This happened the same week CEO Jamie Dimon was given a “surprise” retention bonus of 1.5 million shares. What message does this send to employees, customers, and shareholders? The brokerage arm of JPMorgan Chase & Co. on Friday agreed to pay $200 million in fines and admit that it failed to keep track of employees’…

As VEA Vice Chair Nell Minow said on CNBC, it is time for Bobby Kotick to go. The National Legal and Policy Center last week demanded that Coca-Cola Chairman and CEO James Quincey take steps to seek the removal of embattled Activision Blizzard chief executive Bobby Kotick. Meanwhile, six state treasurers have written to Activision…

Korn-Ferry tells boards that ESG is here, it is their responsibility, and that clear communication and outreach are essential. • ESG and sustainability is a board level topic. It is growing in importance and urgency and isn’t going away anytime soon. • It is a significant risk management issue, yet it also offers new growth opportunities. • Investors,…

Insightia’s update on activism in the US and internationally has vital and illuminating information for investors and corporate insiders.

When the Chairman and CEO of a Fortune 500 NYSE-listed company is charged with insider trading, complicated by the fact that he is a substantial financial contributor to the political party in power, it’s usually a significant financial news story. But, that not what happened when Jeff Sprecher, founder, Chairman, and CEO of Intercontinental Exchange,…

The $410 billion California Public Employees Retirement System (CalPERS) is sending a message to members of corporate boards: find a way to better align executive pay with performance or have your re-election to the board opposed at the annual meeting. CalPERS Is Voting Against Directors Over Compensation – Will Others Follow? – Corporate Board Member…

VEA Vice Chair Nell Minow was a guest on the Motley Fool Money podcast this week, discussing corporate governance and movies.

PCAOB Board member J. Robert Brown, Jr., has issued a very strong statement objecting to the omissions and re-directions in the PCAOB’a new agendas. The introduction is excerpted below (footnotes omitted) and there is a link to the full statement at the bottom of this post. In late 2017, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission…

VEA Vice Chair Nell Minow interviewed Alpha Investor’s Charles Mizrahi for Medium about his article on the Biblical basis for capitalism. An excerpt: Over time the “invisible hand of the market” encourages compassion and generosity. Consumers patronize companies that are more socially responsible. Companies that are not, will see a loss of market share. End…