Governance Changes

Q Investments Applauds Cedar Fair Unitholders for Again Overwhelmingly Supporting Its Recommendations

FORT WORTH, Texas, Oct. 27, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Q Funding III, L.P. and Q4 Funding, L.P. (together, "Q Investments") today thanked Cedar Fair (NYSE: FUN) unitholders for continuing to support Q

Regulatory Changes for Top U.S. Companies Produce New Corporate Governance, Compensation Priorities

Shearman & Sterling's Ninth Annual Corporate Governance Surveys ReleasedNEW YORK, Oct. 12, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- A little more than a year has passed since US public companies first experienced

Institutional Shareholder Services Supports the Barington Group in Ameron International Proxy Contest

Recommends Stockholders Vote the Barington Group's WHITE Proxy Card FOR the Election of James A. MitarotondaNEW YORK, March 17, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Barington Capital Group, L.P. announced today that

CalSTRS Supports SEC Proxy Access Ruling

Increasing Shareholder Voice is Vital to Building Long-Term Value WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The California State Teachers’ Retirement System (CalSTRS) today applauded the Securities

Wynnefield Group Urges Crown Crafts Stockholders to Elect Two Directors to Board

- Issues Letter to Stockholders Urging Vote on the GOLD Card for Change - NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Wynnefield Group, the largest stockholder in Crown Crafts, Inc. (NASDAQ: CRWS), today sent

ISS Recommends That EMAK Stockholders Reject Crown’s Consent Solicitation by Revoking on EMAK’s WHITE Revocation Card

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- EMAK Worldwide, Inc. (OTC: EMAK) today announced that RiskMetrics Group’s ISS Proxy Advisory Services (“ISS”), a leading independent proxy voting advisory firm,

Still room for alternatives in institutional portfolios

We get a lot of mixed messages from the media when it comes to hedge fund allocations. On one hand, it's doom and gloom--big pensions redeeming funds, slashing allocations and demanding fee-related

Will shareholders boot Ken Lewis?

There's a lot of anger directed at Bank of America CEO Ken Lewis right now. With annual-meeting season coming up, some shareholders are girding for war. The New York Post reports a group of dissident