NEW YORK U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren has proposed a bill the Accountable Capitalism Act that would require large companies to create corporate charters that take account of the interests of workers, customers and communities in addition to shareholders. To enforce this dictum, it would give each companys employees the power to elect 40 percent of the corporate directors. Right now, U.S. corporations are set up to maximize the ...

Investors are holding Mark Zuckerbergs feet to the fire on the heels of a disappointing earnings report that caused shares to craterin after-hour trading Wednesday, with one drawing up a proposal that the social media sites founder be removed as chairman...

Johnson Controls (JCI) announced in March that it is exploring strategic alternatives for its power solutions business. Power solutions is the leading global manufacturer of automotive lead-acid batteries, having shipped approximately 154 million of them in 2017...

Investors supported a number of stockholder proposals that would give investors a role in the nomination of directors and the ability to make changes with a simple majority vote. The voice of shareholders is being ignored and has been ignored for many years, said James McRitchie, publisher of a popular corporate governance portal CorpGov.Net. Once again, lets send a message to the board...

I am going to take a deep dive into UMS United Medical Systems International AGs ( DB:UMS ) most recent ownership structure, not a frequent subject of discussion among individual investors. Ownership structure of a company has been found to affect share performance over time. Since the same amount of capital coming from an activist institution and a passive mutual fund has different implications on corporate governance, it is a useful ...

In terms of power, shareholders often have the last word, especially with a strong vote. We saw Blackrock demonstrate this on Tuesday as their CEO sent a letter to thousands of companies they hold in mutual funds and ETFs declaring, a new model for corporate governance . He went further to say that...

...pany.The county's third-largest investor-owned hospital company changed its corporate bylaws this week to let majority shareholders request meetings. Before, only the CEO, board chairman or board of directors could do so...