Proxy access, an idea anathema to most corporate boardrooms, has roared back to the forefront of corporate governance debates with a key court ruling in favor of shareholders and looming new regulatory hearings on the topic.
With unusual swiftness for a governmental agency, the Securities and Exchange Commission last week scheduled an open meeting for Oct. 18 to approve new rules for submitting shareholder resolutions related to nominating directors in time for the 2007 proxy season.
