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Blog: CII advises on disclosure of board evaluation processes

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The Research and Education Fund of the Council of Institutional Investors has released a new report regarding disclosure of board evaluation processes in proxy statements. Robust board evaluation processes are considered a...more

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Blog: CII Updates Its Best Practices For Proxy Access

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As proxy access bylaws have continued to proliferate—with 60% of the S&P 500 now having adopted some form of proxy access provisions—the Council of Institutional Investors has decided that the time is right to update its 2015...more

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Blog: CII Hunts Zombie Directors

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A new analysis from the Council of Institutional Investors, announced on October 31, reports a relatively high proportion of “zombie directors” remaining on corporate boards. (The date was not lost on CII: the press release...more

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Blog: Nasdaq Proposes “Golden Leash” Disclosure, But Will It Prohibit The Practice?

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At the end of January, Nasdaq filed with the SEC a rule proposal related to third-party compensation of directors in connection with their candidacy for and/or service on company boards, often referred to as “golden leash”...more

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Just Who Is Behind The Universal Proxy?

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Recently, it was reported that the Council of Institutional Investors had submitted a petition for rule making to the Securities and Exchange Commission. Indeed, the CII did submit this petition on January 8, 2014. ...more

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Insurgents Denied Access to Early Vote Tallies

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (“Broadridge”), the leading U.S. firm that distributes materials on behalf of banks and brokers and collects shareholder ballots, recently decided to stop sharing real-time polling...more

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