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Entries tagged "RiskMetrics' 2008 Governance Conference"Icahn blasts Obama at investor conferenceDuring the Ira W. Sohn Investment Research Conference on Wednesday at the Frederick P. Rose Hall in New York City, a packed house of Wall Street's finest with BlackBerries ready eagerly awaited Carl Icahn's next hot stock tip or a big update about his Yahoo! Inc. proxy fight. What they did not expect was for the billionaire investor to use his 15 minute speech to discuss politics, using the forum to vent his not-so-kind views on Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois. ... Being Carl IcahnMove over Mark Cuban, Overstock.com Inc.'s Patrick Bryne or hedge funder Jeff Matthews. There's a new market macher eager to blog away. And this one's really cash rich: the inimitable Carl Icahn. Yes, the very same Icahn who has given headaches to management at BEA Systems Inc., Biogen Idec Inc., Motorola Inc. and many, many more over many, many years is launching a blog simply named The Icahn Report. Welcome, Carl. ... RiskMetrics' 2008 Governance Conference: Lipton on 'say on pay'The alchemist of the poison pill Martin Lipton says efforts by institutions to have a "say on pay" will take the crafting of executive compensation packages out of the hands of boards and give it to investors -- an idea he called ill-advised at the RiskMetrics' 2008 Governance Conference. ... Deal Digest: Feb. 6, 2008Stay tuned to TheDeal.com and Deal International for updates on these stories and more. Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co.-Bharti Airtel Ltd. India's top mobile operator Bharti Airtel has tapped KKR for a $250 million investment in one of its subsidiaries -- its second major infusion from a foreign private investor in as many months. ... RiskMetrics' 2008 Governance Conference: A Dem win means corporate governance law changesShould Barack Obama or Hillary Clinton become president, expect shareholder legislation relating to director elections and executive compensation to move quickly toward becoming law. At least that's the prediction of RiskMetrics director Patrick McGurn, addressing assembled institutional investors, brokers and investor relations officials at investor advisory group RiskMetrics' 2008 Governance Conference in New York on Tuesday. ... RiskMetrics' 2008 Governance Conference: Investors to target more takeover defensesSmall and midsized corporations beware: Institutional investors plan to target you next for removal of key anti-takeover measures, such as classified boards. ... RiskMetrics' 2008 Governance Conference: CEO pay-packageWhen it comes to change-of-control CEO pay package reporting to the Securities and Exchange Commission, does your company report with tables or in long-form, boilerplate paragraphs? This question was a key focus of investor advisory group RiskMetrics' 2008 Governance Conference in New York on Tuesday. ... RiskMetrics' 2008 Governance Conference: Aflac's 'say on pay' initiativeWhen Aflac Inc.'s board decided to adopt a "say on pay" advisory vote in 2007, the Columbus, Ga.-based health and life insurance company's chief executive, Daniel Amos, was surprised at the reaction. "I did not expect that there would be such a great response," Amos told institutional investors at research and investor advisory group RiskMetrics' 2008 Governance Conference in New York on Tuesday.... Top tagsYou have executed a tag search on Dealscape. On the left,you will find a comprehensive list of stories tagged "RiskMetrics' 2008 Governance Conference." Below are the most-popular tags for Dealscape. On the right of the page you will find a search box to dig deeper into our content.
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