Phil Mackintosh, Chief Economist, Nasdaq By John Jannarone A plan by the Securities and Exchange Commission to limit the use of fees and rebates at major exchanges may have unexpected results and even discourage companies from going public, according to...

Martin Lipton, Founding Partner of Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz By John Jannarone It’s time to get over the idea that shareholder returns are a corporation’s only concern. That’s a central tenet of The New Paradigm, a progressive approach to...

Compensation Advisory Partners Associate Ryan Colucci and Founding Partner Melissa Burek By John Jannarone 100x? 1000x? The ratio of CEO compensation to median employee income can be a staggering figure – one that some companies feared would cause uproar among...

Deb DeHaas, vice chairman and national managing partner, Deloitte Center for Board Effectiveness and Linda Akutagawa, chair for the Alliance for Board Diversity and president and CEO, LEAP (Leadership Education for Asian Pacifics) By John Jannarone Boardroom diversity continues to...

Activist Shareholder Cruiser Capital Criticizes Ashland for Poor Governance and Misleading Statements By John Jannarone Cruiser Capital Advisors issued a letter to Ashland Global Holdings shareholders Monday, urging them to replace four board directors including the current chairman and CEO,...

Martyn Chapman, Head of Strategy at Nasdaq Governance Solutions By Martyn Chapman Governance professionals have witnessed first-hand the transformation of how boards communicate, with the increasing shift to “paperless” board meetings. Directors have turned away from printed documents in favor...

Cruiser Reiterates That Its Board Nominees Can Improve Company without Firing Staff Cruiser Capital Advisors says chemical manufacturer Ashland Global Holdings made a statement to its staff designed to confuse them about the goals of the activist investor. “[W]e are...

Globalstar Also Reports Key 3GPP Approval for Spectrum It Wants to Monetize   By John Jannarone Embattled satellite-communications firm Globalstar has settled a lawsuit with minority shareholders, agreeing to sweeping changes in the company’s corporate governance designed partly to prevent...

Georgeson Finds More Companies Negotiate Environmental and Social Proposals Before Going to Shareholder Vote   By John Jannarone When it comes to environmental and social proposals, more companies have decided a public showdown with shareholders isn’t worth the fight. Some...

Calculation Cited by Company Amid Proxy Fight May Overstate Profits for Many Investors   By John Jannarone, Editor-in-Chief Strong shareholder returns are perhaps the strongest defense a company can make against investor criticism. But before taking reported numbers at face...