Corporate Governance

Big Tax Benefits Of “Inversion” Make It A Popular Acquisition Ploy

A type of acquisition known as an inversion has major tax benefits for U.S. companies, and recently there’s been a […]

Bond Investors Irked By Shareholder Activism

Where activist shareholders see rising stock prices, bond investors see companies making poor long-term decisions for the sake of shareholder […]

OECD To Review Corporate Governance Principles

The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has begun a process to update its international corporate governance framework to […]

What Transparency Advocates Want

Disclosure is a source of endless discussion in corporate boardrooms and legal departments, and it seems to many that the […]

How A CEO’s Personal Life Can Affect A Company

A Stanford University study found that when a CEO goes through a divorce, it can have an impact on a […]

Abercrombie Fends Off Activist Shareholder, Keeps CEO

Despite an intense campaign by investor firm Engaged Capital, Abercrombie & Fitch has signed a new employment contract with CEO […]

Maybe Proxy Advisory Firms Have Too Much Clout

A major debate is opened, as the SEC convenes a roundtable. Is there something amiss when two entities – Institutional […]

Firm Setting Benchmark For BigLaw Announces Year-End Bonuses

Cravath, Swaine & Moore, the BigLaw firm that others often look to for a lead on how much associate bonuses […]

Political Contribution Disclosure Gets A Pass From The SEC

Public interest groups are livid over the SEC’s failure to put a political contribution disclosure requirement on its rulemaking agenda […]

Activist Pension Funds Carrying A Big Stick

They’ve ousted directors, changed corporate governance rules, and in at least one case – the Timken Company – broken up […]

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