Archive for January, 2008

Finally a victory for corporate governance activists?

Yesterday’s report about the SEC’s letters chiding corporations about corporate pay disclosure may finally signal a victory for corporate governance activists.  This victory – any victory – has been a long time coming. 
Since the passage of Sarbanes-Oxley, corporate governance activists have had little to cheer about.  There have been many fights along the way, […]

The SEC comes out charging

Kudos to the SEC, who marked the opening month of proxy season by admonishing many firms for failing to provide enough information on executive compensation.  Specifically, the SEC is scrutinizing bland descriptions and generalizations made all too often by publicly-traded companies. 
For further reading, see The Wall Street Journal’s piece here.