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...