Sentences with phrase «shareholder rights group»

Mr. Lewis is the director of the Shareholder Rights Group http://shareholderrightsgroup.com and was co-author of «Fooling Investors and Fooling Themselves: How Aggressive Corporate Accounting and Asset Management Tactics Can Lead to Environmental Accounting Fraud.»

In a recent proposal put forward to Canada's major banks, Quebec - based shareholder rights group MÉDAC (Mouvement d'éducation et de défense des actionnaires) asked the Big Five to commit to achieving equal representation between men and women on their boards in 10 years.

Not exact matches

«Goldilocks Investment Company Ltd has filed legal action today in light of the continuing refusal by Noble Group Ltd to recognize legitimate legal rights of Goldilocks as a shareholder of Noble,» the investment fund, which holds an 8.1 percent stake in Singapore - listed Noble said in a statement.

The legendary founder of the Vanguard Group sounds off on treating shareholders right, inflated CEO paychecks, and what the fund industry needs to do next.

As Co-chair of the Business and Human Rights Group of Amnesty International USA, Simon Billenness helps manage Amnesty International USA's use of a portfolio of stocks for shareholder activism on issues of human rRights Group of Amnesty International USA, Simon Billenness helps manage Amnesty International USA's use of a portfolio of stocks for shareholder activism on issues of human rightsrights.

One of the governance principles is that «Shareholders should be entitled to voting rights in proportion to their economic interest...» In other words, the Group does not favour multi-voting share structures that characterize over 80 companies on the TSX and that have been popular in Canadian IPOs over the last few years (see comments on Aritzia's IPO here).

Altice could use its own stock too, but the group's leverage and poor voting rights may deter Charter shareholder John Malone.

The Best Practice Principles for Shareholder Voting Research Group («BPP Group»), whose members include Glass Lewis, ISS, Ivox, Manifest, PIRC and Proxinvest, have issued a position paper regarding Article 3i, Transparency of proxy advisors, of the recently released proposed revisions to the Shareholder Rights Directive 2007 / 36 / EC.

In its paper, the BPP Group raises a number of concerns regarding the hard regulatory approach suggested by the Directive proposals and calls upon the European Commission, Parliament and national governments to support the proportionate, principles - based approach to service supplier oversight overwhelmingly supported by shareholders that is embodied in the Best Practice Principles for Shareholder Voting Research & Analysis, stating that «unwarranted or disproportionate legislation may inhibit the provision of independent information and services that assist investors in the exercise of the very rights and responsibilities that the Directive aims to foster and support.»

Half of the rights is subject TWE's total shareholder return compared to a group of companies from the top 200 listed on the Australian Securities Exchange.

For Mr Clarke to obtain 100 per cent of the performance rights, TWE's relative total shareholder return ranking against the peer group must be above the 75th percentile, and the compound annual growth rate of earnings per share over the performance period must be more than 15 per cent.

'' If Arsenal fans were invited to submit their opinions by email; if shareholders» and supporters» groups were still able to submit questions to the board and actually get answers; if there were any way of expressing dissatisfaction other than at away games by means of a banner — then you'd be absolutely right: sabotaging the atmosphere would be a bad thing.

As a shareholder, you put your money and faith into that group of people to do the right thing and generate a return on your investments.

Now, I must point out: i) Independent News & Media is currently in the throes of a debt & pension restructuring — this could possibly improve things, but I'm not convinced it's going to be sufficient, and / or dilution for existing shareholders might be so bad ultimately the shares might as well be worthless, and ii) I still say my zero valuation for Continental Farmers Group was about right (God, just look at cash, debt & cashflow in their latest results), but shareholders are v fortunately getting bailed out by the Saudis at GBP 36p per share.

As one of three lead groups of RBS shareholders, Signature Litigation project - managed a number of arrangements with 101 institutional clients and more than 35,000 individual shareholders who had bought about # 1bn of RBS's rights issue.

Recent highlights include assisting the shareholders of adept4 with its # 7m sale to Pinnacle Technology; handling Turbine Efficiency's # 4m sale to Core Capital, which included a group refinancing; and assisting two shareholders of Right Angle Marketing with an MBO.

We offer full range of legal services on corporate matters: M&A, public takeovers, private equity, on - shore and off - shore joint ventures and partnerships / alliances, direct foreign investments and business set - up, corporate reorganization and group restructuring, corporate governance and directors» liability, advice on shareholders rights and their protection.

J.Michael Pennekamp, a Shareholder and Chair of Fowler White Burnett's Insurance Practice Group, conducted a presentation to the Fort Lauderdale Mariners Club titled «But, I've Got The Right Of Way!»

Our Private Equity Group has negotiated and prepared all manner of agreements relating to the governance and management of portfolio companies, including board observer agreements, executive employment agreements, investor rights agreements, management rights agreements, management services agreements, and unanimous shareholder agreements.

In 2005 he acted for the Railtrack Private Shareholders Action Group (as junior counsel to Keith Rowley QC) in the action which they brought against Stephen Byers MP and the Department of Transport alleging misfeasance and breach of human rights in putting Railtrack Plc into administration.

Acting for the RBoS Shareholders Action Group on behalf of institutional clients and over 35,000 individual shareholders, bringing claims in excess of # 1 billion against RBS over its 2008 rights issue following the acquisition Shareholders Action Group on behalf of institutional clients and over 35,000 individual shareholders, bringing claims in excess of # 1 billion against RBS over its 2008 rights issue following the acquisition shareholders, bringing claims in excess of # 1 billion against RBS over its 2008 rights issue following the acquisition of ABN Amro.

Bird & Bird is representing a group of former Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) shareholders who today issued an estimated # 4bn claim against the bank and a group of its former directors over a 2008 rights issue.

A group of Uber shareholders has now called to relieve Benchmark of its board seat and appointment rights after it sued former CEO Travis Kalanick for fraud.

The plan states that if a person or group buys more than 15 percent of the company's outstanding shares, the remaining Ramco - Gershenson shareholders will have the right to purchase additional shares with a market value of twice the purchase price paid by the original bidder.