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| Volume 1:Issue #6 | Edited by Francis H.Byrd |
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Governance News & Views from across the spectrum>>Executive Compensation June 19th: RBS's Goodwin Shreds PensionSara Schaefer Muñoz reports on the change of heart of Royal Bank of Scotland’s former CEO Fred Goodwin, who decided after much criticism to reduce the size of his company pension. > read more June 21st: A Few Schoolyard Rules on Executive PayJim Pavia, editor of InvestmentNews, draws some parallels between school-boy behavior and TARP bank executive compensation > read more June 13th: Business Life/The Judgment CallBusiness Life/The Judgment Call column features an interesting debate on plans by the Japanese investment bank Nomura to have its Japanese employees give up their local contracts – which have large basic pay packages and small performance-related bonuses, and adopt more western-style bonus structures similar to those of the Lehman Brothers operations it acquired last autumn. Is this a good strategy? Or should the Japanese pay model perhaps be adopted by more western companies? > read more>>Global DispatchesJune 18th: Beleaguered Japanese Companies Face Investor Judgment.Michiyo Nakamoto reports on the strained shareholder meetings for Japanese companies in Tokyo this annual meeting season. > read moreJune 18th: Powerful Singapore Bureaucrat to Head GIC.Speaking of new sheriffs in town, John Burton reports on the appointment of an experienced, well-respected and well-connected bureaucrat to Singapore’s biggest sovereign wealth fund. > read more>>Investor ActionsJune 12th: Views From the MarketsMary Miller, head of fixed income at T. Rowe Price, discusses her recent letter to U.S. Senators regarding mortgage modifications and their adverse effects on bondholders. > read more>>Proxy Contest/Battles for Control June 22nd: Advisory Firm Backs Emulex Board in Broadcom BidA story on a mistake by the proxy advisory firm Glass, Lewis that has created a little confusion in the Broadcom/Emulex battle. > read moreJune 15th: Rebuilding TrustRebuilding Trust is the subject of Stefan Stern’s column. One of his examples is a company in the crosshairs of a takeover. > read moreJune 20th: A New Board Is Installed at Bramdean AlternativesCassell Bryan-Low reports on the aftermath of a contest for control of the money management firm Bramdean Alternatives. > read more>>The BoardroomJune 20th: Bank of America Board Loses Two More DirectorsLauren Pollock discusses the continuing changing of the guard at BofA. > read more June 22nd: Apple Should Disclose Liver TransplantConnie Guglielmo has a story discussing the timing and quality of disclosures regarding Steve Jobs’ health. > read more |
