Boards & Shareholders

The United States and European Union don’t have a monopoly on corporate governance. A new study looks at how best practices are converging around the globe. Joe Mont reports.

A call for smarter, simpler corporate governance is a good thing, except when it’s light on the details, say columnists Stephen Davis and Jon Lukomnik.

Joe Mont talks with Steven Walker of the National Association of Corporate Directors about the need for continuous improvement to corporate boards.

The annual ISS review of shareholder voting policies is out, and Joe Mont has the rundown on what it all means.

The annual one-two punch of a global policy survey and corresponding policy updates from leading proxy advisory firm Institutional Shareholder Services is upon us once again. Joe Mont looks at the recommendations under consideration for U.S. companies.

Joe Mont reports on the SEC’s proposal for universal proxy cards. Meant to improve board composition, some fear they might create shareholder chaos.

The SEC has proposed amendments to the proxy rules that would require parties in a contested election to use universal proxy cards that would include the names of all board of director nominees. Joe Mont reports.

Joe Mont explores a key finding from Shearman & Sterling’s executive compensation survey—the number of proxy access proposals submitted for the 2016 proxy season rose significantly compared to 2015.

Wells Fargo CEO John Stumpf called it quits on Thursday, retiring amid revelations that at least 2.5 million unauthorized accounts and credit cards were opened on behalf of unsuspecting customers. The hasty departure, however, says Joe Mont, may not satisfy his most vocal critics.

Richard Steinberg asks: If Wells Fargo CEO John Stumpf had realized how big his problems were about to become, would he have acted differently?