Proxy Mosaic

Proxy puts have been referred to as “unregulable” defenses, which reflects the difficulty in monitoring them because they are contractual rather than subject to shareholder vote, and because they may be cloaked in an ordinary and otherwise legitimate business transaction.

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“Today’s biggest banks are such complex organizations that it helps to have someone leading the board who is actively plugged in to the day-to-day operations,” - David Whissel III, an analyst at corporate governance research firm Proxy Mosaic

More Big-Bank CEOs Doubling Up Their Roles Bank of America Corp.’s announcement last week that chief executive Brian Moynihan will assume the chairmanship extends a trend among the nation’s biggest banks: having their top executive fill both roles.

Fixing Equity Compensation – Proxy Mosaic

CEOs Behaving Badly – Proxy Mosaic

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Shareholder Proposals 2014 Proxy Season – Proxy Mosaic

http://www.proxymosaic.com/corporate-governance-trends/election-of-directors-in-proxy-season-2014/

Election of Directors in Proxy Season 2014 – Proxy Mosaic

Executive Compensation in 2014 Proxy Season – Proxy Mosaic

Crain’s New York Business: Financial firms’ boards pay big dividends – Proxy Mosaic

2014 Proxy Season Summary – Proxy Mosaic

Germany Cancels Verizon Contract: The Effects of Government Policy on the Bottom Line – Proxy Mosaic

Alibaba and the 27 Partners – Proxy Mosaic

Board Diversity and the Bottom Line – Proxy Mosaic

Higher Executive Pay May Result In Decreased Performance – Proxy Mosaic

Proxy Mosaic Welcomes New Hires – Proxy Mosaic

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"A recent study shows that investors have become more independent in their proxy voting decisions...Further, the study found that public opinion on corporate governance issues, as reflected in media coverage and surveys, is highly correlated with investor voting, specifically mutual funds."

Proxy Voting and Public Opinion – Proxy Mosaic

“It caught me by surprise,” John Shea, chief executive officer of Proxy Mosaic, a corporate governance and proxy advisory firm, said in a phone interview about the agreement. “Sotheby’s effectively capitulated after winning in court. That indicates they were worried about losing a proxy contest.”

Sotheby’s Agrees to Add Third Point’s Loeb to Board Sotheby’s agreed to appoint Third Point LLC founder Dan Loeb and two of his candidates to its board of directors, a settlement that ends a bitter proxy fight between the auction house and its largest shareholder.