Oct
05
Interesting take from the global spin merchants at the Brunswick Group on how to deal with shareholder activists.As detailed by Alan Rappeport in CFO.com, the group has provided 10 tips for handling …
Aug
10
In the past I have talked about corporate delinquent communities here and here.Usually when there's corporate malfeasance, it involves a stack of people. Auditors look the other way, managers help…
Jun
20
Plenty of focus on the new breed of shareholder this season.A record number of shareholder resolutions were on file for this year and they were mainly in three areas: global warming, toxins and politi…
Jun
08
With last year's $36 billion profit, Exxon Mobil was America's most valuable company. Until it got hammered in the market on Wednesday.But the company's problems don't end there.
Feb
28
Top New York class action law firm Milberg Weiss Bershad Schulman is in the gun. Bloomberg reports that prosecutors have told two of its partners, Steve Schulman and David Bershad, that they can expe…
Jan
06
Interesting data from the 2005 proxy season has raised suggestions that boards of directors and activists brought out the peace pipes.The figures however suggest that something far more important is …
Dec
28
Last week, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters announced that Coca Cola had agreed to a change that requires it to get shareholder approval for generous severance payments that amount to at le…