It was thought that “Poison Pills” or shareholder rights plans as a takeover defense mechanism were going the way of high button shoes and buggy whips; however, that might not be the case as some...
Buffett Leads the Charge: Merger, Acquisition Activity Continues to Gain Momentum
Buffett to buy Lubrizol for $9.7 billion. Nasdaq is anticipated to make a move on the NYSE. 99 Cents Only Stores receives a bid from Leonard Green and the Schiffer-Gold family. These are just a few...
Corporate Governance Alert: Debate Rises over the "Fifth Analyst Call"
Recently, a group of institutional investors, representing approximately $2.2 trillion in assets under management, proposed that US companies host a dedicated conference call for institutional investors...
The ABCs of Working with the Financial Media in Times of Crisis
Sure, it’s easy when there’s good news to report… An upside earnings surprise, a new contract award, some major product breakthrough… Events like this will send most CEOs off in search of the...
What IROs Must Know: An Early Look at the 2011 Proxy Season
Given the current season, I thought this report published by ClearBridge Compensation Group, an independent New York City-based executive compensation consulting firm, would be of great interest. The...
Early Indication: Annual Say-on-Pay Votes Finds Favor Among Shareholders
While Say-on-Pay/Say-on-Frequency is still in its infancy, it does appear that certain groups are strongly advocating for holding annual Say-on-Pay votes. Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. (ISS),...
Attention IROs: It's 10 PM… Do You Know Where Your 13D Is?
While everybody has been focusing on the more controversial aspects of the much-discussed, dissected and analyzed Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act) such as...
CEO Succession Lessons: All Eyes on Apple's Annual Meeting This Week
For most companies, annual meetings are typically routine affairs. Some poor soul drones, “Proposal one… blah, blah, blah… Proposal two… blah, blah, blah…” The CEO recaps the past year while...
Be Like Honest Abe: Six Essential Lessons from a Model Communicator
In honor of his birthday, I thought I’d dedicate this column to one of my favorite presidents, Abraham Lincoln. Regardless of your particular discipline, I believe that there’s much about...
SEC Gets Tough (or Tougher?)
Early each year, the SEC hosts its most important conference: The SEC Speaks. At the conference, the chairman, the commissioners, and the heads of the various divisions summarize the SEC’s...
SEC Charges Hedge Fund Managers and Traders in $30 Million Expert Network Insider Tra...
The Securities and Exchange Commission has charged a New York-based hedge fund and four hedge fund portfolio managers and analysts who illegally traded on confidential information obtained from technology...
Migration of Foreign-based IPOS to U.S. Exchanges to Increase in 2011 According to BD...
U.S. EXCHANGES LOSS OF GLOBAL IPO MARKET SHARE EXPECTED TO HALT According to a new study by BDO USA, LLP, one of the nation’s leading accounting and consulting organizations, capital markets executives...
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