchange replacement property alternative, the Delaware Statutory Trust structure, currently is growing in popularity among investors. |
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. |
The Motley Fool
February 20, 2007
Dan Caplinger |
Get Out and Vote! Proxy voting lets your shareholder voice be heard. |
