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The Motley Fool
April 24, 2009
Brian Orelli |
Just Say No to "Say on Pay"? For all the complaining that investors and analysts do about executive pay, it might come as a surprise that investors rejected two out of the three "say on pay" proposals at pharmaceutical companies' annual meetings.   |
U.S. Banker
June 2006
Rebecca Sausner |
Corporate Governance: Ready, Aim and Fire: Shareholders Get Armed A fairly new proposal on the ballot at some institutions includes moves to require an advisory shareholder vote on compensation committee pay reports, with Merrill Lynch, Countrywide Financial and U.S. Bancorp facing votes on this issue. |
CFO
April 1, 2010
Alix Stuart |
Which Way on Say-on-Pay? How companies plan to hear shareholder opinions on compensation. |
The Motley Fool
April 28, 2009
Alyce Lomax |
When "Say on Pay" Is a Must Shouldn't "say on pay" votes be up to shareholders, not legislators? |
The Motley Fool
May 6, 2008
Alyce Lomax |
When Shareholders Speak ... AFLAC Listens The insurance company blazes a trail in letting shareholders have a say on management's pay. |
The Motley Fool
September 14, 2007
Selena Maranjian |
Shareholders Flexing Their Biceps The arena of proxy voting is not only interesting, it's also important. When you receive proxy-voting materials, take time to read through them and then cast your vote. |
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 2, 2011
Alyce Lomax |
Shareholders Spring Into Action Early signs indicate that an exciting, historical proxy season's heating up. |
The Motley Fool
February 4, 2011
Alyce Lomax |
Not-So-Indecent Proposals Watch out for shareholders, especially of Apple Computer, shaking things up at public companies this year. |
The Motley Fool
May 7, 2009
Liz Peek |
"Say on Pay" a Boon for Advisors, but for Shareholders? Shareholder anger about former excesses, and the demand for say-on-pay, is not likely to disappear anytime soon. |
The Motley Fool
October 30, 2009
Brian Orelli |
World's Scariest Stocks: Pfizer For Pfizer, the big, scary unknown comes from whether it can integrate its recent acquisition of Wyeth. |
The Motley Fool
July 1, 2010
Selena Maranjian |
How Dare You Own Wal-Mart? There are many good reasons to buy companies you dislike. |
The Motley Fool
April 13, 2007
Nathan Parmelee |
Quick Take: CEO Compensation Bill Is a No-Brainer Congressman Frank's proposed, shareholder-friendly bill is nothing that other countries aren't already doing. |
The Motley Fool
February 24, 2009
Brian Orelli |
Pfizer: Diversified Dreams, Dubious Decisions Pfizer's CEO Jeffrey Kindler said he wants to make his company more like Johnson & Johnson and Abbott Labs, which aren't dependent on one product for success. |
The Motley Fool
May 26, 2009
Selena Maranjian |
You Can Make a Difference Shareholders can propose changes for companies, and if they gain enough support, they can make a big difference. |
The Motley Fool
April 13, 2011
Alyce Lomax |
Shareholder Battles Rage On When companies step out of line, shareholders must step up and vote. |
The Motley Fool
May 13, 2011
Alyce Lomax |
From Corporate Excess to Excessive Embarrassment Sheer humiliation could be a great tool to push for better corporate behavior from executives at Bank of America. |
The Motley Fool
October 20, 2009
Brian Orelli |
Pfizer Starts the Blame Game Pfizer beat analysts' expectations for both revenue and adjusted earnings, but revenue was still lower than the year-ago quarter. Pfizer has excuses. |
The Motley Fool
December 18, 2008
Brian Orelli |
Best Stock for 2009: Pfizer Pfizer's languishing stock price has made the company so much more attractive; it could see a breakout in 2009. |
BusinessWeek
June 11, 2007
Jena McGregor |
Activist Investors Get More Respect Boards are listening, and shareholder proposals are making headway. |
The Motley Fool
May 4, 2009
Selena Maranjian |
These Fund Companies Are Letting Us Down It's ridiculous, but some fund firms are supporting excessive CEO pay. |
The Motley Fool
April 27, 2011
Alyce Lomax |
Shareowners' Word of the Year: No This tiny word could wield a ton of power over corporate managers' practices. |
The Motley Fool
April 29, 2009
Brian Orelli |
The Other 33.1% of Pfizer Reports The take-home message for current and future Pfizer shareholders from Wyeth's quarterly report is that they're not getting a growth monster, but Wyeth's revenue is fairly stable. |
The Motley Fool
August 7, 2009
Selena Maranjian |
Do CEOs Care What Shareholders Think? "Say on pay," where shareholders to voice their approval or disapproval of executive pay packages via nonbinding votes, is slowly gaining traction, and over many years we'll come to see many companies featuring it. |
The Motley Fool
May 5, 2006
Selena Maranjian |
Think Twice Before Agreeing With Management Did you know that companies in which you own stock may be doing things you don't like, and you may be giving them your blessing? Investors, proxy voting probably doesn't work the way you think it does. |
The Motley Fool
November 30, 2011
Brian Orelli |
3 Things More Important to Pfizer Than Losing Lipitor It's not like we didn't see it coming. |
The Motley Fool
August 10, 2009
Selena Maranjian |
Shareholders Are Forcing Change You're not as powerless as you might think when it comes to important social issues. |
The Motley Fool
March 27, 2008
Alyce Lomax |
Say What, Blockbuster? With new management and some changes, maybe the movie rental company is starting to show some improvement. |
The Motley Fool
May 19, 2009
David Lee Smith |
The Action Never Stops at Dow Chemical While its shareholders have approved say on pay, Dow also is raising some prices. |
CFO
April 1, 2009
Kate Plourd |
Stocks Down, Voices Raised Their sights fixed on executive compensation, shareholders seek a say on pay and pay-for-performance policies. |
The Motley Fool
November 12, 2007
Selena Maranjian |
Shareholders Are Winning ... Slowly CEO overcompensation is gradually being challenged in corporate America by shareholders, through resolutions and annual meeting proposals. |
The Motley Fool
March 2, 2009
Brian Orelli |
Pharma's Public Relations Bonus: Executive Pay Bonuses? We don't need no stinkin' bonuses. |
The Motley Fool
January 23, 2007
Alyce Lomax |
Trouble at the Top for Whole Foods? We dig a little deeper into a shareholder resolution aimed at the company. |
The Motley Fool
July 24, 2009
Brian Orelli |
Pfizer's Bride Puts on the Makeup Pfizer may not be getting a powerhouse revenue driver in Wyeth, but at least its bride knows how to make the bottom line look pretty. |
The Motley Fool
October 19, 2009
Brian Orelli |
Foolish Forecast: A Last Look at "Mini" Pfizer In advance of Pfizer's last earnings report before their acquisition of Wyeth, analysts expect a drop in sales and a bigger bottom line decrease. |
U.S. Banker
May 2007
Karen Krebsbach |
Executive Pay, Still in the Hot Seat Shareholders are trying to gain more influence on executive pay as more resolutions hit the agenda at firms' annual meetings. But passage is proving to be tough. |
CFO
March 1, 2012
Sarah Johnson |
Dismay on Pay Why say on pay won't be any easier the second time around. |
The Motley Fool
September 3, 2009
Brian Orelli |
Now That's How to Grow a Company! Dear Pfizer and Merck, you really should take note of how Abbott Labs is growing. |
The Motley Fool
May 4, 2010
Brian Orelli |
Earnings Growth Trumps Revenue Growth, Except Here A solid quarter for Pfizer, but is there more in the tank? |
The Motley Fool
September 17, 2007
Selena Maranjian |
The SEC May Shut You Up If you want to keep the right to influence your companies, let the SEC know. The SEC has recently proposed changing rules for shareholders -- in ways that don't seem to protect them at all. |
The Motley Fool
December 15, 2010
Alyce Lomax |
In Say on Pay, Timing May Be Everything Are triennial say-on-pay votes good for shareholders -- or corporate managers? |
The Motley Fool
March 10, 2009
Selena Maranjian |
Which Funds Are Reining In Executive Compensation? Here are some of the mutual funds rated highest for their activism on executive compensation, along with some of their recent top holdings. |
The Motley Fool
October 15, 2009
Brian Orelli |
An Ode to Wyeth Pfizer weds Wyeth today and the WYE ticker will be gone forever. |
The Motley Fool
December 7, 2010
Brian Orelli |
How Pfizer's New Chief Can Right the Ship Bigger is not always better. |
The Motley Fool
February 27, 2009
Selena Maranjian |
Voting: Not Just for November Anymore It's a very exciting time of year for investors: tax season, annual report season, and proxy voting season. Believe it or not, it's worth your time to sift through the mail and uncover your ballot; your proxy votes carry more power than you think. |
The Motley Fool
May 19, 2005
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
I Hate You, Don't Leave Me! If Blockbuster's ridiculous compensation and severance packages are the reason why John Antioco is still around, then that's just another reason for shareholder's to whip out a broom and sweep the boardroom clean next year as well. |
The Motley Fool
May 30, 2008
Alyce Lomax |
Shareholders Step on the Gas Shareholders are indeed owners, and that should mean having a voice and advocating for change as needed. Maybe that's why corporate governance issues appear to be gaining momentum. |
The Motley Fool
November 30, 2011
Alyce Lomax |
Potential Losers in 2012 Several major companies could lose say-on-pay votes next year. |
The Motley Fool
April 12, 2004
Rich Smith |
Dominion's Executive Pay Revolt Gas and electric utility Dominion Resources announced last week that it is in the midst of a shareholder revolt over executive compensation. |
The Motley Fool
January 14, 2011
Alyce Lomax |
Want a Say on Pay? Cast That Ballot! Will shareholders rock the vote at annual meetings this year? |
