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PBS covers proxy season

You know that you’re into something sexy when PBS comes knocking.
A week ago, PBS’s Nightly Business Report presented a quick snapshot of this year’s proxy season and some of its key players.
“Trouble at the Top: Proxy Fights 2008″ (click here) includes comments from AFSCME’s Richard Ferlauto.
“Roundtable Review of Corporate Governance” (click here), “Trouble at the Top: Shareholder […]

March 30th, 2008 | Posted in Nell Minow, Carl Icahn, Proxy, Corporate Governance | No Comments

Eliot Spitzer’s lasting impact on governance

Ka-boom.  I’ll let other blogs cover all the details, ramifications, and speculation in relation to New York’s top Democrat, Governor Eliot Spitzer, facing a federal probe for prostitution.
Perhaps Nell Minow best sums up Spitzer’s impact on corporate governance and shareholder rights, as quoted in The Wall Street Journal:
“I’m a huge fan of Eliot Spitzer, and I’ll be […]

March 11th, 2008 | Posted in Nell Minow, Eliot Spitzer, Corporate Governance | No Comments