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GSW CEO to stay for now despite shareholder distrust 
19 Jun 2013
The chief executive of German real estate company GSW Immobilien vowed to stay in the job he has held only for a matter of weeks, despite a vote of no confidence by shareholders...
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Men's Wearhouse ousts founder Zimmer as executive chairman 
19 Jun 2013
Apparel retailer Men's Wearhouse ousted Executive Chairman George Zimmer, who founded the company 40 years ago, sending its shares down as much as 6 percent...
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Corporate governance watch: Office Depot sets ASM in response to shareholder complaint in court 
18 Jun 2013
Faced with a complaint in the Court of Chancery, Office Depot Inc finally heeded a shareholder’s call to schedule an annual meeting...
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Chesapeake Energy shareholders reject board declassification 
14 Jun 2013
Chesapeake Energy Corp shareholders on Friday rejected a proposal that would have made it easier to replace the entire board of directors of the natural gas driller in one step.
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Bonus pay and performance: finding the link in proxy disclosures proves daunting  Premier Article
14 Jun 2013
For the average Canadian investor, attempting to understand how executives are compensated is a daunting task. Compensation-related…
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U.S. SEC settles pricing case against Morgan Keegan fund directors 
13 Jun 2013
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has settled civil charges accusing eight former directors of Morgan Keegan bond mutual funds of failing to police the portfolio managers they oversaw, allowing toxic mortgage assets to be overvalued prior to the financial crisis.
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Corporate governance watch: companies hire experts, remain cautious about social media use 
13 Jun 2013
It has been more than two months since the SEC provided guidance on corporate use of social media. In its report, the SEC permits...
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Breakingviews: Dole buyout harvests fresh Delaware fruit 
12 Jun 2013
The Dole Food buyout is harvesting some fresh Delaware fruit. The offer by 90-year-old Chief Executive David Murdock to take the produce purveyor private requires...
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RBS CEO Hester nudged out as bank seeks leader to guide sale 
12 Jun 2013
Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc boss Stephen Hester will step down later this year, after the bank's board decided it wanted new leadership to oversee the sale of Britain's...
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Royalty wants appeal over Elan bid heard next week 
12 Jun 2013
U.S.-based Royalty Pharma sought to have an appeal heard next week over conditions attached to its hostile bid for Irish drug firm Elan that threaten to scupper the $8 billion deal...
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Swiss business lobby heads quit after pay vote debacle 
19 Jun 2013
The two heads of the main Swiss business lobby Economiesuisse announced on Wednesday they were both stepping down after the organisation came...
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Smithfield CEO could make about $46.6 mln from Shuanghui deal 
19 Jun 2013
Smithfield Foods Inc Chief Executive Larry Pope could receive nearly $46.6 million in merger-related payments as part of a planned takeover by China's Shuanghui International...
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Bonus pay and performance: finding the link in proxy disclosures proves daunting  Premier Article
14 Jun 2013
For the average Canadian investor, attempting to understand how executives are compensated is a daunting task. Compensation-related…
Analysis
JPMorgan makes another change in chief risk office 
13 Jun 2013
John Hogan, who was named chief risk officer at JPMorgan Chase & Co last year just as its London Whale trades began racking up billions of dollars of losses, may leave the company...
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WPP shareholders acquiesce in Sorrell pay row 
12 Jun 2013
The majority of investors in the world's biggest advertising agency, WPP, on Wednesday backed a 17.6 million pound ($27.6 million) pay package for Chief Executive Martin Sorrell...
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Facing increased criticism and scrutiny, more companies modify excise tax gross-up provisions  Premier Article
11 Jun 2013
Recent corporate filings indicate that companies continue to vary in their treatment of excise taxes for change-in-control payments...
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Afren shareholders reject executive pay a second time 
11 Jun 2013
An overwhelming majority of shareholders in oil and gas explorer Afren voted down pay packages for its executives on Tuesday, making it the first UK-listed firm to have...
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Marks & Spencer CEO's pay package falls one-third 
6 Jun 2013
The chief executive of Britain's largest clothing retailer Marks & Spencer saw his overall remuneration package fall by a third in 2012-13, a year when...
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Corporate governance watch: Smithfield offers top dollar to retain executives after Shuanghui merger 
5 Jun 2013
Smithfield Foods Inc recently approved retention bonuses of almost $50 million for the company’s executives and other key employees…
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The 2013 compensation committee agenda: go beyond  Premier Article
4 Jun 2013
The primary responsibility of every compensation committee is the oversight of programs that will attract…
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Disclosure watch: internal cyber-security concerns move to the forefront with NSA surveillance leak 
14 Jun 2013
Cyber security is an increasingly costly and time-consuming area of concern for corporations. The ever-growing reliance on digital...
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JPMorgan makes another change in chief risk office 
13 Jun 2013
John Hogan, who was named chief risk officer at JPMorgan Chase & Co last year just as its London Whale trades began racking up billions of dollars of losses, may leave the company...
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Corporate governance watch: SNC Lavalin offers staff amnesty for corruption disclosures 
13 Jun 2013
Beleaguered engineering and construction group SNC-Lavalin has launched a company-wide amnesty program to encourage current employees...
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Corporate governance watch: NY Pension Funds attack Wal-Mart board’s oversight, independence 
7 Jun 2013
In a sign of increasing concern over retailers’ oversight of factory conditions following the building collapse in Bangladesh in April...
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Disclosure watch: SEC gets specific on conflict minerals disclosure obligations 
6 Jun 2013
The SEC recently issued interpretive guidance that clarifies a variety of questions related to its conflict minerals reporting requirements…
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Canadian regulators propose a derivatives registration regime  Premier Article
24 May 2013
The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) has set out its recommendations for the registration and regulation of market participants who trade in derivatives…
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FINRA fines LPL Financial $9 mln for email violations 
21 May 2013
LPL Financial LLC must pay a total of $9 million for significant email system failures and making misstatements to the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Wall Street's watchdog...
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Social media can amplify parody-related copyright risks  Premier Article
16 May 2013
Conflicting rules on to whether, and to what extent, copyrighted materials can be parodied in Europe and North America mean…
Analysis
China Mobile beefs up supervision after audit finds accounting problems  Premier Article
10 May 2013
China Mobile Ltd, the world's biggest mobile operator by subscribers, said its unlisted parent is beefing up its internal supervision after a government audit office highlighted problems in accounting practices and internal management...
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Breakingviews: BofA's MBIA settlement more than pays for itself  Premier Article
7 May 2013
Bank of America's legal settlement with bond insurer MBIA pays for itself, and then some. Agreeing to resolve disputes over losses from old toxic sludge cheered shareholders on both sides...
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Smithfield CEO could make about $46.6 mln from Shuanghui deal 
19 Jun 2013
Smithfield Foods Inc Chief Executive Larry Pope could receive nearly $46.6 million in merger-related payments as part of a planned takeover by China's Shuanghui International...
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Corporate governance watch: Office Depot sets ASM in response to shareholder complaint in court 
18 Jun 2013
Faced with a complaint in the Court of Chancery, Office Depot Inc finally heeded a shareholder’s call to schedule an annual meeting...
Analysis
Icahn seeks Dell share buyback, buys Southeastern stock 
18 Jun 2013
Billionaire investor Carl Icahn on Tuesday laid out a new proposal for Dell Inc, calling on the No. 3 PC maker to buy back 1.1 billion shares and...
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Starboard's battle with Smithfield over China deal adds to activist image 
18 Jun 2013
Since Starboard Value LP was spun off as a separate hedge fund just over two years ago it has been fast gaining a reputation for aggressive shareholder activism...
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Tim Hortons faces pressure from another activist investor 
17 Jun 2013
Restaurant chain Tim Hortons Inc, which recently outlined plans to address the concerns of activist investor Highfields Capital, now faces pressure from another such investor...
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Big investor urges Smithfield breakup over buyout 
17 Jun 2013
Starboard Value LP, a large shareholder in Smithfield Foods Inc, urged the world's largest pork producer to explore a breakup rather than go ahead with...
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Breakingviews: Dole buyout harvests fresh Delaware fruit 
12 Jun 2013
The Dole Food buyout is harvesting some fresh Delaware fruit. The offer by 90-year-old Chief Executive David Murdock to take the produce purveyor private requires...
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Rhoen shareholders vote to scrap takeover hurdle 
12 Jun 2013
Rhoen-Klinikum's owners unexpectedly voted to scrap a requirement for shareholders holding 90 percent of its capital to approve major strategic decisions...
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Facing increased criticism and scrutiny, more companies modify excise tax gross-up provisions  Premier Article
11 Jun 2013
Recent corporate filings indicate that companies continue to vary in their treatment of excise taxes for change-in-control payments...
Analysis
Forest Labs to add Icahn rep to board, avert proxy fight 
11 Jun 2013
Forest Laboratories Inc said on Tuesday it will add a representative of Carl Icahn as an independent member to its board, averting a new proxy battle with the billionaire investor...
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Canadian mutual funds offer a variety of approaches to socially responsible investing  Premier Article
7 Jun 2013
The concept of socially responsible investing (SRI) seems tailor-made for our times. Sitting at the intersection of corporate governance…
Analysis
Disclosure watch: SEC gets specific on conflict minerals disclosure obligations 
6 Jun 2013
The SEC recently issued interpretive guidance that clarifies a variety of questions related to its conflict minerals reporting requirements…
Analysis
Corporate charitable giving raises independence concerns, shareholder criticism  Premier Article
6 Jun 2013
Companies are increasingly supporting their local communities and society in general through philanthropic gifts…
Analysis
Benefit corporations: state law alters directors’ fiduciary duties, corporate structure  Premier Article
30 May 2013
The principal objective of for-profit corporations has historically been to maximize shareholder value, but this focus is beginning to shift…
Analysis
Shareholders press boards to address sustainability reporting  Premier Article
10 Apr 2013
The 2013 proxy season has underscored shareholders’ growing interest in corporate disclosures related to sustainability goals...
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Form 10K disclosure: companies concerned about climate change, air-quality regulations  Premier Article
14 Mar 2013
New regulations pertaining to climate change have the attention of major industry sectors, and, in particular, electric power and mining companies…
Analysis
Form 10K disclosure: filings reveal companies’ new civil unrest concerns  Premier Article
20 Feb 2013
The recent breakout of civil unrest in key areas around the world is significantly affecting companies’ business operations…
Analysis
Corporate governance watch: private equity investments under fire  Premier Article
26 Dec 2012
Last week, private equity firm Cerberus Capital Management LP announced its plan to sell its investment in Freedom Group Inc, the owner of Bushmaster Firearms…
Analysis
Energy companies disclose challenges as 2013 approaches  Premier Article
31 Oct 2012
Energy companies face ongoing regulatory and economic challenges. The industry expects some relief from the changing economic landscape, but regulatory issues…
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EU scraps gender quotas despite increasingly divergent equality legislation  Premier Article
25 Oct 2012
The European Commission has stepped back from imposing pan-European gender quotas for listed companies after suggestions that binding quotas would breach European laws…
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GSW CEO to stay for now despite shareholder distrust 
19 Jun 2013
The chief executive of German real estate company GSW Immobilien vowed to stay in the job he has held only for a matter of weeks, despite a vote of no confidence by shareholders...
News
Men's Wearhouse ousts founder Zimmer as executive chairman 
19 Jun 2013
Apparel retailer Men's Wearhouse ousted Executive Chairman George Zimmer, who founded the company 40 years ago, sending its shares down as much as 6 percent...
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Swiss business lobby heads quit after pay vote debacle 
19 Jun 2013
The two heads of the main Swiss business lobby Economiesuisse announced on Wednesday they were both stepping down after the organisation came...
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Sony spin-off plan off the agenda but on the radar at shareholder meeting 
19 Jun 2013
Sony Corp's top investor Daniel Loeb will miss its shareholder meeting on Thursday and those attending will not be considering his proposal to partially...
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BC Partners to buy Springer Science for 3.3 bln euros 
19 Jun 2013
Buyout firm BC Partners has agreed to take over German publisher Springer Science+Business Media for about 3.3 billion euros ($4.4 billion) in the largest private-equity acquisition in Germany in seven years...
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Credit Agricole's sale of CLSA to CITIC hits snag in Taiwan -sources 
19 Jun 2013
CITIC Securities' $1.25 billion agreement to buy brokerage CLSA from Credit Agricole has hit a snag in Taiwan, according to people familiar with the matter, as regulators resist the plan for a Chinese company to own an entity on Taiwanese turf...
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U.S. SEC to seek admissions in some settlements -White 
18 Jun 2013
U.S. securities regulators will try to extract admissions of wrongdoing from defendants in some settlements, potentially resulting in more cases going to trial...
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Dish abandons Sprint bid for now to focus on Clearwire 
18 Jun 2013
Dish Network Corp said it would not make a new offer to buy No. 3 U.S. wireless provider Sprint Nextel in time for a Tuesday deadline and would instead...
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Breakingviews: Google shareholders get modest future-proofing 
18 Jun 2013
Google shareholders are getting some modest future-proofing. A novel deal protects owners of the company's non-voting stock against a discount...
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RHJI shareholders vote to go ahead with BHF Bank bid 
18 Jun 2013
RHJ International, the Brussels-based owner of London brokerage Kleinwort Benson, remained on course to buy German bank BHF-Bank on Tuesday after shareholders...
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