Corporate governance - Vigil

The European Parliament (EP) is increasing the pressure on the Council of Ministers to agree a draft directive that would require women to make up at least 40% of non-executive directors on the boards of listed companies by 2020

Leaders don’t have to think of activist investors as the enemy. In this exclusive look at McKinsey’s internal video series, global managing director Dominic Barton and principal Tim Koller discuss what activism means for CEOs. A McKinsey & Company article.

Pay for corporate directors nationwide is soaring. In Massachusetts last year, at least a half-dozen directors were paid more than $1 million.

Given they way they operate – the proceeds are placed in escrow where they earn interest pending a transaction – they do attract a wide variety of buyers

Activist target in the auto industry. 

Glass Lewis has released 2016 proxy season guidelines for several Asian markets including Japan, Hong Kong, Korea, China, Singapore, Taiwan, Vietnam, Malaysia, and Thailand. See more ›

On Wednesday December 2nd (AEDT)/ Tuesday December 1st (PST) Glass Lewis hosted a Proxy Talk conference call with representatives from the Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility (“ACCR”) to discuss two shareholder resolutions they have filed at Australia and New Zealand Bank Group Limited. See more ›

Women On Board® est une initiative Catalyst qui encourage la nomination des femmes aux conseils d’administration en sélectionnant et en jumelant des femmes cadres supérieures avec des parrains et leaders, et en faisant la promotion de leur candidature auprès de conseils d’administration.

The Facebook founder and CEO and his wife make the pledge in a letter to their new daughter.

The Nasdaq is considering changing its listing requirements on shareholder votes in acquisitions.

Having elected a bright-eyed, bushy-tailed prime minister, Canadians may be feeling more optimistic about life. Are the nation’s banks sharing the joy? This week Canada’s six large banks report earnings. Results from the three which have reported so

The 28 biggest IPOs have outperformed the FTSE 100 by 21.2%