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On August 5, 2015, the SEC voted, 3-2, to adopt final rules to implement the pay ratio disclosure provision of Section 953(b) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the "... 
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The term “corporate governance”, while now ubiquitous, was largely unknown in the U.S. until the 1970s and the rest of world until the 1990s. There has been little research done on why corporate go...
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Washington D.C., Aug. 19, 2015 — The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Citigroup Global Markets has agreed to settle charges that it failed to enforce policies and procedures to prevent and detect securities transactions that could involve the misuse of material, nonpublic information.
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This summer, Legal & General Investment Management, a major European asset manager and global investor with over £700 billion in total assets under management, contacted the Boards of the London Stock Exchange’s 350 largest companies to support the discontinuation of company quarterly reporting, emphasizing that:
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Sam Brock investigates the SEC's new rule regarding CEO pay.
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The Canadian Society of Corporate Secretaries (CSCS) is pleased to announce that, at its annual meeting earlier today, five new directors were elected to its board of directors. With the board being represented by top corporate secretaries and governance professionals, the addition of these new members rounds CSCS’ expertise and national representation. New directors include:
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The culture of over-achievement which the online retailer boasts about has clearly led to success and the adrenaline rush is addictive. But it has a dark side
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TORONTO - As Boutique La Vie en Rose marks its 30th anniversary, the lingerie and swimwear brand has many successes to celebrate at a time when Canada's retail sector has faced significant struggles.
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Andrew Fastow, the former chief financial officer of Enron Corp., admitted to the Canadian Society of Corporate Secretaries that he was “always a little surprised” to be invited to speak about ethics to business groups
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Due to a series of largely unrelated events, New Zealand seems to be entering a new phase of shareholder activism which may make this year's AGM…
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On August 4, 2015 the Securities and Exchange Commission issued interpretive guidance elaborating its view that the anti-retaliation provisions in the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Pro...
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Through activity-based labor scheduling and budgeting, retailers can cut store labor costs by up to 12 percent while improving both customer service and employee satisfaction. A McKinsey & Company article.
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Sharfman, Proxy Access, Proposals, Public Pensions, Bernard Sharfman, maximization, Shareholder-Wealth Maximization, boards, directors, fiduciary duty
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Earlier this year, Germany joined the ranks of countries such as Norway, France, Italy, Belgium, and Iceland by enacting a quota to increase the number of women in its corporate boardrooms. Starting in 2016, both genders must make-up at least 30 percent of specified German companies’ supervisory boards.
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Andrew Fastow, the former chief financial officer of Enron Corp., admitted to the Canadian Society of Corporate Secretaries that he was “always a little surprised” to be invited to speak about ethics to business groups
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A Wall Street Journal article published on Sunday August 9th referenced the subtle backing by large institutional investors of small activist investors to invoke change within large U.S. companies....
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The Canadian Coalition for Good Governance Releases Policy Paper on Proxy Access | Timely Disclosure
The Canadian Coalition for Good Governance (CCGG) has released a policy paper entitled “Shareholder Involvement in the Director Nomination Process: Enhanced Engagement and Proxy Access”.
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MONTRÉAL, Aug. 17, 2015 - The Canadian Society of Corporate Secretaries ("CSCS") handed out the third annual Excellence in Governance Awards/Prix d'excellence en gouvernance at the opening gala of the CSCS' 17th Annual Corporate Governance Conference held at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montréal, Québec, on August 16, 2015.
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The CPPIB has purchased a 49 per cent stake worth about $170 million in a joint venture to invest in a mixed-use development in the capital of Kuala Lumpur with Malaysia’s Pavilion Group
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The city's opposition says the mayor has declared war against companies like Uber to the detriment of the general public, which likes to use ride sharing services.
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MONTREAL - Public companies can avoid unethical actions if directors are willing to rock the boat and make decisions as if the companies were family owned, according to one of the main figures convicted in the Enron scandal.
Institut sur la gouvernance (IGOPP)'s insight:
Citation Michel Nadeau
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