January 8, 2008 | 5 Comments »
More on cookies and proxy sites
SORRY to bore you with this arcane discussion about cookies, but I’m continuing to hear from vendors who claim companies cannot use any cookies on websites hosting their proxy materials.
January 4, 2008 | 9 Comments »
Dispelling the “cookie myth” around e-proxy
BROADRIDGE Financial Solutions consultants are spreading incorrect information about the SEC’s requirements regarding the use of cookies on websites hosting proxy materials.
I’ve just seen a presentation in which the Broadridge presenter says companies must provide a website that is “cookie free.” Nonsense.
Is e-proxy voting tilted to management?
I WASN’T going to write about this because I’m trying to be more positive in my posts. But my arm has been twisted by TheCorporateCounsel.net editor Broc Romanek.In a blog post yesterday, Broc writes about his negative experiences visiting the websites of two companies that are doing e-proxies — Pike Electric and Itex.
SEC puts shareholder forums on agenda
THE U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is expected to vote on rule changes next week that will make it easier for companies and shareholders to use electronic forums, blogs, and other forms of social media for their shareholder meetings.At a meeting on Wednesday November 28, the commission will “consider whether to adopt amendments to the proxy rules under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to facilitate the use of electronic shareholder forums.”
November 15, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Notes on the annual report webinar
WE’VE just wrapped up our webinar with the TheCorporateCounsel.net on how to produce usable online annual reports and proxy statements for the e-proxy era.We had three of the world’s leading online annual report producers together for the event — Patrick Heick from VSA Partners in Chicago, Ryan Lejbak from Zu.com in Saskatoon, and Thomas Rosenmayr from GeBer in Vienna, Austria.
October 29, 2007 | 1 Comment »
“Deretailization” and your IR strategy
By Dominic Jones
AS STOCK ownership becomes increasingly concentrated in the hands of a few big institutions, what implications does that have for investor relations strategy?
More e-proxy sadness — but not from me
By Dominic Jones
I KNOW I’ve been ranting, and venting, and tilting at windmills, and proclaiming “told you so.” And, yes, I do take this stuff far too seriously.
October 23, 2007 | 3 Comments »
Participation plummets in e-proxy votes
By Dominic Jones
BROADRIDGE Financial Solutions has released preliminary figures showing sharply lower participation rates by retail shareholders in annual meetings of companies using the new “notice-and-access” model.
October 18, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Microsoft reverts to snail mail in e-proxy
By Dominic Jones
IT LOOKS as if many of Microsoft Corp.’s (NASDAQ: MSFT) shareholders — who presumably should know a thing or two about technology — are not comfortable using the Web.
Broadridge quietly edits website fibs
By Dominic Jones
BROADRIDGE Financial Solutions Inc. (NYSE:BR), the investor communications and fulfillment firm, has removed false claims the company made on its website about its annual reporting products being compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).