October 27, 2008 | 6 Comments »
Broadridge’s social network for investors launches
BROADRIDGE Financial Solutions Inc. (NYSE:BR) last night launched The Investor Network, a social network and discussion forum open only to participation by investors whose holdings in companies can be verified via their brokerage accounts.
August 5, 2008 | 1 Comment »
In proxy voting messes, Broadridge a common denominator
AN ADMISSION from Broadridge Financial Solutions Inc. (NYSE:BR) that a basic system glitch caused it to undercount votes against directors in Yahoo! Inc.’s contentious annual meeting is just the latest in a string of recent problems where the company has been implicated.
History made in Japan
WE “TRAVEL” to Japan regularly as part of our research of how companies around the world are using the web to communicate with their investors.
Look who’s closing the governance gap
I’VE BEEN using Google’s email news alerts for years and have never bothered to unsubscribe them even though I get the same stuff via RSS.
Fixing gaps in pay communication
THE U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) wants companies to focus on providing “more direct, specific, clear and understandable” executive pay disclosures after it found key gaps during a review of companies’ proxy statements.
Board portals, technophobes, and buying vs. renting
By Dominic Jones
A REPORTER called me the other day while I was off the network to ask about the SEC’s shareholder forums proposal. She wanted to know if I thought directors would participate in forums.
Pfizer starts summits with (some) shareholders
By Dominic Jones
THE board of pharmaceutical giant Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) will hold face-to-face meetings with an invited list of shareholders to hear their views on corporate governance issues, including executive pay.
Unexplained auditor changes a failure to communicate
By Dominic Jones
INVESTOR relations communications professionals need to be on the look out for unanswered questions in their companies’ disclosures. The fewer questions you leave unanswered the less you leave to investors’ imaginations.
People in Glass Lewis houses
By Dominic Jones
OH dear! A bit of mess over at Glass Lewis & Co., the proxy advisory firm acquired in December by China-based Xinhua Finance Media.
U.S. say-on-pay support grows
By Dominic Jones
INSTITUTIONAL Shareholder Services has posted their U.S. mid-season proxy season review of preliminary voting results on hot-button shareholder proposals — and it finds that there’s still a big appetite for change.