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RiskMetrics faces critics on Wednesday

The Wall Street Journal runs an excellent profile today on corporate governance problems at (gasp!) RiskMetrics Group.
RiskMetrics, as owner ISS Governance Services, makes a living by proclaiming good corporate governance standards.  Too bad the company doesn’t live up to its own advice.
This Wednesday, shareholders will have a chance to attend the company’s first annual shareholder meeting […]

June 2nd, 2008 | Posted in Annual meetings, Bob Monks, RiskMetrics | No Comments

ISS founder Bob Monks has new book

Jeff Nash over at Financial Weekly has a great feature today on renown shareholder activist Bob Monks.
Monks, 74, has recently come out with a new book, Corpocracy, targeting executive compensation practices at public companies.
Nash’s feature takes a shot at the Business Roundtable, plugs for Barack Obama, and playfully digs at Monks for his ties to Tyco ex-CEO Dennis […]

February 11th, 2008 | Posted in Tyco, Business Roundtable, Bob Monks, RiskMetrics, Corporate Governance, Executive Pay | No Comments