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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel8d
Harley's proxy fight continues as advisory firm sides with the company in disputed report
Institutional Shareholder Services, also known as ISS, has recommended that Harley’s shareholders vote for all of the ...
BlackRock CEO Larry Fink is the latest executive to have his pay package targeted by proxy advisor ISS
BlackRock is the latest Wall Street giant to have its executive pay plan criticized by Institutional Shareholder Services or ...
Pensions & Investments13d
House Republicans take aim at proxy-advisory firms
House Republicans took aim at the “outsized influence and unchecked power” of proxy-advisory firms Institutional Shareholder ...
In Harley's proxy fight, H Partners gains support from two shareholder advisory firms
Two proxy advisory firms, Glass Lewis and Egan-Jones, support H Partners' recommendations, while Institutional Shareholder ...
The Washington Post11d
Robert Monks, who championed shareholder activism, dies at 91
The consultancies he founded, starting with Institutional Shareholder Services in 1985, remain a major force in guiding shareholding blocs — pension holdings, index funds and others — to ...
Devdiscourse13d
Proxy Adviser's Standoff with Wall Street Intensifies
Institutional Shareholder Services opposes Morgan Stanley's proposal to expand its equity incentive compensation plan. ISS ...
Swatch shareholders should reject board re-election, proxy advisors say
Proxy advisers Institutional Shareholder Services and Glass Lewis have recommended Swatch Group shareholders vote against the ...
CSNews13d
Proxy Advisor Backs Parkland's Board Slate
Activist shareholder Simpson Oil has not justified its bid for board control, according to Institutional Shareholder Services ...
DC Circuit Questions Logic for SEC Proxy Advisory Firm Curbs (1)
A business group fighting to restrict firms that guide shareholder voting met sharp questions at the DC Circuit on Friday, as ...
Shareholders in British Gas owner Centrica rebel over top directors’ pay
The vote comes after shareholder proxy adviser Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) reportedly recommended against ...