Oct
25
James Murdoch is toast.As reported in the New York Times, News Corporation's independent shareholders have voted against reinstating Rupert Murdoch's sons James and Lachlan to the company…
Dec
17
The Securities and Exchange Commission might be bringing in new rules supposedly tightening up disclosures on pay and board performance but don't hold your breath. It's not going to stop co…
Sep
01
Dementia will be the next big epidemic with Science Daily reporting global research which shows that the number of people affected by Alzheimer's and dementia is growing at an epidemic pace. Let…
Jun
25
Working as an investment adviser these days is dangerous. You risk incurring the wrath of financial crisis victims. And it doesn't matter how old they are either.Here's an extraordinary story…
Oct
31
The other day. I did a blog entry looking at whether credit cards would be the next shoe to drop. Clearly, with the US economy imploding and jobless claims up more than 44% on the year before, more w…
Aug
11
More investors are putting pressure on companies over climate change, and the trend is likely to escalate.The latest analysis from the RiskMetrics Group which shows more shareholder resolutions are b…
May
17
The gloves are off! The fight's on between corporate raider Carl Icahn and the Yahoo! board with Icahn selecting an alternative board in a bid to take control of the company. The list of heavy hi…
Apr
25
Signs that climate change is becoming an issue for investors.A new report by Ceres, Mutual Funds and Climate Change, has found that mutual funds are starting to more notice of climate change.The rese…
Nov
30
This week's extraordinary decision by the Securities and Exchange Commission to let companies deny shareholders access to annual proxy ballots is another victory for the bosses and companies like…
Nov
18
When I attend annual meetings, I am often struck that no-one asks hard questions. The kind that make the CEO and directors squirm.PricewaterhouseCoopers has put out a list of questions to ask at shar…