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The Motley Fool November 17, 2009 Jennifer Schonberger |
Corporate America's Biggest Problem? Corporate governance expert Nell Minow tells Fools the one thing she would change about boardrooms. "We get a lot of information about real property, and not that much information about the people, education, relationships, and ability," she said.  |
The Motley Fool November 12, 2009 Jennifer Schonberger |
This Is How to Change Corporate Governance Governance expert Nell Minow talks about the state of corporate America's boardrooms.  |
The Motley Fool September 23, 2011 Alyce Lomax |
Finding the Real Fault in CEO Pay How the buck gets passed on CEO compensation. Companies' boards of directors, particularly compensation committees, are the core problem, and these enablers rarely take heat for their considerable share of the fault.  |
The Motley Fool June 13, 2011 Matt Koppenheffer |
It's the Same Old Story at Chesapeake Chesapeake's annual meeting didn't change much of anything when it comes to the company's awful pay practices.  |
The Motley Fool February 27, 2010 Jim Royal |
These CEOs are Bleeding Your Investments Their golden handcuffs are becoming cement galoshes for your investment. Research now suggests that high executive compensation is one of the clearest signs of a company's long-term underperformance.  |
The Motley Fool June 10, 2009 Toby Shute |
Time to Send Chesapeake a Message Chesapeake Energy has caught a lot of heat this year for some controversial agreements and transactions with Aubrey McClendon, the company's founder, chairman, and CEO. This Friday's annual meeting offers shareholders a chance to take a stand.  |
The Motley Fool October 11, 2011 Alyce Lomax |
Ditch the Murdochs! Shareholders could send a powerful message to News Corp. and others like it.  |
Registered Rep. October 1, 2005 Ann Therese Palmer |
Watching the Insiders An interview with Nell Minow, editor of The Corporate Library, a research group that evaluates corporate governance policies, on why a rep should consider a company's corporate governance when deciding which stocks to purchase for a client.  |
The Motley Fool June 10, 2009 Selena Maranjian |
Look for Red Flags Amid the Green It pays to poke around a lot when you're thinking of buying into a company. All companies have risks you need to weigh.  |
The Motley Fool October 20, 2011 |
Nell Minow on Apple, HP, and What Enables Bad Boards The queen of good corporate governance doesn't sugarcoat the problems facing several large, well-known companies in the news.  |
The Motley Fool June 8, 2011 Matt Koppenheffer |
It's Worse Than You Think at Chesapeake Energy The governance practices at Chesapeake Energy with regards to its CEO are a complete joke.  |
The Motley Fool July 14, 2010 Julie Clarenbach |
Why Compensation Should Matter to You If you're an investor looking into a possible stock buy, what should you take note of regarding compensation?  |
The Motley Fool December 16, 2011 Chris Hill |
1 Thing Apple Shareholders Should Be Worried About Nell Minow discusses why shareholders should be concerned about Apple CEO Tim Cook's compensation package and other topics.  |
BusinessWeek March 29, 2004 Joseph Weber |
One Share, Many Votes With two classes of stock, the usual tools for keeping management in line are dulled  |
The Motley Fool October 2, 2009 Magyer & Moscovitz |
Let's Fix Board Elections Part of an ongoing series about the Shareholder Bill of Rights currently in Congress. In this article, board elections. Whom will you pick to run the ship?  |
The Motley Fool September 29, 2011 Alyce Lomax |
Whodunit at Talbots? A majority of Talbots shareholders voted against the retailer's executive compensation policy, so executives had best be thinking about how to make things right with understandably displeased shareholders..  |
BusinessWeek January 15, 2007 Jena McGregor |
This Proxy Season, Expect A Brawl Add up shareholder anger over the backdating scandal, a slate of new rules on executive pay disclosure, increasing pressure from activist hedge funds, and more companies requiring directors to be elected by a majority shareholder vote, and a tempestuous proxy period lies ahead.  |
CFO October 1, 2002 Ronald Fink |
Other People's Money To encourage fund managers to act solely in the interests of shareholders, activists want their proxy votes disclosed.  |
The Motley Fool June 4, 2010 Alyce Lomax |
Should We Be Like Britain? The UK's mandating corporate governance rules. Should we follow suit?  |
The Motley Fool September 23, 2010 Chris Hill |
How "Wall Street" Changed Wall Street Film review and corporate governance expert Nell Minow shares her review of Oliver Stone's new flick.  |
The Motley Fool June 14, 2011 David Lee Smith |
Can You Pay Chesapeake's CEO Enough? Despite their company's role as a leader in uncovering and developing many of the shale plays, a number of Chesapeake Energy shareholders were less than thrilled at their annual meeting regarding the CEO's pay.  |
The Motley Fool October 13, 2008 Toby Shute |
Why Fools Don't Buy on Margin One CEO paid a severe price last week.  |
The Motley Fool May 14, 2004 Selena Maranjian |
Shareholders Take Action Here are some tips on how to make a difference with your holdings.  |
The Motley Fool October 30, 2009 Morgan Housel |
You Want Names? We'll Give You Names By and large, Wall Street's compensation system remains intact from years past. And not just intact, but more powerful than ever. These people can make a difference to change that.  |
The Motley Fool March 24, 2010 Alyce Lomax |
Ending the Era of Entitlement Are corporate managers picking your portfolio's pocket? Some companies' actual performance doesn't always match the rich pay and perks their CEOs often receive.  |
CFO March 1, 2003 Lori Calabro |
The Prime of Ms. Nell Minow For the prominent shareholder activist, these have been both the best and the worst of times.  |
The Motley Fool February 2, 2010 Alyce Lomax |
CEOs Cash In at Your Expense At Starbucks, "business as usual" seems to make an unwelcome return.  |
The Motley Fool November 19, 2011 Anders Bylund |
Did Apple's Boardroom Moves Go Far Enough? Apple needed to replace Steve Jobs in the boardroom, and did it with as little real change as possible.  |
Bank Director 3rd Quarter 2009 |
Compensation at the Fore In this sampling of bank directors' opinions on the hot topics of the day, we look at issues related to executive compensation.  |
CFO July 1, 2004 John P. Mello Jr. |
Director's Cut Board members are turning to specialized software to help manage their affairs.  |
U.S. Banker April 2010 Michael Sisk |
Boardroom Burdens Bank directors must be more hands-on than ever, exercising tighter control over management and setting strategic direction. Here are five issues that need attention now.  |
Real Estate Portfolio Jul/Aug 2003 James B. Wright |
Governing REIT Compensation As recent well-publicized REIT proxy/management battles have demonstrated, REIT governance issues are no longer under the radar. In time, shareholder concerns (and any REIT vulnerabilities) relative to independent compensation decisions will also receive scrutiny.  |
The Motley Fool April 14, 2004 Selena Maranjian |
Best and Worst Corporate Boards Did any of your companies make the Hall of Fame or Hall of Shame?  |
The Motley Fool February 9, 2011 Alyce Lomax |
Patience Is a Virtue High-ranking employees at big financial companies seem to lean more heavily toward vice. However, they may soon get a swift boot back onto the straight and narrow, courtesy of the Federal Deposit Insurance Commission.  |
Real Estate Portfolio Jul/Aug 2006 Portal & Hilzenrath |
New SEC Proposed Guidelines to Give Investors a Clear View at Executive Compensation REITs should conduct a thorough review of current compensation policies and practices and evaluate them in light of the new disclosure proposals. For some REITs, a complete overhaul of the compensation program may be necessary.  |
BusinessWeek March 15, 2004 David Henry |
A Wake-Up Call From Investors CEOs are being grilled like never before in conference calls run for shareholders.  |
The Motley Fool May 7, 2010 Alyce Lomax |
The Investing Heroes You Never Knew Gadflies like John and Lewis Gilbert help keep corporations honest.  |
The Motley Fool July 11, 2011 Paul Chi |
Who's Right About Chesapeake? Bulls love it, bears hate it. Who's right?  |
The Motley Fool December 17, 2011 Chris Hill |
This Is the Future of TV Nell Minow talks about the key players in the battle to shape your tv viewing.  |
The Motley Fool October 19, 2011 |
Nell Minow's 5 Recommended Business Movies Nell Minow provides her thoughts on Moneyball and business movies she'd recommend.  |
CFO October 1, 2003 Lori Calabro |
Above Board Regulators and shareholders want compensation committees to explain why CEOs make so much.  |
BusinessWeek August 26, 2009 Jena McGregor |
CEOs: Same Old Faces in the C-Suite CEO turnover has slowed as risk-averse boards hang on to their corporate chiefs.  |
The Motley Fool July 13, 2011 Alyce Lomax |
Bad News for News Corp. News Corp.'s recent phone-hacking scandal has revealed just how big a risk poor corporate governance policies can pose to shareholder value.  |