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Glass Lewis Submission of Public Comments on German Corporate Governance Code Consultation
The German Corporate Governance Code has just come to the end of a consultation phase, with market participants being invited to provide feedback on a large number of proposed amendments. The consultation may result in [...]
Santander CEO Succession Saga Highlights Cost of Deferred Compensation
Last week’s announcement that Andrea Orcel would not be Banco Santander’s next Group CEO came as something of a shock, not least for the reason why: the cost. When the appointment was initially announced back [...]
Audit conference highlights uncertainty in Poland
The past year has been a rough one by most accounts – not least for Polish accountants. New regulatory requirements have upended the market, which is under the shadow of an ethical crisis following the [...]
Debenhams: Chair and CEO ousted from board following dust up with Sports Direct
Following its AGM on January 10, 2019 Debenhams plc announced quite the bombshell: board chair Sir Ian Cheshire and CEO Sergio Bucher had received majority against votes of 56.62% & 55.85%, respectively – enough to [...]
2019 Shareholder Activism Summit Returns to NY
Returning to New York on January 25th, the third annual 2019 Shareholder Activism Summit brings together activists, board directors and corporate management to discuss the state of play in activist engagement and what to expect in the [...]
Bloomberg “The Year Ahead”: Japan’s New Corporate Governance Champions
For the first time Bloomberg recently brought its "The Year Ahead" event to Tokyo, Japan. One of the panels focused on the state and future of corporate governance in Japan, and featured Glass Lewis CEO [...]
Washington Update – Proxy Process Focus Continues
Following the SEC Proxy Roundtable last month, the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Development held a hearing on Proxy Process and Rules: Examining Current Practices and Potential Changes. The December 6th hearing allowed [...]
BioLogics and Bioepis: The Scandal Surrounding Samsung’s Succession
With the conviction of Samsung BioLogics Co., Ltd.,(“BioLogics”), longstanding suspicions surrounding Samsung Group (the “Group”), BioLogics’ parent and South Korea’s biggest family-ruled conglomerate, have once again risen to the surface. On November 13, 2018, the [...]
Greece’s Century-Old Corporate Law Gets an Update
After almost a hundred years on the books, Greek corporate law 2190/1920 is due for a shake up. Despite some improvements over the years, the current law is a remnant of a bygone era. In [...]
2019 Policy Guideline Updates: Netherlands, Germany, and Japan
Glass Lewis’ Policy Guidelines provide an overview of our approach to governance and proxy research. Updated guidelines are now available for the Netherlands, Germany, and Japan, and updates to other markets will be released soon. Current [...]
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