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The State of Proxy Access Reforms

By Reuben Zaramian on March 30, 2016 Posted in Corporate Governance, Proxy Battles

With the rise of shareholder activism led by what some refer to as “constructivists”, “reluctavists” or “suggestivists” (and, yet others, those who commit “extortion”), shareholders have become increasingly distrustful of leaving matters of corporate governance to management and boards. One tool that investors can rely on is exercising rights pursuant to a proxy access by-law, … Continue reading

Better boards through better risk management practices

By Reuben Zaramian on January 27, 2016 Posted in Corporate Governance

Prior to 2008, it was not uncommon for a bank to assign its risk oversight responsibilities to the audit committee of its board of directors, or in some cases, to even divide those tasks between a number of other committees. Since then, a number of policies and guidelines have been enacted (including, notably, the Basel … Continue reading