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2. SEC Should Leave Proxy Advisory Firms Alone
  
  Explore The Washington Post Dec 10 2018 BoardBlogs
  
  ...istasteful or harmful to society. But that’s far from all they do, and not even their main focus. More often, ISS and Glass Lewis recommend shareholders vote against large paychecks or board seats for managers or directo...
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3. ISS Backs Detour Gold Board Proposals in Paulson Proxy Fight
  
  Explore SHARENET Dec 3 2018 BoardNews
  
  ...son, which has a stake of about 6 percent in the miner, responding to the ISS report, said it did not believe ISS had gone far enough in its recommendation. Detour is under pressure from two other investors, investment c...
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4. Campbell Soup's Activist Fight Going Down to the Wire Over Two Nominees
  
  Explore CNBC.com Nov 21 2018 BoardNews
  
  ...uary, according to Factset. Nor is an opinion written by influential shareholder advisory firm ISS. Last week ISS came out in support of all five of Third Point's nominees. "Given the board's subpar oversight of critical...
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5. ISS Rules for New Campbell Board Members
  
  Explore ww2.cfo.com Nov 15 2018 BoardNews
  
  ...pendent and four of whom have been added since 2016,” according to spokesperson Thomas Hushen. In its ruling, ISS also addressed Campbell’s dividend. “Maintaining the dividend may prove to be the right decision, though i...
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6. Bipartisan Senate Bill Would Regulate Proxy Advisors
  
  Explore insurancejournal.com Nov 15 2018 BoardNews
  
  ...he company continues to believe additional federal legislation is not necessary. “If this bill were to pass … ISS will do what we always have done: we will comply in full with the law and with the highest standards of th...
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7. The Law of Unintended Consequences: The Case of Proxy Advisory Firms
  
  Explore forbes.com Nov 15 2018 BoardBlogs
  
  ... it is clear that ESG investing is inappropriate for public pension funds. However, it is unclear that either ISS or Glass Lewis account for the specific needs of public pension funds when advising institutional investor...
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8. Proxy Advisory Firms: Don't Trust 'Em, Try to Verify
  
  Explore RealClearMarkets Nov 13 2018 BoardBlogs
  
  ... Formation looked at historical voting records to see where asset managers lined up with recommendations from ISS, the largest of the U.S. funds. Their finding: while the recommendations of ISS may not be followed by the...
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9. Proxy Advisers Push Back at DC Criticism: 'We give shareholders a voice'
  
  Explore washingtonexaminer.com Nov 9 2018 BoardNews
  
  ...als from Glass Lewis and ISS often amplifies the support they receive, to the chagrin of company leadership. "ISS does not choose the ballots or agenda items on which it renders advice," the firm wrote to the SEC. "At a ...
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10. LifePoint Board OK with $120 Million Pay Plan Despite Shareholder Rejection
  
  Explore modernhealthcare.com Nov 3 2018 BoardNews
  
  ...a report that it opposed the plan because the awards were set at maximum levels without compelling rationale. ISS also opposed the plan's use of excise tax gross-ups, which it described as “a poor practice.” ISS declined...
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11. Rite Aid CEO, Leadership Face Uncertain Vote of Confidence
  
  Explore Becker's Hospital Review Oct 29 2018 BoardNews
  
  ... incentive awards were earned after the compensation committee lowered threshold performance goals mid-year," ISS said in a report last week obtained by Forbes. "As a result, CEO pay increased despite the company's signi...
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12. Influential Advisers Blindsiding Corporate America on Shareholder Votes
  
  Explore washingtonexaminer.com Oct 29 2018 BoardBlogs
  
  ... of an upcoming critical report from Glass Lewis. "Nearly 85 percent of companies that were given notice from ISS indicated they received less than 72 hours to respond," the report states. Spokespersons for ISS and Glass...
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13. Crest Nicholson a Takeover Target, Shareholders Warn
  
  Explore Yahoo Finance Oct 22 2018 BoardNews
  
  ...e’s appointment in March and 9.5pc withheld their votes following criticism by influential shareholder groups ISS and Pirc. Governance experts tend to frown upon the appointment of a chief executive as chairman of the sa...
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14. Investors Seem to be Balking at MoviePass' Parents' Plans to Reverse Split its Stock Again — And for Good Reason
  
  Explore Business Insider Oct 17 2018 BoardBlogs
  
  ...es it could issue to raise yet more funds that it can burn through, with few restrictions on management. Both ISS and Glass Lewis declined to comment on their recommendations. Their reports on the issue were each terse. ...
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15. GOP Rep. Sean Duffy Takes on Proxy Advisers: They're 'playing all sides of the field'
  
  Explore washingtonexaminer.com Oct 16 2018 BoardNews
  
  ... and employs "robust policies and procedures to mitigate any potential conflicts of interest between the work ISS does for its institutional clients," general counsel Steven Friedman said in a statement. Glass Lewis, in ...
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16. ISS Says Renegotiating Dell Tracking Stock Offer Would Be Best Option
  
  Explore One America News News Oct 5 2018 BoardNews
  
  ... to persuade investors to accept the tracking stock deal. (This story corrects attribution in paragraph 5 to “ISS said” instead of “Dell said”.) (Reporting by Liana B. Baker and Carl O’Donnell in New York; Editing by Dav...
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