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Backdating: Not a ''Judgment Call''
The stock-option practice qualifies as one of those "rare cases," according to the Delaware Court of Chancery, in which "a transaction may be so egregious on its face that board approval cannot meet the test of business judgment." February 20, 2007
Ignorance Is a Defense
Clarifying its views on director liability, the Delaware Supreme Court will hold shareholder litigants to a very high standard of proof. February 12, 2007
Voting, Pay Top Shareholder Agendas
With dissatisfaction with CEO performance at big-name companies apparently on the upswing, executive pay was bound to gain investor interest this year. January 25, 2007
Better Pay for All
What to change and what to leave well alone. January 24, 2007
Power Pay
When the game is rigged in favour of the boss. January 23, 2007
The Market Rate
Executives' large pay packets cannot be blamed on poor governance. January 19, 2007
In the Money
Executives have enjoyed an astonishing pay bonanza. Most of them deserved it. January 18, 2007
Feds Soften Structured-Finance Stance
For corporate clients of banks, the move represents a relaxation of a regime of scrutiny that regulators had recommended in 2004. January 5, 2007
Power Play
The shareholder tussles at Dutch media group VNU touched many of 2006's hot-button issues. December 29, 2006
On Message
Companies ramp up their investor communications, sometimes with help from the Web. November 20, 2006