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CII is a 501 c 6 association of pension funds, companies and institutional investors, advocating for sound, sensible corporate governance practices.

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Responding to Stealth Dual-Class Stock, corpgov.law.harvard.edu/2025… #corpgov

Responding to Stealth Dual-Class Stock

In August of last year, we published a post detailing examples of stealth-dual class structures. These structures can deliver substantially similar entrenchment mechanisms to traditional dual-class...

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Misalignment Under the Radar: Stealth Dual-Class Stock, corpgov.law.harvard.edu/2024… #corpgov

Misalignment Under the Radar: Stealth Dual-Class Stock

Executive Summary Traditional dual-class or multi-class stock structures have received significant attention from market participants because of the disconnect they create between voting rights and...

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Posted: Time to rethink performance shares?, corpgov.law.harvard.edu/2024… #corpgov

Time to rethink performance shares?

Time to rethink performance shares? This is the year that the two leading proxy advisors separately ask clients whether to abandon their favoring of CEO ‘performance shares’ over simpler stock...

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James Mackintosh@jmackin219 Jul 2024
Streetwise: Corporate dictatorships are in vogue. Firms where founder CEOs held on to special voting shares or run boards as their own personal fief are doing remarkably well, says @jmackin2 wsj.com/finance/stocks/there… via @WSJ

There Is a Time for Corporate Despots—but It Isn’t Forever

Democracy has drawbacks, but in the long run it is still the best we’ve got, for companies as well as countries.

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Kirkland & Ellis
@Kirkland_Ellis22 Jun 2023
Partner Shaun Mathew will join @CouncilInstInv’s “Universal Proxy - Fallout and Future” webinar on July 19, which will discuss the ramifications of the Universal Proxy rule for companies, shareholder activists and proxy voters. cii.org/ev_calendar_day.asp?…
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PCAOB_News
@PCAOB_News22 Sep 2022
In keynote remarks for the @CouncilInstInv Fall Conference, PCAOB Chair Erica Y. Williams discussed the PCAOB’s ongoing work to gain complete access to firms in mainland China and Hong Kong. pcaobus.org/news-events/news…
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Railpen@railpen13 Jun 2022
We’re pleased to launch today the Investor Coalition for Equal Votes (ICEV) with @CouncilInstInv and major US funds. We’ll be campaigning for equal voting rights at portfolio firms on behalf of 5.5m savers and with $1tn AUM. railpen.com/news/2022/1tn-gl…
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The Wall Street Journal
@WSJ23 Apr 2022
"We really believe that climate risk is a material investment consideration," says Goldman Sachs executive Catherine Winner. on.wsj.com/3rMmate
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Governance Intelligence@GovernanceIntel19 Apr 2022
CII says beneficial ownership proposal can aid engagement hubs.la/Q018mVS-0 #corpov #GRC #SEC #beneficialownership .@CouncilInstInv
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CalSTRS
@CalSTRS11 Mar 2022
Congratulations to CalSTRS Sustainable Investments Portfolio Manager Aeisha Mastagni for being re-elected to the @CouncilInstInv board. She continues to be an important voice on #CorpGov and #ESG. bit.ly/3J48CA3
Aeisha Mastagni has long red hair and wears a blue sweater.

ALT Aeisha Mastagni has long red hair and wears a blue sweater.

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Wespath Institutional Investments@WespathInvests8 Mar 2022
Jake Barnett, Director of Sustainable Investment Stewardship, joined others on a panel today at #CIISpring22!
Council of Institutional Investors@CouncilInstInv8 Mar 2022
Pass-Through Voting: A New Option for Asset Owners "This is really about enabling clients to fulfill their #fiduciary duties to their clients or to the people who they are accountable to." - Michele Edkins, @BlackRock #CIISpring22
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Spark Network@SparkNetwork54 Jan 2022
.@councilinstinv Executive Director and corporate governance titan @amyborrus joins Jon Lukomnik on the Outside In podcast this week to talk about what lies ahead for investors. Listen: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas…
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CalSTRS
@CalSTRS15 Dec 2021
CalSTRS applauds @SECGov's proposed amendments for 10b5-1 trading, governing insider or executive trades, including imposing a cooling off period. @CouncilInstInv, CalSTRS have advocated for reform for years. bit.ly/3GJwQxZ #CorpGov #Transparency #Disclosure
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ALT Stock ticker illustrating trading stocks.

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WSJ CFO Journal@WSJCFO22 Sep 2021
The U.S. audit watchdog adopted a new framework that would help it implement a law banning foreign companies from the country’s exchanges if their auditors haven’t been inspected by American regulators, @markgmaurer reports for @CFOJournal @WSJ. wsj.com/articles/u-s-audit-w…

U.S. Audit Watchdog Adopts Rule to Help Implement New Trading Ban

The move follows passage of a law banning foreign companies from the country’s exchanges if their auditors haven’t been inspected by American regulators.

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Bloomberg
@business23 Sep 2021
SEC Chair Gary Gensler said he is keen to finish a long-stalled requirement to clamp down on Wall Street bonuses when companies report incorrect financial information trib.al/R7b1O3Y
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Governance Intelligence@GovernanceIntel22 Sep 2021
CII seeks better ESG disclosures under accounting rules hubs.la/H0XV-Qp0 #corpgov #GRC #ESG #FASB .@CouncilInstInv
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Glass, Lewis & Co.@GlassLewis22 Sep 2021
Did you catch @CouncilInstInv The Voice of Corporate Governance episode with our Snr. Director, Executive Compensation Research, Julian Hamud? Hear what he had to say about the 2021 say-on-pay trends: hubs.ly/H0XTRS20 #executivepay #podcast #compensation
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Punit Renjen@PunitRenjen12 Jul 2021
“#Diversity isn’t just about recruitment,” says @amyborrus “It’s also about [supporting people so] they can advance.” Tune in to the latest @DeloitteInsight podcast to learn how to develop the best workforce for today – and tomorrow. @CouncilInstInv bit.ly/3wlqPSk
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Richard W. Painter
@RWPUSA25 Jun 2021
We need more women and minorities on corporate boards to grow the economy. Professor @jessefried is wrong in his criticisms of NASDAQ's proposed board diversity rule. My interview with the General Counsel of the Council of Institutional Investors is here: buzzsprout.com/202904/873766…
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Corporate Call to Action@CorpCall2Action18 May 2021
Major news! Today our 18 coalition members announce four courageous commitments to economic equity and diversity in financial services. Read on for more on the bold commitments: prnewswire.com/news-releases… (1/6)
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