He claimed that the board did not have
shareholder interests at heart and sought to drastically change how the company was run.
In our current market system, company managers and boards can do almost anything they want regardless
of shareholder interests.
In 1993 almost 20 % of Host's stock was reserved for management, i.e. management incentives were well - aligned
with shareholder interests.
Such benefits may not be offered at banks because they are for - profit institutions that are accountable to
shareholders interested in profits and earnings.
Bogle has also joined in the criticism of institutional investors, like Vanguard, for not more aggressively throwing their weight around to
advance shareholder interests.
Given their past actions I feel quite confident management will continue to put
shareholder interests before everything else; after all, management as a group is the largest shareholder with over 9 % of the outstanding shares.
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The result is a highly effective resume that tells a compelling story of an executive whose entire career has been about inspiring and leading corporate growth, improvement, and change, successfully
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Clientèle has also consistently been rated in the top 50 companies for sustainable growth and return
on shareholder interests on the JSE.
The idea of bringing corporate political speech into
line shareholder interests sounds unobjectionable until you ask, «which shareholders?»
For me, one of the most important, and surprising, discoveries over the last few years has been that choosing the best approach to balancing business and social concerns starts with a decision to
make shareholder interests the higher priority.
«Without disclosure, there is no way to know whether corporate funds are being used in ways that go
against shareholder interests,» DiNapoli said in astatement releasedlast Thursday.
«The decision to open up education to for - profit ventures that put
shareholder interests over educational quality is, in the long term, of the worst things that we can do in our state,» Berke said.
In any case, with Tom Kaplan, Paulson and Klarman holding substantial positions in NovaGold, I
think shareholders interests are well protected, and we are likely to see some valuing enhancing transaction in the mid to long - term.
Investors can protect themselves from falling victim to excesses in executive compensation by ensuring the companies in which they invest have sound practices
where shareholder interests are maintained.
While these arguments are almost always completely accepted by shareholders, the investor must consider the fact that management and
shareholder interests do not always align (as discussed
Anyone puzzled by the fact that the former CEO of Exxon is supporting an agreement totally opposed to the company's business model and
shareholder interests really needs to read this eye - opening piece by Steve Milloy.
In its submission, the firm stated that one of the deal's main complexities was the significant number of
minority shareholder interests at different levels within Brakes, many of which were being renegotiated as part of the IPO possibility.
«It is clear that there was a conflict of interest on the special board to
represent shareholder interests that unfairly advantaged Mark Zuckerberg,» observed Heather Salazar, an associate professor of philosophy at Western New England University.
«Blackstone and
new shareholder interests will be closely aligned over the near term given the firm's significant ownership stake, which will likely be reduced gradually over the next three to five years,» said John Pawlowski, senior research associate with Green Street Advisors.
There is also an increased need for legal services in connection with the protection
of shareholder interest in proper compensation for damages causally related to the false or misleading statements of a company on a certain subject.
If compensation committees set goals misaligned
with shareholder interests, it is only natural for executives to focus more on what their best interests, i.e. pay, instead of shareholders» interests, i.e. real cash flow.
In theory, fund directors fulfill the same general role as the directors of public companies, with broad powers to
safeguard shareholder interests — including, if necessary, firing the advisory firm running the fund.
According to the Colorado bill, benefit corporations are «intended to produce a public benefit and to operate in a responsible and sustainable manner» while also
balancing shareholder interests.
In particular, there is a perceived lack of
shareholder interest in holding management accountable for their decisions and actions, compounded by the observation that many shareholders appear to hold their shares for only a short period of time.
United also extended a deadline for PAR and Altimeter to propose its own names for the board, and amended its bylaws in line with
shareholder interests, two of the people said.
As he pointed out, unlike TARP recipients, neither mortgage firm is being forced to follow guidelines that supposedly align executive compensation and
shareholder interests.
In contrast, Nishiyama Onsen Keiunkan is a company that put its employees first, ahead of
shareholder interests and growth.
In companies with combined CEO / chairs, lead directors can help set agendas to add or modify items that are critical to
shareholder interests.
A metric that excludes real costs of doing business and ignores the balance sheet does a poor job of aligning executives with
shareholder interests.
Through our collective experiences in the executive compensation consulting and legal arenas, we can effectively work with companies to promote the attraction, motivation and retention of key management talent in a manner that is responsible and aligned with
shareholder interests.
This shows an alignment between management and
shareholder interests.
Our investment thesis highlighted: 1) aggressive, shareholder value - destroying acquisitions; 2) the use of misleading non-GAAP metrics; and 3) the misalignment of executive compensation plans and
shareholder interests.