shareholder rights
New SEC Rule Gives Investors a Vote on Executive Pay
The Securities and Exchange Commission on Tuesday approved a measure that gives institutional shareholders a vote on executive pay at large corporations, part of regulators' efforts to give investors greater say over top-level salaries that have been described as excessive.
Will a New SEC Rule Bring Democracy to the Boardroom?
How much power should shareholders have when it comes to running a company? Most corporate boards pay little attention to shareholders, but a new rule passed by the SEC may change that, allowing the people who actually own a company more input into how it is run.
New SEC Proxy Rule Gives Shareholders a Fighting Chance
In a clear win for the shareholders rights movement, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced Thursday that it was changing federal proxy rules to make it easier for companies' shareholders to nominate and elect directors to their boards.
