“In many ways, 2010 is the Foundation Proxy Season. By next year, the world will be changed. It is likely that both say-on-pay and proxy-access measures will be mandated. Directors will undoubtedly face greater scrutiny and more challenges than ever before. As a result of these impending challenges, boards must use the 2010 season to lay a strong foundation that prepares them for the future. That means building relationships with investors and strengthening management teams and boardroom rosters.” (This Proxy Season: Bowling for Ballots, Directorship, 2/11/10) Like always, Patrick McGurn provides the best insights into this year’s proxy season.
For excellent analysis of Citizens United, see Jay Brown’s theRacetotheBottom.org. Rallying place for action seems to be Shareowners.org.
For companies trying to figure out how to address the new disclosure requirements related to board qualifications, leadership structure, risk oversight, etc., Broc Romanek has you covered, offering up samples at TheCorporateCounsel.net Blog. (Samples: Companies Complying with the SEC’s New Rules, 2/11/10)
Ceres, in collaboration with Bloomberg and UBS, launched a new benchmarking study today called “Murky Waters: Corporate Reporting on Water Risk.” The report (available here) ranks 100 publicly-traded companies in 8 water-intensive sectors on their water risk disclosure: beverage, chemicals, electric power, food, homebuilding, mining, oil & gas, and semiconductors.
Senate Bill 1007, by Democratic Sen. Loni Hancock of Berkeley, would require candidates for board seats with the California Public Employees’ Retirement System and the California State Teachers’ Retirement System to file ongoing campaign contribution and spending reports during and after an election. (Bill would boost CalPERS, CalSTRS election transparency, From The Capitol, 2/10/10)
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