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SHAREOWNERS.ORG: SEC SHOULD SIMPLIFY AND STEAMLINE PROXY VOTING TO ENCOURAGE MORE INVESTOR PARTICIPATION VIA EMERGING ONLINE PLATFORMS

WASHINGTON, D.C.///October 25, 2010///The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) should take advantage of its current review of the proxy voting system to dramatically simplify the process, improve information provided to investors, and spur wider retail investor participation through the encouragement of independent Web-based voting platforms, according to…

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Posted on October 25, 2010 at 10:00am

Barclays, Northern, State Street and Vanguard Top List of Mutual Funds Enabling Excessive CEO Pay

Washington, DC ― In a new report, “Compensation Complicity: Mutual Fund Proxy Voting and the Overpaid American CEO,” the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), The Corporate Library and Shareowners.org analyzed mutual fund voting patterns on compensation issues…

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Posted on July 21, 2010 at 9:30am

CURBING RUNAWAY WALL STREET PAY: THE KEY ACTION ITEMS

What steps should be taken now to rein in runaway pay on Wall Street?

Click here to read the recommendations of John Wilcox, the chairman of Sodali, a director of ShareOwners.org, and the former head of corporate governance at TIAA-CREF.

Wilcox posted his thoughts Friday on the Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance and… Continue

Posted on March 29, 2010 at 1:00pm

Pelosi/Frank Call for Crackdown on Bailout Firms Awarding Executive Bonuses

Yesterday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank wrote to Treasury Secretary Geithner expressing concerns about recent reports that financial firms receiving federal bailout dollars are set to award non-perfomance-based bonsues. The House leaders said they want the newly-installed executive compensation czar Kenneth Feinberg to ensure that pay packages do not "play Russian roulette with the American taxpayer." The letter, which may be found at… Continue

Posted on August 14, 2009 at 4:23pm

READ ALL ABOUT IT! ShareOwners.org Goes Live With Major U.S. Investor Survey

SHAREOWNERS.ORG SURVEY: U.S. INVESTORS DEMANDING STRONG FINANCIAL MARKET REFORMS, MORE THAN A THIRD ARE “ANGRY” TODAY

In Response, Powerful New Social Networking Campaign Launched Today to Give Voice To “Powerless” Investors; 3 Out of 5 Investors Say They Are Now Less Confident in Market Fairness.

WASHINGTON, D.C.///June 25, 2009///More than three out of four American investors (79 percent) want to “see strong action taken to correct the problems that exist… Continue

Posted on June 25, 2009 at 9:00am — 1 Comment

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At 2:02pm on February 19, 2010, Diane J. Kaechele said…: Massive Shareholder Fraud – If you own stock in; Warner Bros., AOL, Intel Corporation, Lockheed Martin, IBM or Sony you need to be aware of an SEC complaint that has been filed on behalf of Iviewit Technoligies. This complaint can affect your investments in these companies and could create major shareholder liability. A copy of the complaint can be found at: http://www.massiveshareholderfraud.com/

At 7:21am on September 18, 2009, teresaholdenbussey trustee said…: my name is teresa bussey trustee and iam in need of assistance with forms 3 4 5 with the sec so i can gain access to funds as a transferee iam tax liable for funds going back several years and i need assistance with the sarbanes oaxley act thank you teresa bussey trustee

At 2:52pm on July 15, 2009, Niels Holch said…: Keep up the great work! Shareholders need to work together to reform financial regulation for the beneift of individual investors.

At 7:27pm on June 25, 2009, James McRitchie said…: Great job! Great to see your involvement in this new project. Hopefully, this will really help retail shareowners and beneficial owners to get involved. I hope you also will consider sending a comment to the SEC supporting our petition to prevent blank votes by retail shareowners from automatically turning into votes for management. See http://www.corpgov.net/news/news.html#BlankVotes