Corporate governance - Vigil

Intel Corp. disclosed a compensation package that could be worth more than $25 million for an executive recruited from rival Qualcomm Inc. who will hold a pivotal position at the chip giant.

Brian T. Moynihan received $14.5 million in stock grants for 2015 and a salary of $1.5 million.

The sharp increase in mergers and acquisitions litigation has generated widespread skepticism about the utility of such cases and, along with it, skepticism about the role played by the plaintiffs’ law firms that bring them.

HSBC drops plan for 2016 pay freeze in speedy backpedal

The stage for the 2015 proxy season was set early by the actions of the New York City Comptroller’s Office in sponsoring 75 shareholder proposals, with proxy access playing out as the dominant governance issue. The total number of shareholder proposals, as a result, reversed its decline and registered its highest total in the past five years. Support for say-on-pay proposals remained high, support for director elections continued to increase and the issues of board composition and succession planning remained in the spotlight. There were continued calls for engagement between issuers and shareholders, emphasizing increased participation by directors and a focus on long-term value creation and related issues. Proxy fight activism continued to raise interesting issues and discussions about how best to deal with activists.

The Bank of Canada today announced the inaugural winners of its student Scholarship and Work Placement Program.

With the confirmation of Maureen Jensen as new chair and CEO of the OSC, companies and investors can expect the issue of women on boards to remain at the forefront of the OSC's agenda

If Amaya CEO David Baazov makes an offer to turn the online gambling giant into a private company, shareholders could eventually need to decide whether the deal is sweet enough to take

Nearly a century after women gained the right to vote in the United States, their economic equality and full participation in society remains elusive. There is a significant gender-based pay gap, a glass ceiling, and a lack of basic policies to support women in the workforce. 

HSBC Holdings Plc’s board will meet on Sunday to decide whether to shift its headquarters from London, according to two people with knowledge of the decision.

The Fed issued its Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review (CCAR) instructions and accompanying supervisory scenarios on January 28th. These documents apply to capital plans due in April for the CCAR 2016 cycle. The following are our early takeaways:

Bill Ackman Reports Owning Stake in Euro Food Company Nomad, Stocks: NOMD,VRX,CP, Bill Ackman, release date:Feb 12, 2016

Charles Bombardier doesn't patent any of his ideas and instead is on a mission to share his inventions with the world to get people talking about boundary-pushing concepts

All equity investors are poorer than they were at the start of the year, but Titan Medical shareholders are also dealing with unbelievable volatility

Valiant Capital Partners, a hedge fund with ties to renowned investor Julian Robertson that has been closed to new investments since 2012, is raising fresh capital, a person familiar with the firm's plans said.